18:30 Chepstow

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Racing League 17 Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 21.24s

1^st

(10)

Great Acclaim

49-1

11/4f

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Tracked leaders near side of group, smooth headway into 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, always doing enough, snugly op 5/2 tchd 85/40

2^nd

(9)

Mister Bluebird

78-5

12/1

T: H MainJ: Grace McEntee

Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, always held op 11/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

(2)

King's Lynn

88-9

8/1

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

Tracked leaders far side of group, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

(8)

Tarkhan

69-3

12/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, headway under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leading trio tchd 14/1

5^th

2 ½

(3)

Vafortino

79-13

16/1

T: K P De FoyJ: Daniel Muscutt

Tracked leaders far side of group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 14/1

6^th

(4)

Musical Touch

48-5

7/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Cam Hardie

Held up in last pair, pushed along near side of group 3f out, some headway 2f out, soon hung left, weakened final furlong op 15/2 tchd 8/1

7^th

3 ¾

(1)

Sondad

49-0

4/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason

Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, pushed along and struggling in rear halfway, some late headway near side rail, never a factor op 9/2

8^th

1 ¾

(6)

El Bodon

49-1

7/1

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Jack Nicholls (7)

Raced keenly tracking leader, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 15/2 tchd 13/2

9^th

4 ¾

(7)

Brian

39-1

13/2

T: J S MooreJ: Callum Shepherd

Never closer than mid-division op 7/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Streets Of Gold²⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.60, £2.50, £2.30EX:£30.80Trifecta:£200.70Tricast:£240.94SF:£38.08Swingers:£8.10, £6.00, £12.60

Forecasts

Great Acclaim (11/4), Sondad (4/1), Brian (13/2), Musical Touch (7/1), El Bodon (7/1), King's Lynn (8/1), Streets Of Gold (8/1), Mister Bluebird (12/1), Tarkhan (12/1), Vafortino (16/1)

MUSICAL TOUCH hasn't put a foot wrong since making a winning reappearance at Thirsk in April, so Richard Fahey's 4-y-o gets the nod to notch career victory number 3 at the expense of Great Acclaim, who landed a big-field handicap at Glorious Goodwood last week and rates as a huge danger carrying a penalty. Mister Bluebird edged out El Bodon at Yarmouth a fortnight ago and they can fight out minor honours here.

MUSICAL TOUCH (IRE)
GREAT ACCLAIM
MISTER BLUEBIRD

Previous Winners

2024

Carrytheone

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 7

J: Saffie Osborne | T: M L W Bell

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £38,655.002nd: £18,128.003rd: £9,068.004th: £4,530.005th: £2,265.006th: £1,132.00