Racecards
15:05 Chepstow
Fifehead Group Handicap (Class E)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 16y
- Going: Good to Firm
Tripti (IRE)
13- Form 20-6316
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey J F McDonald
keen, led early, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 502-006
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
chased leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed close home
- Form 01-56
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
soon pushed along, not clear over 3f out, switched left and headway over 2f out, hanging left and ran on to lead close home
- Form 3-20051
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey A McCarthy
keen and prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Ela Figura
28- Form 0600-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey E Ahern
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 000-000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey F P Ferris
slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Mimic makes a quick reappearance after scoring at Lingfield on Tuesday, and is fancied to defy a penalty, with Isengard the obvious danger. Mimic has a six pound penalty for that latest win, but showed plenty of speed to overcome an unfavourable low draw so the drop back to the minimum trip should not inconvenience this daughter of Royal Applause and she is fancied to follow up under Darryll Holland. The main danger is clearly Isengard, who beat the selection by nearly four lengths at Lingfield last November on Polytrack, and is only four pounds worse off here. She too was not helped by the draw at Ripon last time, and under the circumstances did well to finish sixth. Of the remainder, Tripti won at Brighton a couple of starts ago but disappointed next time and is probably best watched for now.