15:55 Chepstow

Thursday 24 August 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:30

Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 1m 34.48s

1^st

(7)

Lunanera

39-10

9/4f

T: A WatsonJ: Hollie Doyle

Went to race near side rail, tracked leader, angled out 6f out, led inside final 2f, came clear over 1f out, easily tchd 5/2

2^nd

2 ½

(3)

Peaceful Story

39-11

17/2

T: R HannonJ: S Hitchcott

Soon off the pace in rear, headway near side rail between horses and hung left over 1f out, hung left and stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner op 10/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

2 ¾

(5)

Obama Army

39-10

7/2

T: J ChannonJ: George Bass (3)

Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide going ok 2f out, plugged on in modest 3rd inside final furlong tchd 3/1

4^th

(8)

Magnanimous Mehmus

39-11

5/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Billy Loughnane (3)

Mid-division, pushed along halfway, switched left and some headway between horses over 1f out, no impression final furlong op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

(4)

H Key Lails

39-7

16/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: Paddy Bradley (3)

Led and got to near side rail, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, no chance with winner, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

6^th

(2)

Zalicia Fire

38-13

66/1

T: R BrislandJ: Gina Mangan (3)

Steadied and switched right start, raced keenly in last pair, edged left and plugged on late, never involved op 28/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

1 ¼

(9)

Lunar Landscape

39-8

11/4

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: George Downing

Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out tchd 16/5

8^th

(6)

Miss Sarajevo

39-7

66/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Connor Planas (3)

Chased leaders out wide, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 50/1 tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Believe You Me²⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: H Main J: Ray Dawson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.30, £2.70, £1.40EX:£20.50Trifecta:£85.60Tricast:£65.39SF:£22.80Swingers:£3.90, £2.30, £5.70

Forecasts

Lunanera (9/4), Lunar Landscape (11/4), Believe You Me (3/1), Obama Army (7/2), Magnanimous Mehmus (5/1), Peaceful Story (17/2), H Key Lails (16/1), Zalicia Fire (66/1), Miss Sarajevo (66/1)

BELIEVE YOU ME has a career-high mark to overcome but there was plenty to like about her recent course win so she looks the way to go with this longer trip also a likely plus. Lunar Landscape is feared most on the back of his good Bath second, ahead of Archie Watson's new recruit Lunanera.

BELIEVE YOU ME (IRE)
LUNAR LANDSCAPE
LUNANERA (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Maokai

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 3

J: T E Whelan | T: H & R Charlton

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,245.002nd: £1,523.003rd: £761.004th: £381.005th: £190.00