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
1st
Horse silk
5
(2)
Zambezi Magic
99-2
20/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: William Cox
Went early to post, mounted in chute, keen, raced in second, nudged along into lead after 1f, ridden and faced sustained challenge over 1f out, kept on gamely towards finish, always holding second op 16/1 tchd 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
(4)
Meet Me In Meraki
59-5
15/8f
T: P D EvansJ: P J Dobbs
Went early to post, slowly into stride, keen in last, headway and ridden over 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, plugged on well towards finish, held by winner op 10/3 tchd 7/4
3rd
Horse silk
1
6
(6)
Staywitherjohnny
48-12
4/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Rossa Ryan
Led, headed after 1f but remained prominent, shaken up over 2f out, pressed leader gamely over 1f out, weakened towards finish, ran on op 10/3 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(3)
Ghost Story
59-9
2/1
T: J ButlerJ: Lewis Edmunds
Raced in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms to challenge op 7/4 tchd 6/4
5th
Horse silk
15
1
(5)
Liberate
410-0
9/2
T: J & S BestJ: Ashley Lewis (3)
Raced in touch, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened quickly and tailed off op 7/2 tchd 5/1
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Non-Runners

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

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£22.80Pl:£5.60, £1.40EX:£69.90Trifecta:£188.80SF:£58.06Swingers:£21.10

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.

  1. GHOST STORY (IRE)
  2. STAYWITHERJOHNNY (IRE)
  3. MEET ME IN MERAKI

Prize Money

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

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