17:30 Chepstow

Wednesday 2 July 2025

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NetBet 20 Free Bet Welcome Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 58.87s

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Level Up^v⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Oliver Searle⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 64| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap (5/1) at Leicester (5f, good to firm) 6 days ago, just kept up to his work. Carries 5 lb penalty but still the one to beat.

Form: 567121

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Macs Dilemma^h²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: James Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 63| C

14/1

4-time course winner. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.1f, soft, 28/1) 25 days ago. Down in trip. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023.

Form: 2637-04

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Mollymook^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 64

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent third of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good, 12/1) 21 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 364-83

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Savannah Smiles^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 57| C

9/4

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, good second of 6 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, firm) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 823342

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Some Nightmare^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 56| CD

8/1

5-time course winner. Latest win here in May. 12/1, last of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 035156

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Fear And Fast^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tommie Jakes⁽³⁾| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 61

13/2

11/4, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 21 days ago. Needs considering in his bid to gain a breakthrough success.

Form: 3-00252

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Beautiful Things^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57

28/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (40/1) at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 9-08459

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Outer Edge¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: C Mason J: Joe Leavy

Forecasts

Savannah Smiles (9/4), Level Up (9/4), Outer Edge (6/1), Fear And Fast (13/2), Some Nightmare (8/1), Macs Dilemma (14/1), Mollymook (18/1), Beautiful Things (28/1)

LEVEL UP advanced his form when going in at Leicester recently so looks the way to go under a 5 lb penalty. Savannah Smiles appeals as the one to chase home David Evans' C&D scorer, with Fear And Fast and Mollymook the pick of the rest in the battle for minor honours.