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18:40 Chepstow

Jack Brown Bookmakers Aprentice Fillies' Handicap (fillies) (Class F)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 23y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 42.56s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Val de Fleurie (GER)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Thorntoun Gold (IRE)

    9/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop, chevrons on sleeves, Purple cap, Yellow star

      Val de Fleurie (GER)

      4
      7/1
      • Form 0/00030
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-10

      made all, ridden clear, quickened 2f out, ran on well

      2(5)
      Silk - Pink, Black spots on sleeves, Black cap

      Thorntoun Gold (IRE)

      6
      9/4
      • Form 030653
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5

      held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, chased winner 2f out, always held

      3(1)
      Silk - N/A

      Molly's Secret

      9
      9/4
      • Form 001520
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5

      slowly into stride, held up, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened 2f out

      4(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red triple diamond, Red sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Red and White quartered cap

      Peggy Lou

      11
      3/1
      • Form 00-4541
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      tracked clear leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

      5(4)
      Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE diamonds, EMERALD GREEN and RED striped sleeves, RED cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

      Lilac

      7
      14/1
      • Form 0000-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 7-13

      held up headway 5f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Thorntoun Gold is in fair form and is fancied to land a weakly contested opener at the expense of Peggy Lou and Molly's Secret. Peggy Lou was bought in for 4,400 guineas after winning a selling handicap at Pontefract last time, but now runs off a 12 pounds higher mark and a combination of that and a faster surface is enough to stop her from landing a double here. Molly's Secret scored earlier in the season at Brighton and is still on a reasonable mark, having run a close second at Warwick the time before last, but she is unproven at this trip. So we side with Thorntoun Gold, from the David Evans stable which is having such a good season at present. A winner four times last year, she has yet to get her head in front this season, but has put in some consistent runs nevertheless. She finished third over a mile and a quarter in a much better race here last time, and is now a pound lower than her last winning mark, so we take Thorntoun Gold to score.