August 19 / 18.30 Chepstow

18.30

Good To Firm

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  • Prize money: £3454.44
  • 0m 5f 16y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 0/34-6

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Very lightly raced 5yo who was well beaten over C&D on last month's seasonal/handicap debut; entitled to have benefited from that outing but it still takes a big leap of faith to support her today.
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3

(2)

3rd Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:50 Bath

Pearls Edge

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Lightly raced 5yo; latest start, her second run back from a layoff, was a fair bit better than her reappearance and she still has time to deliver an improved performance.

6/1

Form: 126223 CD BF

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Won twice in May (once over C&D) and has held her form pretty well since; can be very competitive off current mark and has the services of Tom Marquand today; might be the answer.
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4th

4

(4)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

15:30 Chepstow

Over Spiced

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Grace Harris

Looked as good as ever when holding on to win from the front at Bath (5f, good) this month; also suited by this C&D but managed only fifth on her next two starts and might remain vulnerble off a mark this high.

5/1

5th

1

(1)

26th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Over Spiced

9st 9lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

C&D win on May 4; came up shy under a penalty at Windsor one week later (race won by Correspondence) but she can race off 2lb lower today; should run her race but it won't be easy trying to dominate in this field.

9/2

5th

1

(2)

11th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

19:17 Windsor

Over Spiced

9st 11lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Did well for Grace Harris in 2025 and she has continued the good work this time around, getting off the mark for the year with a game win at Bath last week (5f, good); has a penalty to shoulder but she is well drawn and should make another bold bid.

3/1

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Form: 421252 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Three-time course winner, most recently over 5f on fast ground in early July; on fairly tough mark now but rebounded quickly from a below-par run when close second at Brighton (5.2f, good) a fortnight ago and can make her presence felt.
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6th

5

(2)

29th Apr 2026

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

16:10 Bath

Savannah Smiles

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Grace Harris

Course winner over 5f on heavy ground in September and she has also won on good to firm; ended last season out of sorts and she was well held on her return at Leicester (6f, good) 16 days ago; hood is removed and tongue-tie is applied; bit to prove.

14/1

7th

10

(10)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:22 Leicester

Savannah Smiles

8st 13lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Grace Harris

Turf wins have come on stiff tracks, at 6f and 5f; had another good season in 2025 but it ended quietly in the autumn and she now has a hood refitted for the first time in over two years; has a bit to prove.

25/1

Form: 80640-

Last run: 318 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Unexposed after only five starts but absent since finishing last in valuable 6f sales race in November and not easy to weigh up at present.
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7th

7

(1)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Zoulu Warrior

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Heather Main

Doubled his tally when landing a C&D handicap in December and followed up at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) on his next start; respectable effort when stepped up to this grade there 32 days ago, but first-time the blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) need to bring out a bit more.

6/1

4th

2

(1)

19th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Zoulu Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Heather Main

Progressive sprinter who arrives here chasing a hat-trick after wins at Southwell and over C&D last month; up 4lb in a higher class but improvers are thin on the ground here and he holds strong claims.

2/1

2nd

10

(9)

4th Nov 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

15:22 Wolverhampton (AW)

Zoulu Warrior

9st 2lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Heather Main

Off the mark at Chepstow (5f, good) in August but is 0-3 on AW; beaten a neck at Bath (5.5f, good to firm) in September and may still have more improvement in him if he can translate that form to artificial surfaces.

10/1

Form: 0-8818 CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Gamely made all to cause 80-1 surprise in C&D (good to firm) classified last month, opening his account at the 19th attempt, but was soundly beaten in a Beverley handicap soon afterwards; look elsewhere.
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13th

12

(3)

15th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:15 Nottingham

Captain Bentley

8st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Michael Mullineaux

80-1 for a classified at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in July and made all; big majority of his performances, however, make him very hard to fancy.

50/1

9

(10)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

13:58 Catterick

Captain Bentley

10st 4lb

J: Miss Katie Garton

T: Michael Mullineaux

Made all to cause 80-1 surprise in a classified at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in July but he was well beaten next time and last of six at Chepstow (5f, good) 43 days ago.

16/1

6

(3)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

18:30 Chepstow

Captain Bentley

8st 12lb

J: J F Egan

T: Michael Mullineaux

Gamely made all to cause 80-1 surprise in C&D (good to firm) classified last month, opening his account at the 19th attempt, but was soundly beaten in a Beverley handicap soon afterwards; look elsewhere.

16/1

Form: 420/87 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 8st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Four-time C&D winner; well handicapped on old form but returned from long absence with two low-key runs this summer, more recently when last of seven over 6f here on Thursday; visor refitted; revival needed.
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7th

7

(4)

2nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

17:25 Chepstow

Fossos

9st 0lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Has won four times over C&D but has shown little in four starts since returning from a 685-day absence last month.

25/1

7

(7)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

16:13 Chepstow

Fossos

8st 9lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Four-time C&D winner who finished second in this race in 2022; came back from a 685-day absence at the start of this month and that run, alongside the two that followed, don't suggest he's retained that old ability; risky at present.

33/1

7

(7)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

18:30 Chepstow

Fossos

8st 12lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Thomas Faulkner

Four-time C&D winner; well handicapped on old form but returned from long absence with two low-key runs this summer, more recently when last of seven over 6f here on Thursday; visor refitted; revival needed.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £13.80
Straight Forecast £11.76
Trifecta £26.20

Selections

The Times:

Hidden Verse

SPOTLIGHT:

Over Spiced

RP RATINGS:

Savannah Smiles

POSTDATA:

Captain Bentley

The Star:

Fossos

Telegraph:

Hidden Verse

Daily Mail:

Hidden Verse

Daily Record:

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D Express:

Over Spiced

The Sun:

Over Spiced

The Guardian:

Savannah Smiles

Daily Mirror:

Savannah Smiles