August 10 / 18.30 Chepstow

18.30

Soft

William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 10 Handicap (Racing League)

  • Prize money: £12885
  • 0m 6f 16y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 10 Handicap (Racing League)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 52-551 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Ran well in competitive handicaps on her first two starts for her new yard before running out the decisive winner of a Goodwood handicap last week (6f, good to soft); had to wait for a gap on that occasion and found plenty when in the clear; contender despite her 6lb penalty.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

1

(6)

13th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

17:00 Southwell (AW)

Executive Decision

10st 0lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

mounted in chute and taken down early, took keen hold, held up in rear, hung left and hampered rival soon after start, stumbled after 1f, struggling from 3f out, lost touch inside final furlong

5/1

9th

1

(6)

13th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

17:00 Southwell (AW)

Executive Decision

10st 0lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

mounted in chute and taken down early, took keen hold, held up in rear, hung left and hampered rival soon after start, stumbled after 1f

5/1

4th

3

(3)

25th Oct 2024

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

14:51 Newbury

Executive Decision

9st 12lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

0-9 since her two wins in August 2023 but currently in a consistent vein of form; raced mainly at sprint distances but ran respectably over 7f at Leicester (heavy) most recently and again has frame possibilities.

8/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: -00874 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Over three years since the last of his five wins; he ran his best race of this campaign when fourth of 15 at Navan last month (5f, soft; first four clear and the form is solid); looks to be crying out for a return to 6f and he's got each-way claims once more.
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13

(4)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Nordic Passage

8st 12lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Course winner in 2020; modest strike-rate and last win came at Newcastle in August 2023; now owner-trained and some encouragement when sixth of 21 at Cork on yard debut in July but never figured at Newcastle three days ago.

16/1

9th

13

(3)

21st Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Nordic Passage

8st 9lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Modest strike-rate now but he did win his only C&D start back in 2023; now owner-trained and some encouragement when sixth of 21 at Cork in July; Warren Fentiman is a positive booking and possible squeak.

12/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 23-161 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Front-running wins at Lingfield (7f, AW) and Leicester (6f, good to firm) this year; hit with a 9lb rise for the latter win but she's unexposed as a sprinter and this race doesn't look overloaded with early pace; new tongue-tie joins the hood today; interesting.
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3rd

2

(10)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:34 Goodwood

Momaer

9st 8lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Jack Morland

Beaten favourite at Windsor recently (6f, good to firm), though had a tricky draw and endured a wide trip; all things considered, it was a solid run; won't mind rain, either.

5/2

2nd

5

(15)

26th May 2025

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

14:10 Windsor

Momaer

9st 6lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Jack Morland

0-4 since returning from one-year absence for new stable in the autumn but her AW fourth in January was quite encouraging and she was unlucky not to finish a bit closer to the target on last month's turf return; not ruled out.

14/1

9/1

Form: 761318 BF

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Strong at the finish when winning 7f handicaps at Chelmsford and Newbury this summer; disappointing favourite at Newmarket last week; 0-4 over 6f but placed in three of those four starts.
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4th

2

(7)

25th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 4

17:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Hot Chesnut

9st 10lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Dean Ivory

slightly awkward start and slowly into stride, held up in rear

11/4

2nd

10

(6)

16th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Hot Chesnut

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Dean Ivory

in rear

13/2

4th

9

(10)

7th Oct 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Newmarket

Hot Chesnut

9st 1lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Dean Ivory

5yo who takes on a field of 3yos, and she wasn't at her best at Sandown (7f, good) three weeks ago; however, she's enjoyed a predominantly solid campaign and holds each-way claims if bouncing back from last time.

12/1

Form: 1-3640 D

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Ascot maiden winner as a 2yo (6f, good to firm); yet to really kick on in handicaps this season but this represents a drop in class and he still has time to do better; drying ground will be in his favour.
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7th

6

(12)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Buccabay

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Opened his AW account in Kempton contest (6f) in December; has remained in form since, without necessarily building on that success; likely needs to raise his game in this field.

10/1

3rd

3

(2)

4th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Buccabay

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Made his AW breakthrough when scoring over C&D in December; matched that form when second over C&D in January and big player with Billy Loughnane taking over in the saddle for the first time.

11/4

2nd

2

(6)

14th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Buccabay

9st 10lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Made his AW breakthrough when scoring over C&D near the start of last month and it was a creditable effort when close fifth of 12 at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) a fortnight ago; solid claims from the same mark.

9/4

8/1

Form: 844213 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Benefited from the return to 6f when scoring at Pontefract three weeks ago (good to soft) and he ran another good race when third of 16 in a good sprint at York last time; runs off the same mark tonight and he's one of the likelier types.
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8th

10

(9)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

15:07 Southwell (AW)

Sir Maxi

9st 9lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Sam England

Last eight starts in classifieds and he didn't always get the breaks when third over C&D 12 days ago; that was one of his better recent efforts and he's firmly in calculations.

13/2

3rd

6

(5)

14th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Sir Maxi

9st 9lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Sam England

Regressive 8yo; running respectably at this level in 2026 but 2l behind Woodrafff at Newcastle last week; never threatened over 1m2f on Thursday; easy enough to look elsewhere.

