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15:50 Chepstow

Sportsman Out Today Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 7.50s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Matthew Muroto (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Master Billyboy (IRE)

    10/1

      1
      Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

      Sargasso Sea

      12
      6/4
      • Form P2-4821
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 105

      led, blundered 2nd, headed next, chased leader, hit 5th, weakening when mistake 5 out and pulled up before next

      2
      Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap

      Matthew Muroto (IRE)

      25
      7/4
      • Form 6-432U2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 102

      chased clear leading pair, closed from 6th, went 2nd after 11th, led 4 out, left clear 2 out, eased run-in

      3
      Silk - MAROON, WHITE stripe, striped cap

      Master Billyboy (IRE)

      15 D
      10/1
      • Form 4/PP05F
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 102

      behind, ridden 6th, headway 10th, not fluent next, mistake 2 out, ran on to take 2nd on line but no chance with winner

      4
      Silk - Pink, Black stars, Black sleeves, Pink armlets

      Martin Ossie

      26
      10/1
      • Form 11-1P65
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 100

      led 3rd, clear after 5th, jumped right 7th, ridden before 5 out, blundered and headed next, chased winner to approaching 3 out, no impression and lost 2nd on line

      5
      Silk - Brown, Orange epaulets and star on cap

      River Indus

      57
      10/1
      • Form 808-480
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 92

      held up in rear, headway 9th, ridden and lost touch 11th, tailed off

      6
      Silk - Light Green and Maroon (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap

      Eljay's Boy

      271
      16/1
      • Form F437/3-1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 85

      in touch, headway to track leading pair before 5 out, went 2nd before 3 out, about 3 lengths down when blundered and fell 2 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Matthew Muroto is our pick from a small but competitive field, with Sagasso Sea and Martin Ossie the two most likely to follow him home. The Robert Alner-trained gelding chased home Nycteos over this course and distance last time out and can go one better today. That horse has gone on to score since and the form looks very strong. Sargasso Sea scored in the mud at Leicester last time out but that was his first win in three years. He could go on from there but he has been a frustrating sort in the past and is not a horse to be relied upon. Martin Ossie was a promising point-to-point horse but he has yet to duplicate that form under rules. In a competitive race Matthew Muroto just shades it.

      Formwatch

      Sargasso Sea 4-9fav (11-5) Made all, left clear 3rd, hit last, unchallenged, won at Leicester 2m mdn chs (4) hvy beating Blank Canvas (11-5) by 21l, 4 ran.

      Matthew Muroto (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) In touch, led 4 out to 3 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Nycteos (10-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f beg chs (4) sft in Feb.

      Master Billyboy (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracking leaders when fell at the 3rd in race won by Cousin Nicky (10-8) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (4) hvy, 8 ran.

      Martin Ossie 9-1 (11-4) Held up, mistake 6th, 9th, headway 14th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 8, well behind Chabrimal Minster (11-4) at Warwick 3m 2f nov chs (4) sft in Feb.

      River Indus 12-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened next, 11th of 16, well behind Titian Flame (10-4) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.

      Eljay's Boy 7-1 (10-0) 3rd of 5, 15l behind Regal Ali (9-3) at Jersey 2m hcp hdl gd in Apr.