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21:15 Chepstow

Totepool 'a Better Way To Bet' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 16y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.61s
  • Off Time: 21:21:48
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Blue Trojan (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dvinsky (USA)

    10/3

      3
      Silk -

      Inka Dancer (IRE)

      7/1

        1(2)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, check sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue spots

        Pure Imagination (IRE)

        6 CD
        5/2
        • Form 2-06605
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 74

        towards rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        2(8)
        Silk - Purple, Grey hooped sleeves

        Curtain Bluff

        163 D
        25/1
        • Form 80370-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 75

        in touch, headway and switched left 2f out, one pace near finish

        3(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevrons, halved sleeves, White cap

        Blue Trojan (IRE)

        4 D
        6/1
        • Form 48-3500
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 74

        held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead line

        4(3)
        Silk - Orange and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap

        Arctic Desert

        2 D
        4/1
        • Form 153453
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 73

        keen tracking leaders, ridden and slightly hampered 2f out, weakened soon after

        5(4)
        Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap

        Dvinsky (USA)

        4 CD
        10/3
        • Form 408421
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 66

        tracked leaders and keen, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed line

        6(6)
        Silk - Black and Red diabolo, Red and White halved sleeves, White cap

        Big Bradford

        12 v
        16/1
        • Form 48588-7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        in touch, ridden 3f out and weakened

        7(7)
        Silk - Red and Emerald Green diamonds, chevrons on sleeves

        Elidore

        17 DC
        33/1
        • Form 18070-8
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 66

        reared start, keen in mid-division, weakened 2f out

        8(1)
        Silk - Grey, Green sleeves, Cerise cap

        Bow Wave

        21 v
        14/1
        • Form 400-090
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 65

        raced alone in centre of course, prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out

        9(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Red and Light Blue hooped cap

        Inka Dancer (IRE)

        38 D
        7/1
        • Form 00919-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 58

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong and faded

        In depth

        Verdict

        Dvinsky is taken to get the better of Pure Imagination and Arctic Desert in a competitive finale to the card. The selection does have a penalty for his recent success at Pontefract when he beat Geojimali, but the return to 7f should suit and with ground conditions in his favour he has an obvious chance. Pure Imagination put up a sound effort at Musselburgh last time when he finished a close fifth behind Royal Dignitary. A reproduction of that effort tonight would give him a chance of troubling the judge. Artic Desert is turned out quickly after finishing third behind Samuel Charles at Kempton. However, he may be better over an extra furlong these days so he is passed over. Big Bradford may have needed the run on his seasonal reappearance last time so he could go well at a price, but Divinsky is in good form and gets the vote.

        Formwatch

        Pure Imagination (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 5th of 9, 3l behind Royal Dignitary (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

        Curtain Bluff 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 5l behind Chief Exec (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (4) pol in Jan.

        Blue Trojan (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden 4f out, soon beaten, 12th of 14, 9l behind Aggravation (8-6) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

        Arctic Desert 9-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Samuel Charles (9-10) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) pol.

        Dvinsky (USA) 7-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Geojimali (9-8) by 3/4l, 15 ran.

        Big Bradford 11-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Premier Fantasy (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

        Elidore 9-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, well behind Olimpo (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.

        Bow Wave 16-1 (8-13) Raced centre, always towards rear, 13th of 16, 23l behind Rain Stops Play (9-1) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.

        Inka Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Overall leader on far side, ridden when headed approaching 1f out, faded, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Up Tempo (8-7) at Chepstow 7f hcap (5) sft in May.