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16:20 Chepstow

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 16y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,250 added
  • Winner: £4,690
  • 2nd: £1,396
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.32s
  • Off Time: 16:52:10
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Verse Of Love

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Good Authority (IRE)

    4/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Black Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star

      Charles Molson

      10
      3/1
      • Form 580684
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 85

      held up, took keen hold, headway over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong

      2(4)
      Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Verse Of Love

      7 DCD
      5/2
      • Form 630553
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 82

      chased leaders, challenged over 3f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on well

      3(1)
      Silk - Orange, maroon seams, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Good Authority (IRE)

      10 BFD
      4/1
      • Form 434623
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in rear, took keen hold and wanted to lean left, closed over 4f out, every chance from over 1f out, held close home

      4(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Orange star and star on cap

      Dubawi Fun

      10
      8/1
      • Form 050056
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 82

      led, headed 3f out, no extra final 100 yards

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

      Skytrain

      18 v D
      6/1
      • Form 543000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leader until over 3f out, lost place over 2f out

      6(7)
      Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

      Monsea (IRE)

      34 D
      16/1
      • Form 11-7479
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 79

      chased leaders, outpaced and lost place 3f out, no impression after

      7(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, pink cap, royal blue star

      Great Expectations

      21 t D
      14/1
      • Form 224634
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 74

      held up in rear, took keen hold, closed over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Charles Molson wasn't disgraced stepping up to this trip on the Polytrack last time and is weighted to reverse that running with Good Authority, who has a higher rating on Turf. Great Expectations is probably a couple of pounds too high but should be thereabouts again and is preferred to the increasingly unreliable Skytrain as well as Dubawi Fun and Monsea, who have shown little this year, but the vote goes to VERSE OF LOVE (NAP). He won at Chester off this mark on the last occasion he raced in this grade and would have scored at Leicester last week had he not missed the break.

      Formwatch

      Charles Molson 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Compton (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

      Verse Of Love 25-1 (8-12) Dwelt, behind, short of room 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, nk behind Take A Note (9-3) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.

      Good Authority (IRE) 9-2fav (8-5) Missed break, towards rear, never dangerous, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Compton (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

      Dubawi Fun 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 12l behind Dutch Art Dealer (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

      Skytrain 8-1 (9-13) Mid-division, soon pushed along, lost place 3f out, 10th of 11, 12l behind Postscript (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Aug.

      Monsea (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Disputed lead until ridden and headed over 1f out, soon short of room and weakened, last of 9, 21l behind Between Wickets (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.

      Great Expectations 6-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, closed over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 9l behind Ixelles Diamond (8-9) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug.