16:50 Chepstow

Thursday 17 July 2025

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:2016:50

Trade Centre Wales Handicap

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 2m 8.91s

1^st

(8)

Spirit Of The Bay

79-8

9/4

T: J L FlintJ: L Morris

Slowly into stride and went right start, raced wide in 4th, went 3rd 6f out, good headway out wide 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, pushed along and pressed when flashed tail inside final furlong, just did enough tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4

2^nd

(2)

Rating

49-8

11/1

T: G BrownJ: Taylor Fisher (3)

Led briefly, soon steadied in 5th, headway between horses 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, just held tchd 12/1

3^rd

(3)

Cotswold Cottage

59-0

7/4f

T: Faye BramleyJ: Nicola Currie

Raced keenly in rear, gained a place halfway, travelling well 3f out, pushed along out wide over 2f out, soon ridden, went remote 3rd towards finish op 9/4 tchd 11/8

4^th

(7)

Prince Ali

79-3

6/1

T: T FaulknerJ: Oisin Murphy

Soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, lost remote 3rd towards finish op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 17/2

5^th

1 ¼

(5)

Forest Hills

49-6

4/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Lewis Edmunds

Sweating, went left start, soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 11/4

6^th

(4)

Like Magic

49-9

125/1

T: M YoungJ: K T O'Neill

Raced keenly in 3rd, dropped to 4th 6f out,dropped to last halfway, weakened and behind 4f out, well tailed off op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Cloudside Rock³⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: Callum Shepherd

(6)

Carp Kid¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 10

T: J L Flint J: Saffie Osborne

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.60, £3.70EX:£22.90Trifecta:£76.50Tricast:£48.09SF:£24.59Swingers:£3.80, £1.50, £3.40

Forecasts

Cotswold Cottage (7/4), Spirit Of The Bay (9/4), Forest Hills (4/1), Prince Ali (6/1), Cloudside Rock (6/1), Rating (11/1), Carp Kid (12/1), Like Magic (125/1)

Marginal preference in this open handicap is for CLOUDSIDE ROCK who didn't enjoy the rub of the green when seventh at Kempton last time and can now capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Course scorer Spirit Of The Bay heads the list of dangers ahead of Forest Hills and Carp Kid.

CLOUDSIDE ROCK
SPIRIT OF THE BAY (IRE)
FOREST HILLS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Carp Kid

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 9

J: Callum Hutchinson | T: J L Flint

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,454.002nd: £1,621.003rd: £810.004th: £405.005th: £202.00