19:00 Chepstow

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Racing League 18 Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 21.60s

(10)

Intervention⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 79| D

18/1

5/1, justified support when won 13-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago, driven out. Carries penalty and has to be respected again.

Form: 020631

(3)

Ultramarine⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P D Evans| OR: 82| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Chester (7f, good to firm, 8/1) 55 days ago, despite racing wider than ideal. This might be tougher from career-high mark.

Form: 653116

(12)

Wobwobwob^v³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 81| BF| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 3/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft) 31 days ago, running on. Remains potentially well treated and isn't ruled out despite high draw.

Form: 90-0052

(14)

Arctic Dawn^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 80| BF| D

4/1

Winner at Ffos Las in June. Shaped better than result when sixth of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to soft, 3/1) 14 days ago, fading only inside final 1f. Drop back in trip should suit and he's not ruled out with blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 7-25416

(13)

Apache Outlaw⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Finley Marsh| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| D

4/1

7/1, shaped well when second of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 9 days ago, getting gap only late on. Lines up operating from a very dangerous mark and he's certainly worth a second look.

Form: 540682

(7)

Feel The Need¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: M Herrington| OR: 78| D

11/2

Latest win at York in June. Creditable third of 22 in handicap at York (7f, good, 10/1) 13 days ago, running on after troubled pasage. Considered.

Form: 071883

(6)

Estrella Divina⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 77| D

16/1

Lope De Vega filly improved from debut effort when winning 11-runner novice (7/2) at Newcastle (7.1f) 41 days ago. Opening mark requires progress but she's well bred and should do better.

Form: 41

(1)

Flag Of St George²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 77| D

7/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (13/2) at Ascot (7f, firm) 26 days ago, holding on gamely. Will likely find this tougher from 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 342321

(8)

Be Frank¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Saffie Osborne| T: Ian Williams| OR: 76| BF| D

9/1

7/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good to firm) 12 days ago, nearest finish. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 7-13093

(11)

Riot^p,v¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| D

12/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Respectable eighth of 22 in handicap at York (7f, good, 9/1) 13 days ago, headway when hampered over 1f out. Remains on competitive mark and isn't taken lightly.

Form: 026258

(5)

Believe You Me²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: H Main| OR: 73| CD

10/1

Three-time C&D winner. 5/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Epsom (7f, good to firm) 28 days ago, kept up to work. Up 6 lb but arrives in good form and has to be shortlisted given fine record here.

Form: 06-6221

(9)

Golden Strike¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70

33/1

11/1, not seen to best effect when eighth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good) 15 days ago, finishing with running left after lacking clear passage. Still yet to really threaten this season though and others are preferred.

Form: 10-7708

(4)

Jersey Maverick^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 75| D

33/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (7/2) at Epsom (7f, good to firm) 21 days ago. 10 lb higher mark and step up in grade requires more but he's still unexposed.

Form: 3-73751

Non-Runners

(2)

Dapper Gee Gee⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: S D Bowen

Forecasts

Arctic Dawn (4/1), Apache Outlaw (4/1), Feel The Need (11/2), Flag Of St George (7/1), Be Frank (9/1), Believe You Me (10/1), Wobwobwob (12/1), Riot (12/1), Estrella Divina (16/1), Intervention (18/1), Dapper Gee Gee (22/1), Ultramarine (25/1), Golden Strike (33/1), Jersey Maverick (33/1)

BELIEVE YOU ME saves her best for these undulating tracks and can follow up last month's Epsom success by gaining a fourth success at Chepstow. Intervention is feared most after winning over 6f at Wolverhampton last week, with Feel The Need, Wobwobwob and Apache Outlaw also shortlisted from handy marks.