17:45 Chepstow

Monday 31 August 2026

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0016:3517:1017:45

DragonBet Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 2f  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:45  |   Winning time: 2m 14.32s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(5)
Horse silk
Liberate7(ex 5)
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: Ashley Lewis(3)| T: J & S Best| OR:  65| D
9/2
Went one better than on stable debut when sharing the spoils in a 7-runner handicap at Brighton (1¼m, good to firm) 7 days ago. Contrasting ground would be question mark, however, a 7-lb penalty doesn't look insurmountable on the best of her old form.
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Timeform
2
(3)
Horse silk
Ghost Story21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Butler| OR:  65| D
2/1
Drops into class 6 company for the first time since emphatically doubling her tally at Windsor (1¼m, soft) last summer. Continued her good run of recent form when close third (winner won since) at Kempton (11f) latest. Makes plenty of appeal, with the ground likely to be in her favour.
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Timeform
3
(4)
Horse silk
Meet Me In Meraki19
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: P D Evans| OR:  61| CD
15/8
C&D winner who chased home a subsequent winner at Ffos Las (1½m) last month. Best excused particularly headstrong display over the same C&D since and should make more impact with Pat Dobbs taking over here.
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Timeform
5
(2)
Horse silk
Zambezi Magich39
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-2| J: William Cox| T: B J Llewellyn| OR:  58| D
20/1
Ffos Las specialist who relishes heavy going. Very slowly away/plugged on to finish 9 lengths fifth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Newbury (1¼m, good to firm) latest. Remains to be seen if enough rain falls for him here.
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Timeform
6
(6)
Horse silk
Staywitherjohnny23
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR:  54
4/1
Low-mileage maiden. Potentially well treated on the best of her form in maidens/handicaps up to 9f in Ireland (shapes as though will stay 1¼m) Fit from a spin over hurdles earlier this month and booking of Rossa Ryan catches the eye. Interesting, especially if backed (yard 0-5 in U.K. handicaps).
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Timeform

Non-Runners

4
(1)
Horse silk
Stipulation22
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 5
T: D M Loughnane  J: Callum Hutchinson
NR

Forecasts

Meet Me In Meraki (15/8), Ghost Story (2/1), Stipulation (7/2), Staywitherjohnny (4/1), Liberate (9/2), Zambezi Magic (20/1)

Verdict

GHOST STORY looks interesting back in Class 6 company for the first time since her wide-margin success at Windsor last summer. Irish raider Staywitherjohnny, Meet Me In Meraki, and Liberate all have credible claims in an open-looking finale.

Prize Money

1st: £3,768.002nd: £1,768.003rd: £883.004th: £442.005th: £220.00

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