Racecards
16:40 Chepstow
Weatherbys Insurance Handicap (Class D)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 14y
- Going: Good
- Form 400000
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey P J Dobbs
in touch towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 000306
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
tracked leader until going on 5f out, led until ridden hands and heels last furlong, caught on line
- Form 40310-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led 3f, headed and tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on furlong final
Cereus (USA)
72- Form 5210-60
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in touch until ridden and headway approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Sheila Blige
20- Form 0-06000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey J Mackay
swerved left at start, in rear until headway to track leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Scented Air
12- Form 240000
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
waited with in rear, headway from 2f out, ridden inside final furlong to lead on the line
In depth
Verdict
Abajany has dropped back to a winning mark but has not won for a while now. Cereus has not gone on from his Chester win last September but the handicapper is now beginning to relent. Another Secret is three pounds higher than for her Leicester win on good to soft last October, while Salty Jack is more than capable of putting up a good show in this.