Racecards
15:10 Chepstow
Sunshine Radio Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 5f 16y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,800 added
- Form 743501
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Tony Culhane
led 2f, remained prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 808951
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, just held on
- Form 576000
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 408737
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey David Probert
prominent, raced keenly, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 082430
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey A Heffernan
prominent, lost place over 3f out, not much room when weakening inside final furlong
- Form 4-00002
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up in rear, not much room 2f out, swished tail 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 499-000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey J F McDonald
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra entering final furlong, one pace
- Form 804734
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey J Mackay
slowly into stride, towards rear, soon pushed along, headway over 2f out, hung right, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 605667
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey J Bruning
held up in rear, switched left just over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 805050
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 904466
- Age 9
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Saleem Golam
mid-division, not much room 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 7500-80
- Age 10
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R E Peacock
- Jockey R Ffrench
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 470274
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Handcuff
22- Form 907559
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up, always in rear
In depth
Verdict
There are plenty of professional losers in play here and SPIRIT OF CONISTON can see those off with Maggie Kate and Miss Pusey Street likely to run him close. Paul Midgley's yard are in decent form of late and the six-year-old made all to take a prize at Catterick. This is a fair draw this afternoon and the instructions will be those to jump and run. Maggie Kate needs to be delivered as late as possible. She won under an ice cool ride at Brighton and Rab Havlin is back aboard again. Miss Pusey Street would come into the equation if the going went soft. True, she put up a lamentable effort last time out but her form with Scrapper Smith is some of the best on offer. Sandy Par should have won his maiden by now though he has been something of a boon for each-way backers. Bookiesindex Boy is potentially very well treated versus his form on artificial surfaces though there has been nothing of note on turf of late. One Way Ticket and Meikle Barfil are regulars in low grade sprints and are noted in the market. Cocktail Party was second last time out. That was improved form and if he goes for a lady rider, Amy Scott's claim could prove helpful. Sofinella has won off a mark of 54 in the past though that line of form seems very long ago indeed. Spirit Of Coniston is far from consistent though in a line up featuring many with roguish tendencies, he may represent the safest option of the bunch.
Formwatch
Spirit of Coniston 9-1 (8-10) Made all, stayed on well, won at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug beating Windjammer (8-9) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Maggie Kate 14-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, not much room and switched right to stand rail entering final furlong, strong run inside final furlong, led post, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug beating Green Lagonda (9-6) by ns, 11 ran.
Bookiesindex Boy 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division far side group, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 18l behind Russian Rocket (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Sandy Par 6-1 (8-5) Led until 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 7l behind Outer Hebrides (8-10) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug.
Miss Pusey Street 11-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 20l behind Future Gem (9-0) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug.
Cocktail Party (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, hard ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Mamlakati (8-7) at Chepstow 5f 3yo sll (6) gd in Aug.
Rathmolyon 40-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and hung left 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 12l behind Mythical Blue (9-4) at Warwick 5f sell stks (6) gd in Aug.
Rightcar Lewis 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, hung right over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 9, 13l behind Present Alchemy (9-3) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Meikle Barfil 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left and hampered inside final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Lithaam (8-12) at Chepstow 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Sofinella (IRE) 8-1 (8-2) Prominent, lost place halfway, last of 10, 16l behind Lithaam (8-12) at Chepstow 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
One Way Ticket 25-1 (8-7) Mid-division, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 4l behind Lithaam (8-12) at Chepstow 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
White Ledger (IRE) 66-1 (8-0) Took keen hold early, soon steadied towards rear, behind after, last of 10, 8l behind Cool Ebony (9-10) at Windsor 1m app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Decider (USA) 25-1 (8-11) With leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Swinbrook (9-0) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Jul.
Handcuff 16-1 (8-4) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and weakened final furlong, 9th of 16, 5l behind Quiquillo (9-4) at Chepstow 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Who's Winning (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Scruffy Skip (9-0) at Brighton 6f sell stks (6) fm.
Town House 16-1 (8-0) Prominent, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Lithaam (8-12) at Chepstow 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.