Racecards
19:00 Chepstow
NJP Engineering And Design Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,100 added
- Winner: £2,970
- 2nd: £1,394
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 474-0U6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
handy early, front mid-division halfway, ridden 4f out, never threatened
- Form 288/9-25
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey J Quinn
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on, not pace to challenge
- Form 9/33586-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Tyler Heard
rear mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
- Form 6-780
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer C Poulton
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, no real progress
- Form 5-61377
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey K Shoemark
raced wide early and soon led, headed and tracked leader halfway, ridden over 2f out, ran on one pace
- Form 90/37-11
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Aiden Brookes
towards rear, pushed along and headway well over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, stayed on gamely when challenged, always doing enough
- Form 727822
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Isobel Francis
slowly away, in rear, always struggling
- Form 3080-74
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Joe Ponting
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders, raced very keenly, led halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside last
- Form 5060/0-3
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey Rob Hornby
prominent early, mid-division halfway, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out
Cloudy Rose
21- Form 68-9565
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey Harry Davies
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on but held towards finish
- Form P99-486
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Laura Coughlan
towards rear, always behind
Longville Lilly
682- Form 870802/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T Wall
- Jockey William Carver
mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression
- Form 5-06976
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Gina Mangan
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out and weakened
In depth
Verdict
The progressive INFINITI (NAP) escaped a penalty for an earlier win and scored again at Nottingham last time with a bit to spare. She looks worth sticking with in this. Bird For Life is best on the all-weather though can race off a 6lb lower mark back on this surface after placing at Lingfield while Uncle Henry faced a tougher task at Pontefract last time. Secret Secret placed at Bath when last on the Flat while Longville Lilly finished runner-up over 1m4f here when last in action back in 2020.
Formwatch
Swiss Mistress (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Awkward start and very slowly away, in rear, outpaced 3f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Danni California (9-9) at Wetherby 1m 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Uncle Henry (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, no impression, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Kaizer (8-6) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Signal Twenty Nine 9-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Givepeaceachance (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Zamarkhan (FR) 125-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 14l behind Kalamity Kitty (9-1) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Tulane (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) In touch, headway 7f out, switched to outer 5f out, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Chef De Troupe (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Infiniti (IRE) Evensfav (8-11) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Hidden Pearl (8-11) by 2l, 7 ran.
Bird For Life 11-2 (9-9) Slowly away, behind and outpaced, recovered in rear 6f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Vin Rouge (10-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Gavin 14-1 (11-10) Led and clear early, increased tempo home turn, fell 2 out when few lengths clear, at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Secret Secret (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Close up, ridden 2 out, effort approaching last but looked held when fell last, at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gd in Jun.
Cloudy Rose 6-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, took keen hold, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Infiniti (8-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Blue Galaxy 28-1 (8-4) Never better than mid-division, 6th of 11, 6l behind Reeceltic (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Longville Lilly 100-1 (9-1) Midfield, pushed along when dropped towards rear 4f out, headway between horses over 2f out, ran on well under pressure from over 1f out, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Das Kapital (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Rakish Paddy (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Prominent, led after 2f, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Tribuna Uffizi (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (6) gf in Jun.