August 10 / 20.00 Chepstow

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Soft

William Hill Epic Boost Racing League Race 13 Handicap (Racing League)

  • Prize money: £25770
  • 0m 5f 16y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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William Hill Epic Boost Racing League Race 13 Handicap (Racing League)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.73
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 420421 D

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Three solid 5f runs this year when the ground has been soft or heavy and he found plenty when returned to this trip in an apprentice race at Haydock on Sunday; runs off the same mark and has form on stiff tracks so has plenty going for him.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

13

(10)

28th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:00 Thirsk

Manila Scouse

9st 7lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Back to winning ways at Ayr (6f) in July but well below par both runs since and he failed to beat a rival in Great St Wilfrid at Ripon last time; needs to take a major step forward.

33/1

14th

10

(13)

15th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:25 Ripon

Manila Scouse

8st 2lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

0-5 at Ripon but he has run well here; back near his best when seeing off 16 rivals at Ayr last month but a subsequent Hamilton run (5f) was underwhelming; still feasibly weighted despite being 1lb wrong but he is another who would make more appeal on a slower surface.

16/1

10th

10

(2)

1st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 2

19:30 Hamilton

Manila Scouse

9st 1lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Running well this year, including close third to Vantheman over C&D in May, and he posted a deserved win in a big field at Ayr (6f, good) 26 days ago; raised 5lb but he was very competitive off similar marks in 2024.

9/1

20/1

  • Place: £5.10

Form: 65-200 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Just 2lb higher than the latest of two 5f wins in May 2022 (good to firm and good) but mixed form since and has missed several races on good to soft or slower for both yards; hood refitted but conditions again a worry.
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17th

9

(27)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Goodwood

Get It

9st 6lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Made all up the stands' rail when springing a 40-1 surprise in this race in 2024; added another major handicap when dominating last year's Wokingham; failed to beat a rival in his next three starts though (including in this race) and he has been absent for 314 days; his draw gives him the chance to repeat the heroics of 2024 but this looks a tough assignment on his return.

16/1

1

(9)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 2

16:07 Southwell (AW)

Get It

9st 12lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Over two years since he last ran on the AW but that made it 2-2 at Wolverhampton; won last year's Stewards' Cup and this year's Wokingham, so clearly a tip-top handicapper when on his game; found the ground too slow in last month's big handicap at Goodwood but his run back there last time is not so easily forgiven.

16/1

1

(5)

24th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Goodwood

Get It

10st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Had an excuse (ground not fast enough) last time when failing by a long way to complete Stewards' Cup double; made all at Ascot (6f, good to firm) in his other two British runs this term, including the Wokingham; very useful handicapper when conditions are ideal.

3/1

9/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 557231 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Winner of his only C&D handicap (good), last June; has the same chance as Just Glamorous on Salisbury form in June and he got there in the nick of time under Saffie Osborne at Yarmouth 14 days ago (5f, good to soft; has won on soft); looks sure to be involved.
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7th

4

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Stone Circle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Well handicapped on his Yarmouth win (5f, good to soft) last summer but he has a mixed record this season and has finished down the field in last two runs; losing run is now up to 11 and others are more solid.

7/1

7th

4

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Stone Circle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Well handicapped on his Yarmouth win (5f, good to soft) last summer but he has a mixed record this season and has finished down the field in last two runs; losing run is now up to 11 and others are more solid.

7/1

5th

8

(3)

8th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:53 Leicester

Stone Circle

8st 5lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

raced in last, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders

9/1

Form: 700-14 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Has C&D form on good to soft; took advantage of a weights drop when making winning return in a veterans race at Salisbury in June but easy to back and faded at Sandown 14 days ago; shouldn't be too far away.
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6th

7

(8)

4th Sep 2024

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Bath

Just Glamorous

9st 3lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Smart in his prime and he retained sufficient ability to win a Salisbury handicap last summer off 13lb higher; not really fired this year though and opposable despite a reduced mark.

10/1

4th

1

(8)

13th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:05 Nottingham

Just Glamorous

10st 1lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Veteran who hasn't hit top gear yet in 2024 but who is eligible for Class 6 company as a result; other pace to deal with here and could prove vulnerable once again.

10/1

4th

1

(6)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

14:30 Chepstow

Just Glamorous

10st 1lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Veteran with just one win to his name in the last three years; that came off a 6lb higher mark but he wasn't near his best on last month's seasonal return; step forward is required.

