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14:40 Chepstow

Vcpoker.Com Selling Handicap Chase (Class G)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 25.13s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Colonial Sunset (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Alvaro (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Kitimat

      3/1

        1
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow braces and armlets, check cap

        Colonial Sunset (IRE)

        11
        10/1
        • Form 6/P23-45
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in touch, took closer order after 11th, led 5 out, clear 3 out, comfortably

        2
        Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots

        Hi Rudolf

        8
        13/2
        • Form 33425U
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-9

        held up rear, headway approaching 5 out, 4 lengths third when fell heavily 4 out

        3
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Straight Talker (IRE)

        6 v
        9/2
        • Form 00-0F25
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        held up in touch and keen, pecked fifth, took closer order 8th, with leader when fell 10th

        4
        Silk - BROWN, YELLOW sleeves and cap

        Jandal

        14
        8/1
        • Form 3P4425
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch to 4th, blundered and unseated rider 7th

        5
        Silk - Red, Black disc, Red and Black diabolo on sleeves

        Alvaro (IRE)

        22
        7/2
        • Form 2354-15
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent, led 10th to 11th, led briefly approaching 5 out, one pace from 4 out

        6
        Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE braces, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, MAROON armlets, striped cap

        L'Etang Bleu (FR)

        8
        33/1
        • Form UPP453
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-1

        led to 2nd, jumped right 3rd, with leader 6th and 7th, ridden and weakened after 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out

        7
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (halved), striped sleeves and cap

        Kitimat

        45
        3/1
        • Form 46P2-PP
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-8

        held up, headway 8th to track leaders, weakening when left 3rd 4 out

        9
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap

        Shah (IRE)

        20
        8/1
        • Form 3PP-PP4
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-3

        led 2nd to 10th, led 11th until approaching next, weakening when mistake 5 out, pulled up before next

        8
        NR

        Alheri

        133
        • Form 32/1-622
        • Age 13
        • Weight 10-3

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Straight Talker is a token selection in a race thin on both quantity and quality with Alheri and Alvaro rated the main dangers. The selection is less exposed than most of his rivals and Martin Pipe's gelding showed enough when chasing home the well treated Tudor King at Exeter earlier this month that he would be winning before too long. The five-year-old has been switched to the larger obstacles today and, in a poor race, is taken to make a winning start to his chasing career. Alheri ran well in similar company when last seen at Hereford in June but may just need the outing today and of more interest may be Alvaro who is well in on hurdles form but has yet to convince over fences. Colonial Sunset has slipped to a fair mark but has given little sign of encouragement, while Hi Rudolf has not shown the same level of form recently as he was doing in the summer. L'Etang Bleu has age on his side but little else and a safer bet looks to be Straight Talker who is the selection.