8/1

6th

10

(4)

12th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

16:28 Newcastle (AW)

Sir Maxi

9st 9lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Sam England

Spent most of a long career racing at shy of 1m and didn't look to see it out in one try over this far (C&D); not as good now and can miss the break and/or pull hard, so comes with risks attached.

8/1

Form: -71878 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won a small-field fillies' handicap at Kempton in April (6f), her tenth career success, but she's struggled in good company since; down in grade and conditions unlikely to faze her.
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7th

4

(3)

16th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

17:00 Chester

Dora Penny

9st 8lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: David Evans

slowly away, in rear

14/1

7th

1

(7)

10th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

18:30 Chepstow

Dora Penny

9st 13lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: David Evans

Won a small-field fillies' handicap at Kempton in April (6f), her tenth career success, but she's struggled in good company since; down in grade and conditions unlikely to faze her.

50/1

8th

1

(8)

21st Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

20:05 Newmarket (July)

Dora Penny

9st 13lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David Evans

midfield, shaken up over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

20/1

7/2

Form: 552213 D BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Impressive from off the pace at Ayr on his penultimate start (6f, good to soft) and he wasn't seen to best effect in a 7f Racing League handicap two weeks ago; return to this trip a positive and the harder they go early the better for him.
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11th

7

(6)

10th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Ramiro

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

Six turf wins but below form lately; has run well enough on AW from just five starts but others preferred today.

33/1

8

(4)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 15y

15:20 Listowel

Ramiro

9st 5lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

Won this race in 2020 and again last year off 1lb higher; likely to have needed his latest outing when behind a few of these at Roscommon and Oisin Murphy is an eye-catching booking; looks to have been laid out for this; interesting.

20/1

16

(5)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 94y

17:15 Roscommon

Ramiro

9st 3lb

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

First reserve; the last of his six wins came at Listowel 11 months ago; not a bad effort there on sole run this year but needs more.

13/2

Form: 172351 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
The winner of two 6f handicaps this season, latterly when producing a strong finish at Windsor 12 days ago (good); 4lb higher today but has another big run in him.
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22th

18

(13)

25th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:30 York

Society Lion

9st 3lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Ed Dunlop

Completed a double off 4lb higher at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) last June but he's been well held in three runs this season; seems versatile regarding ground and tactics but he needs to rediscover his spark.

16/1

3rd

3

(8)

7th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 4

19:00 Chepstow

Society Lion

9st 7lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Ed Dunlop

At his best this time last year and is now 2lb lower than when last successful; well held in two runs back this spring, however, and didn't shine in two previous starts here, so has a bit to prove back from six weeks off.

12/1

16/1

Form: 9-1407 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a Pontefract novice on his seasonal return in April (6f, soft); no significant impact in handicaps but he's still low mileage; stable also run Sir Maxi.
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9th

6

(13)

12th Oct 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:30 Ayr

Indian Falcon

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

3yo who has plenty to prove in terms of current form but he won a novice at Pontefract (6f) in April on his sole encounter with soft ground, and the return to a testing surface offers a chink of hope.

14/1

65

22nd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:25 Ayr

Indian Falcon

8st 10lb

T: Richard Fahey

12th

12

(9)

13th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

18:15 Southwell (AW)

Indian Falcon

8st 9lb

J: Connor Murtagh

T: Richard Fahey

6f novice winner on turf in the spring; has failed to progress in handicaps since, including over 7f; dropping down the weights only steadily and has enough to prove back up in distance on AW debut.

25/1

11th
7 (8)
Snash

20/1

Form: 505440 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Boasted some useful handicap form last summer and he's dropped a long way in the weights in the last 12 months; a couple of fair 7f runs this summer and he was poorly drawn when down the field at York last time; cheekpieces back on having tried a visor on his last two starts.
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1st

10

(12)

17th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Snash

9st 3lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

midfield on outer, pushed along halfway, switched to near side and ridden over 2f out

7/1

4th

12

(3)

3rd Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:40 Newcastle (AW)

Snash

8st 10lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Good strike-rate on AW and he's run creditably on his last three starts; drops back in trip and he's one to take seriously.

12/1

5th

11

(7)

17th Sep 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Snash

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Tim Easterby

4-9 on Tapeta including two wins over 6f here; 7lb below his last winning mark and has run with credit over 7f at Southwell in his last two starts, but this stiffer track does pose a question.

9/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £30.50
Straight Forecast £29.77
Tricast £174.36
Trifecta £249.70

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Executive Decision

SPOTLIGHT:

Momaer

The Times:

Sir Maxi

POSTDATA:

Society Lion

RP RATINGS:

Nordic Passage

Telegraph:

Executive Decision

D Express:

Executive Decision

The Star:

Executive Decision

Daily Record:

Executive Decision

Daily Mail:

Momaer

Daily Mirror:

Momaer

The Guardian:

Sir Maxi

The Sun:

Sir Maxi

NEWMARKET:

Society Lion