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14:05 Chepstow
Chepstow Annual Members Apprentice Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 36y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,617
- 2nd: £481
- 3rd: £240
- 4th: £120
- Form 06630-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss N L-Beavis
- Jockey Charles Bishop
led, headed inside final 4f, ridden and lost 2nd 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
- Form 34-0582
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Thomas Brown
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
- Form 2520
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 76
raced wide, took keen hold tracking leaders, challenged 3f out, went 2nd entering final 2f until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 342127
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
took keen hold tracking leaders, effort on outside to lead 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 825683
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Robert Williams
tracked leader, led inside final 4f, hung left and headed 2f out, chased winner, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 42U522
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Amy Scott
held up in rear, good headway on inside over 4f out, driven over 2f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 399531
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey J Rogers
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied to well held 3rd inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Bondi Mist hacked up in a low grade handicap over C&D last time. She has every chance on today's terms but OFFBEAT SAFARIS has been taking on much higher-rated competition in claimers of late and a repeat of his second in soft ground at Windsor in June would be good enough to land this. Hawridge Song also went close at Windsor last time with Tijori behind but he has plenty to find at the weights and recent runner-up over a mile, Volcanic Jack, has even more to do on today's terms.
Formwatch
Concrete Jungle (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leading pair until 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 38l behind Critical Point (8-1) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Hawridge Song 5-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out until halfway, went 2nd again over 3f out, led inside final 3f, driven along 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind King's Masque (9-8) at Windsor 1m 4f sell stks (6) gf.
Offbeat Safaris (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 20l behind Mr David (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Pandorica 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Little Dutch Girl (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Tijori (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Went badly left start, soon led, pushed along over 3f out, headed inside final 3f, chased leader until 2f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd after, 3rd of 7, 4l behind King's Masque (9-8) at Windsor 1m 4f sell stks (6) gf.
Volcanic Jack (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Slowly into stride and went right start, held up in rear, headway approaching halfway, went 3rd over 3f out, driven and went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Tanforan (9-2) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-55 (6) sft.
Bondi Mist (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-55 (6) sft beating Corrib (8-9) by 12l, 11 ran.