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16:20 Chepstow

Festival Racing Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 16y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,250 added
  • Winner: £4,690
  • 2nd: £1,396
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.05s
  • Off Time: 16:20:16
  • 9 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Navy Blue, Red and Light Blue hoop and armlets, White cap

Daylight

14 ct D
4/1
  • Form 4-11590
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 84

held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no progress over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression

2(9)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

Gramercy (IRE)

11 p BFD
7/2
  • Form 340482
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 83

held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway and hanging left over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge

3(10)
Silk - Red, Black star, White sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 587684
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 83

held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not much room when challenging entering final furlong, stayed on

4(11)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN stars, sleeves and stars on cap

Dominate

11 b DCD
5/1
  • Form 665641
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 77

prominent, driven 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on

6(8)
Silk - White, Red diamond, Red and White halved sleeves, White cap, Red diamond
  • Form 195677
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 82

held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, not much room when challenging entering final furlong, led last 120 yards, stayed on

7(4)
Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, check sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue spots

Pandar

20 D
33/1
  • Form 100440
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 81

prominent, ridden 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards

9(7)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

Sarangoo

26 CD
16/1
  • Form 461663
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 76

led, headed 4f out, led over 1f out, headed final 120 yards, no extra towards finish

10(2)
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

Threetimesalady

50 p CD
12/1
  • Form 352-657
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 77

not much room start, pulled hard, headway 5f out, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, edged left and weakened

11(1)
Silk - Black, beige seams, black sleeves and cap

Seal Rock

24 b D
7/2
  • Form 006621
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 72

held up in touch, took keen hold, steadied after about 1f, ridden 2f out, no progress and well beaten inside final furlong

5(3)
NR

Tidentime (USA)

43 v BFD
  • Form 95-2266
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 82

Nonrunner

8(6)
NR
  • Form 21-1891
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 81

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

This has been run eight times and no favourite has been successful. Gramercy almost caught Dominate over 6f on heavy going here last month and on today's revised terms and better ground should reverse the form with few problems. PERFECT ALCHEMY was having her first start since May when beating the odds-on Mia San Triple at Windsor last month. She looked to have improved that day and with just a 3lb rise to contend with can complete a quick double. Third-placed Sarangoo looks held but Seal Rock has bounced back to form and John Quinn's charge, a winner on soft going at Carlisle last month on his first start since arriving from Ireland, still looks on a very fair mark for a horse once rated 99 and has to be a major threat.

Formwatch

Daylight 5-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 8l behind Forest Edge (9-4) at Ffos Las 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.

Gramercy (IRE) 11-4fav (9-10) Steadied start, held up last, good headway on near side rail over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong and ran on, always held, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Dominate (8-13) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Aug.

Corporal Maddox 14-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Dominate (8-13) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Aug.

Dominate 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, led halfway, pushed clear over 1f out, reduced lead final 110 yards, always holding on, won at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Aug beating Gramercy (9-10) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

Amadeus Wolfe Tone (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) In touch, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Triple Chocolate (9-1) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.

Pandar 33-1 (8-13) Raced far side, in touch, lost place over 2f out, 14th of 20, 11l behind Duke Cosimo (9-2) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Sarangoo 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Perfect Alchemy (9-1) at Windsor 6f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.

Threetimesalady 20-1 (9-4) Pressed winner until ridden and started to edge left from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 13l behind Laftah (9-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

Seal Rock 4-1fav (9-10) Close up, ridden to lead final furlong, kept on well, won at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug beating Enderby Spirit (9-10) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

Tidentime (USA) 3-1fav (9-11) In touch towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5l behind Decent Fella (8-7) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Perfect Alchemy (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Last to break, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed throughout final furlong, held on well, won at Windsor 6f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug beating Mia San Triple (9-6) by hd, 5 ran.