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20:15 Chepstow

Saltwell Signs Claiming Stakes

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.24s
  • 13 Ran
2(13)
Silk - White, Light Green stars, Light Green sleeves, White stars and stars on cap
  • Form 50-6000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 69

held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong

3(1)
Silk - Pink, Mauve stars, armlets and star on cap
3/1
  • Form 667011
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 72

in touch until ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened

4(11)
Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Yellow armlets, Emerald Green cap

Huxley (IRE)

8 t BFD
3/1
  • Form 04810-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 77

held up, headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well

5(14)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow star, Maroon sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap

Lord Chamberlain

11 b CDD
10/1
  • Form 060032
  • Age 12
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 53

slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(12)
Silk - Mauve, Purple hoops, striped sleeves, Purple cap, Mauve star

Zafarshah (IRE)

11 b CDDC
3/1
  • Form 315725
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 64

held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, not reached leaders

7(7)
Silk - Red, Yellow sash, striped sleeves, White cap
10/1
  • Form 50568-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 68

prominent, soon chased leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, weakened close home

8(6)
Silk - White, Red hoops, stars on sleeves, Red cap
50/1
  • Form 712050
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 55

in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f

9(5)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow diamonds, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond

Ardwelshin (FR)

704 p D
80/1
  • Form 000000/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 45

prominent until ridden, weakened well over 2f out

10(3)
Silk - Red and Dark Green stripes, White sleeves, Red cap

Baker of Oz

5 p D
33/1
  • Form 79-2540
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 55

in rear to halfway, moderate headway after, never dangerous

11(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box
  • Form 392700
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 49

in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace

12(4)
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

Gems Bond

16 b D
33/1
  • Form 500-604
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 55

soon led, headed over 2f out, weakend quickly final furlong

13(8)
Silk - Light blue and white stripes, checked sleeves
125/1
  • Form 837000
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 37

prominent for 3f, soon behind

14(9)
Silk - Pink, Maroon star
100/1
  • Form 649-790
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-13
  • Official Rating 60

slowly into stride, always towards rear

1(10)
NR
  • Form 255796
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 83

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

What-A-Dancer, Huxly, Zafershah and Lord Chamberlain look the main prospects here with the vote going to the last named. Trained locally by Milton Bradley Lord Chamberlain is a horse you have to catch right and with a decent run under his belt at Warwick last time out he looks set to score this time around. Only touched off by Uhuru Peak on that occasion he runs off a mark that looks favourable to him and is worth staying on the right side of. What-A-Dancer is bidding for a hat-trick after wins at Brighton and here over seven furlongs. He steps up to the mile here a trip he has yet to win over and with the rise in the weights will find this tougher. Huxley ran a blinder at Brighton when touched off by Fiveoclock Express and again is respected in similar company here as is Zafershah who won a couple of races last month but could now be within the grasp of the handicapper. So for the winner we return to Lord Chamberlain.

Formwatch

Principal Witness (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 13l behind Habanero (10-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf.

What-A-Dancer (IRE) 6-4fav (9-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chepstow 7f clm (6) gf beating Zafarshah (9-9) by 1/2l, 15 ran.

Huxley (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (9-13) Held up, switched right and slightly outpaced approaching final furlong, ran on and gaining near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Fiveoclock Express (9-13) at Brighton 1m 2f clm (6) frm.

Lord Chamberlain 15-2 (11-2) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Uhuru Peak (11-5) at Warwick 1m amt hcp (6) gf.

Zafarshah (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and switched left over 2f out, kept on, 5th of 12, 3l behind Tregarron (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) gf.

Stevedore (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Pulled hard in touch, ridden over 3f out, no headway and soon beaten, 5th of 10, 9l behind Master Mahogany (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (5) frm in May.

Shaaban (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Never going well, always behind, 11th of 13, 20l behind Calculaite (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol.

Ardwelshin (FR) 66-1 (9-1) Started slowly, always well in rear, 21st of 22, 33l behind Resonate (9-7) at Ascot 7f ldy hcp 0-90 (C) gd in Jul '03.

Baker of Oz 12-1 (11-7) Led to over 5f out, weakened 2f out, last of 13, 21l behind Gem Bien (10-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (6) pol.

Compton Banker (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Held up, pitched right 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 10th of 17, 8l behind Uhuru Peak (11-5) at Warwick 1m amt hcp (6) gf.

Gems Bond 4-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, 4th of 9, 6l behind Seejay (8-9) at Brighton 1m sll (6) frm.

Only For Gold 100-1 (9-0) Never in contention, 14th of 15, 19l behind What-A-Dancer (9-12) at Chepstow 7f clm (6) gf.

Wood Spirit (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, no chance when ridden and veered sharply left inside final 2f, 13th of 16, 23l behind Hidden Chance (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf.

Sawwaah (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, 12th straight, hung left from 2f out, kept on, 6th of 11, 11l behind Momtic (9-2) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (2) gd.