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15:00 Chepstow

Walespokerleague.co.uk Selling Handicap Chase

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £1,952 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 59.70s
  • Off Time: 15:02:19
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Swings 'n Strings (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Arctic Cherry (IRE)

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Reflex Blue

      5/1

        1
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Lonesome Man (IRE)

        14/1
        • Form 005U00
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-12

        led, headed briefly 10th, mistake next, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out

        2
        Silk - BLACK and PINK diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

        Thieves'glen

        9/2
        • Form 0-6F425
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-10

        in touch when unseated rider 7th

        3
        Silk - Black, Red star, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Red stars

        Shannon Lodge (IRE)

        t
        9/1
        • Form UP53F2
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-8

        tracked leaders, led 10th, hampered by loose horse approaching 11th, headed, weakened soon after

        4
        Silk - White, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, Dark Blue and White check sleeves and cap

        Iaskofyou (IRE)

        12/1
        • Form 00-05PP
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-5

        mid-division, hampered, unseated rider 7th

        5
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue hoop, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue cap

        Brandy House (IRE)

        7/1
        • Form P00-062
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, weakened 9th, behind when fell 4 out

        6
        Silk - Black, Gold hooped sleeves, Pink cap

        Arctic Cherry (IRE)

        9/1
        • Form 3504-PU
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-1

        in touch, headway 6th, chased winner, mistake 3 out, every chance flat, not run on

        7
        Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW collar and sleeves, BLACK cap, LIGHT BLUE spots

        Opportunity Knocks

        p
        6/1
        • Form 0-P150P
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        towards rear, behind, slightly hampered 7th, no danger after

        8
        Silk - Red, Yellow disc, quartered cap

        Reflex Blue

        v
        5/1
        • Form 5-01605
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-10

        in rear, ridden from 8th, plugged on for poor 3rd

        9
        Silk - White and Emerald Green hoops, Orange cap, Emerald Green star

        Swings 'n Strings (IRE)

        6/1
        • Form P3300B
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-7

        held up, headway 9th, ridden to lead 4 out, all out towards finish

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, checked sleeves, quartered cap

        Glashedy Rock (IRE)

        b
        14/1
        • Form 63P6-BP
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-3

        in rear when brought down 7th

        11
        Silk - Grey, Maroon chevrons and armlets, quartered cap

        Ashgan (IRE)

        28/1
        • Form 46000P
        • Age 14
        • Weight 10-0

        in rear, mistake 2nd, lost touch 6th

        In depth

        Verdict

        Brandy House is the pick ahead of Shannon Lodge, Thieves' Glen and Reflex Blue in a very moderate contest. The selection is the only one to have reached the frame of late, the Nigel Twiston-Davies inmate having finished second in similar grade over hurdles at Leicester in November, conceding 18lb to the winner. Although this will be his first outing over fences, the eight-year-old is sure to have been well schooled, and meets nothing of any note here. Shannon Lodge was a faller on his chase bow at Hereford in September, but will have been sweetened up by a spin between the flags. Thieves' Glen has tumbled down the ratings of late, and has bags of experience, but has been out of form and is hard to fancy, while Reflex Blue in contrast has struggled since scoring over fences at Stratford in September. He has the form to get involved if fit enough after a break, but in a race in which bets are best kept to a minimum, we return to Brandy House as the selection.