10/1

Form: -15085 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won handicaps in 2022, over 6f (good) and 5f (good to soft) but her mark took a battering following a Listed AW win on reappearance and she faded back in a handicap at Ascot 12 days ago; might come on for that run after a break but others higher up the list.
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15th

21

(17)

16th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 5f 143y

Class 2

14:25 Doncaster

Kimngrace

8st 7lb

J: George Rooke

T: Richard Hughes

First two wins over 6f but seen more regularly at 5f now; nearly a year since she won on turf, when impressing at York (good to soft) but her recent run in a fillies' handicap at York was better than it looks at first glance; running into form and can give a good account.

12/1

8th

6

(11)

23rd Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 York

Kimngrace

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Richard Hughes

Respectable fifth in both runs since returning from a break; may well raise her game back at York, where she's 1-1 over C&D after a win last October; Listed scorer on AW two starts later; possibilities off a workable mark.

9/1

5th

2

(1)

10th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 3

20:00 Chepstow

Kimngrace

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Richard Hughes

Won handicaps in 2022, over 6f (good) and 5f (good to soft) but her mark took a battering following a Listed AW win on reappearance and she faded back in a handicap at Ascot 12 days ago; might come on for that run after a break but others higher up the list.

4/1

Form: 206223 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Two turf wins at about 5f in 2022, on soft (over C&D) and good to soft; has been on much the same mark as today's all this year, going close three times, and more likely than some to be involved.
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8th

6

(3)

31st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:10 Ripon

Betweenthesticks

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Started his campaign with two wins in April, but he's been up and down since and was beaten 9l behind Our Absent Friends at Catterick last time; needs to bounce back again after that and others are more solid.

14/1

6th

5

(7)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Catterick

Betweenthesticks

9st 12lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Started his campaign with two wins in April and there have been plenty of solid runs since; should remain competitive but minor money perhaps his best hope.

8/1

4th

1

(5)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

16:15 Pontefract

Betweenthesticks

9st 12lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Won this last year and kicked off this campaign with two wins in a row, the second of them over C&D; he's run well in defeat over C&D on his last two starts and there's every chance he'll again be bang there.

11/2

Form: 655210 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
At the top of his game when visor first fitted, winning at Hamilton on the second occasion (5f, good to soft); however, was a long way from doing himself justice at York 13 days ago when becoming upset in the stalls and losing all chance at the start; not dismissed on the earlier efforts.
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2nd

2

(9)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:00 Bath

Honour Your Dreams

9st 7lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

His losing run is up to 16 and his form has gone the wrong way this year, but he's 3lb lower than when beaten just a neck at Lingfield (5f, AW) in June and he won this race in 2024; not discounted.

5/1

5th

1

(4)

28th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Ffos Las

Honour Your Dreams

9st 9lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Michael Attwater

Winner over this trip but doesn't run over it often now, all starts this year having come over 5f; continues to tumble down the weights but has struggled in two runs back on turf latterly and others make more appeal.

10/1

4th

5

(5)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

20:50 Brighton

Honour Your Dreams

9st 4lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Attwater

Has six wins to his name but yet to score for his current trainer; best recent effort when runner-up at Lingfield (5f, AW) last month; not out of this.

7/1

Form: -00171 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Front-runner who is unraced on slower than good ground; progressive at 5f in early summer, winning either side of a defeat in the Dash at Epsom, and she never looked in serious danger at Haydock (good) when last seen in June; the new surface raises some questions.
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5th

6

(5)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 4

17:40 Lingfield (AW)

Grace Angel

9st 6lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Darryll Holland

Dropped in the weights and much more competitive in recent starts, second at Chelmsford and Southwell before finishing third behind Sturlasson back at Southwell two weeks ago; better off at the weights with that rival today but might not reverse the placings.

5/1

3rd

2

(7)

29th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Grace Angel

9st 12lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Darryll Holland

Her losing run goes back more than a year but she's been running well of late and confirmed her liking for this C&D when losing out narrowly to a well-treated rival (pair well clear) last week; solid claims.

11/4

1

(6)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

17:07 Southwell (AW)

Grace Angel

9st 12lb

J: David Egan

T: Darryll Holland

Dropped a long way in the weights this year and she returned to form with a good second at Chelmsford last month (ran without the declared tongue-tie); back up 2lb but still well treated on last season's best; C&D winner; considered.

6/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £24.90
Straight Forecast £32.32
Tricast £111.45
Trifecta £151.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Manila Scouse

SPOTLIGHT:

Stone Circle

Telegraph:

Grace Angel

TOPSPEED:

Betweenthesticks

The Times:

Honour Your Dreams

The Guardian:

Manila Scouse

Daily Mail:

Manila Scouse

D Express:

Manila Scouse

Daily Mirror:

Manila Scouse

The Sun:

Manila Scouse

Daily Record:

Manila Scouse

POSTDATA:

Stone Circle

NEWMARKET:

Stone Circle

The Star:

Stone Circle