June 16 / 15.30 Chepstow

15.30

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 1m 0f 14y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Form: 86-070 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Developed into a fairly useful handicapper last year, winning four times (1m-8.3f); out of form this season (three runs) but has slipped to a very tempting mark and is sure to appreciate this ease in grade.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(5)

25th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

14:30 Lingfield (AW)

Great Blasket

10st 0lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: James Owen

Visored for the first time when making a winning stable debut at Nottingham (8.5f, good to firm) last month and, although a beaten short-price favourite, posted another solid effort under a penalty at Sandown (1m); now 2lb higher but remains fairly treated on older form.

5/2

3rd

4

(4)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:58 Sandown

Great Blasket

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: James Owen

Changed hands for 9,000gns last month and comfortably exploited a reduced mark on last Thursday's stable debut at Nottingham (1m, good to firm), where he was odds-on in a first-time visor (retained); this C&D winner is ahead of the handicapper under a penalty and should be tough to beat.

8/13

1st

3

(1)

30th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

14:35 Nottingham

Great Blasket

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Nine-time winner whose best effort this year came when a close-up third over C&D in May, taking his form figures at this track to 213; below his best in two starts since and has left the Newland-Insole stable (bought for 9,000gns); visor replaces blinkers for his yard debut and he's interesting.

9/4

OUR TIP

Form: 47-438

Last run: 122 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
0-13 when trained by Richard Hannon; placed in first-time blinkers on AW in February (8.6f) but ran poorly a few weeks later (no headgear); makes stable debut after four-month break and with quite a bit to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

5

(4)

20th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:20 Lingfield (AW)

Onslow Gardens

9st 6lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Lawrence Mullaney

22-race maiden but he has finished in the first three on seven occasions; however, he was down the field at Wolverhampton on his yard debut three weeks ago and needs to bounce back in first-time cheekpieces.

16/1

9th

13

(7)

30th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

17:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Onslow Gardens

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Lawrence Mullaney

Placed in both previous goes over C&D but is now 0-21; needs something extra starting out for another new yard (same owners).

14/1

7th

5

(2)

14th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

17:15 Doncaster

Onslow Gardens

9st 9lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Has inconsistent form for current yard, aside from being placed a few times, and is still a maiden at the aged of six.

14/1

Form: 0906-0 D

Last run: 78 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Still quite lightly raced after only eight starts but ended 2024 with two disappointing AW runs and was well beaten on turf when returning in March; refitted visor the headgear of choice today; needs to turn a corner.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

(2)

16th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 5

15:30 Chepstow

Al Mudhaffar

9st 3lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Charlie Fellowes

Still quite lightly raced after only eight starts but ended 2024 with two disappointing AW runs and was well beaten on turf when returning in March; refitted visor the headgear of choice today; needs to turn a corner.

9/1

Form: 0-4413 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Drew nicely clear to score at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in April and posted another good effort when keeping-on third at Nottingham (8.3f, good) a fortnight ago; not yet fully exposed over 1m; respected.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

7

(5)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Diddy Man

9st 6lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Thomas Faulkner

Placed twice over about 1m on turf since winning readily by 3l over C&D in April and has good claims if judged on those exploits but blotted his copybook when refusing to race at Chepstow in August.

14/1

2

(15)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 14y

Class 2

15:03 Chepstow

Diddy Man

9st 11lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Thomas Faulkner

Wins have all come in April but there was nothing wrong with his Doncaster second off 2lb lower a month ago, when clear with a subsequent winner; not always been the most consistent, though, and would have preferred some rain.

6/1

1

(1)

24th Jul 2025

Soft

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

14:35 Doncaster

Diddy Man

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Thomas Faulkner

Two wins for Harriet Bethell in April last year, over 1m at Newcastle and over 7f on soft here (won by 4l); has changed yards twice since (bought for 2,000gns in October); won again at Wolverhampton in April (7f) but hasn't done quite as well since.

4/1

Form: 0-8169

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Returned to form with 8.6f AW win in March and is still well handicapped on some of last year's turf exploits; well beaten on latest outing (bled from the nose), though, and has become far too inconsistent to rely upon.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

6

(5)

25th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Flatley

9st 7lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

Turf winner who has bagged four wins at this venue; returns following a two-month break (has gone well fresh) but he's more a place prospect than a win-only one.

20/1

2

(5)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 6

15:20 Ffos Las

Flatley

9st 8lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Returned to form with 8.6f AW win in March and comes here after two good efforts over 1m on turf; drops in grade here and should be fine over this extended 7f; might be the answer.

7/2

8

(6)

18th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 212y

Class 5

14:05 Haydock

Flatley

9st 10lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

Four-time AW winner who returned to form when scoring at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in March; record of 1-18 on turf but he went close at Chepstow (1m, good) last month and is a big player if he can back that up off unchanged mark.

5/2

Form: -57271 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Won three times in 2024 (7f-1m) and posted a career-best performance when making all here (7f, good) last month; back up in trip today and likely to give this a good shot off his 4lb higher mark.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

6

(1)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

16:25 Chepstow

Romanovich

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: John O’Shea

Four of his seven wins have come over C&D; successful off this mark at Wolverhampton in March but not in the same form in four runs since; others look more persuasive.

12/1

7th

7

(2)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

17:10 Chepstow

Romanovich

9st 0lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: John O’Shea

Won off reduced mark at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in March and has remained in good form since; only faded out of contention in closing stages when fifth over C&D (good to soft; behind Too Much Trevor and Connie's Rose) last week and ought to be better suited by today's faster ground; one to consider.

9/2

Selections

POSTDATA:

Romanovich

The Times:

Diddy Man

SPOTLIGHT:

Great Blasket

NEWMARKET:

Al Mudhaffar

D Express:

Diddy Man

Daily Mirror:

Diddy Man

The Star:

Diddy Man

RP RATINGS:

Great Blasket

Telegraph:

Romanovich

The Guardian:

Romanovich

Daily Mail:

Romanovich

The Sun:

Romanovich

Daily Record:

Romanovich