September 08 / 16.45 Chepstow

16.45

Good To Soft

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  • 0m 5f 16y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Thunderstorms

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1st
5 (4)
Willingly

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.20

Form: -83115 D BF

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Two wins this summer, over 6f at Leicester (good to soft) and 5f at Ffos Las (heavy); didn't run badly here nine days ago and further rain would be in her favour; not discounted.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(9)

1st Aug 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:53 Newcastle (AW)

Willingly

9st 9lb

J: Archie Young

T: Mark Usher

8yo who is without a win since October 2023 and has finished soundly beaten in Class 5 handicaps on her last two starts; however, before those she went close in one at Chepstow in May and if rediscovering that form she'll be very tough to beat now dropped into a classified.

7/2

8

(8)

19th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Haydock

Willingly

8st 10lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Mark Usher

On the downgrade in recent times and no surprise to see her fail to build on her Chepstow second when well held at Hamilton last time; the blinkers come off again tonight.

20/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3-5842

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Seven-race maiden who ran her best race when going down by a nose over 6f here 17 days ago (soft); worth a crack at 5f and she still has time to do better; one to take very seriously.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

6

(18)

20th May 2024

Soft

0m 7f 86y

18:20 Roscommon

Penguin Island

9st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Robert Widger

A 5f winner off 70 for Henry Candy last year; failed to beat a single rival in her first three starts in Ireland and finished in front of only one at Dundalk on her most recent outing.

66/1

11/4

Form: 111264 CD BF

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Effective on a slower surface but her four course wins this summer came on good or quicker; still feasibly treated and she is unlikely to be far away.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

7

(4)

17th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

17:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rhubarb

9st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Richard Price

Most wins have come in the second half of the year, mainly on turf, and there's nothing to suggest she's best caught first time out; others have more pressing claims.

16/1

6th

5

(1)

3rd Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

16:58 Chepstow

Rhubarb

9st 1lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Richard Price

Capable at this level and four of her turf wins have come at this track; laboured effort in a stronger race here when last seen in July but there are positives today, including the prospect of rain and the booking of a talented 3lb claimer; not discounted.

10/1

6th

6

(4)

26th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

18:50 Chepstow

Rhubarb

8st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Richard Price

It was an uncompetitive four-runner classified event in which she finished second at Ffos Las nine days ago; conditions shouldn't be an issue but this will demand more of her.

12/1

Form: 8448-0

Last run: 95 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Didn't progress at two and she was well beaten on her seasonal return at Musselburgh in June; starts out for her new yard (left Adrian Keatley) without headgear and looks on a tough mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

10

(1)

9th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

15:45 Carlisle

Kyber Crystal

9st 2lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

Ran okay on her seasonal return in April but she hasn't built on it in four runs since; had 17 runs at 6f+ and she has been unplaced in all of them.

12/1

5th

4

(1)

29th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Pontefract

Kyber Crystal

9st 7lb

J: David Allan

T: Rebecca Menzies

Has done her winning over 5f, most recently off 4lb higher at Pontefract last September (inconsistent since); attractively treated but has something to prove back up in trip.

10/1

11th

10

(4)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:50 Thirsk

Kyber Crystal

9st 3lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

5-55; outran her double-figure odds when third to Beerwah and Zuffolo on seasonal reappearance at Redcar (5f, good); she's failed to build on that since, only fifth (runner-up a winner since) back there ten days ago; is due to ease a further 2lb in the weights.

12/1

Form: 58-156 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who made a winning reappearance over 5f at Bath (good to soft) in May; not so good in either run since but fast ground and AW probably weren't ideal; could prove a different proposition back on slower ground.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

9

(9)

24th Aug 2023

Good

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

13:40 Chepstow

Bluebell Time

9st 6lb

J: William Carson

T: Malcolm Saunders

Infrequent winner; some promise in the spring but she's gone off the boil more recently; down in the weights but with good reason; cheekpieces now reached for.

16/1

10th

15

(15)

9th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

14:40 Bath

Bluebell Time

8st 13lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Malcolm Saunders

dwelt start, outpaced in rear

10/1

5th

4

(4)

26th Jul 2023

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

16:15 Bath

Bluebell Time

9st 7lb

J: William Carson

T: Malcolm Saunders

Dual course winner; not firing on all cylinders this season but wasn't beaten far in stronger race than this at Newbury (5f, good) two starts ago and arguably ran better than bare form suggests when a fading eighth over C&D last week; could have a say.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.50
Straight Forecast £4.50
Trifecta £12.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Willingly

SPOTLIGHT:

Bluebell Time

Daily Mirror:

Penguin Island

Daily Express:

Rhubarb

The Sun:

Penguin Island

Telegraph:

Willingly

The Guardian:

Willingly

Daily Mail:

Willingly

The Star:

Willingly

Daily Record:

Rhubarb

RP Ratings:

Bluebell Time

The Times:

Bluebell Time