Racecards
16:55 Chepstow
Renault Vans Handicap (Class 4) (Class 4)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 7f 16y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 040546
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, not quickened final furlong
- Form 500021
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, to hidden well 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 000300
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey Kristin Stubbs
slowly into stride, mid-division, hard ridden 3f out, edged left and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 600304
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey S Whitworth
slowly into stride, headway 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
Pepper Road
38- Form 0-00122
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey D Holland
held up in touch, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 005000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out but never dangerous
- Form 035116
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
held up mid-division, soon ridden and behind from 2f out
- Form 040311
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out,
- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
always towards rear
Super Song
43- Form 000060
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 30000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Accendere
64- Form 005010
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Mullen
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
Didoe
16- Form 001210
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey Joanna Badger
slowly into stride and always behind
- Form 504600
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey V Slattery
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 040-000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P Gilligan
- Jockey D Corby
slowly into stride, soon prominent and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 005244
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Willie Supple
prominent for 3f, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 004402
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey C Catlin
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and not quickened inside final furlong
- Form 600623
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey J F McDonald
prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on same pace final furlong
- Form 641036
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M Saunders
- Jockey N Mackay
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Yorkies Boy, Pepper Road and Bint Royal are three against the field in another tough race to call and the tentative vote goes to Yorkies Boy. The selection has won his last two races in good style and although he is rising in the weights he remains on a fair mark and with conditions in his favour and from a good draw he will be hard to beat. Pepper Road rates the main danger he was a good second behind Gifted Flame off this mark last time and need only reproduce that effort to have definite place claims.Bint Royal won well last time out when defeating Cut Ridge and although he has a penalty for that win this is his time of year and he will not be far away. Extemporise was a fair fifth behind Tancred Miss last time and has place claims but gave the impression he would be seen to better effect over a longer trip and he looks opposable on that basis. Of the remainder Iced Diamond was a fair second behind Mon Secret last time but this drying ground is not in his favour and he is passed over on n this occasion and in a race that throws up more questions than answers and where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Yorkies Boy.