July 02 / 17.30 Chepstow

17.30

Good To Firm

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  • 0m 5f 16y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 823342 C

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner over 6f last year and has proved consistent since returning in May, including three placings over 5f/6f back here; only just caught by a stablemate at Bath (5.7f, firm) a week ago and respected off 1lb lower.
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10

(2)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

18:40 Bath

Savannah Smiles

8st 12lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Has seven wins but has lost her form since winning here (5f, heavy) last September; has has wind surgery since her last race but has a bit to prove.

25/1

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

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3/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 567121 CD

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Winner of 11 races including two of his last three, firstly over C&D (good to soft) last month and then under Oliver Searle at Leicester (5f, good to firm) six days ago; has a 5lb penalty to carry, but he won off this mark last summer so ought to be bang there again.
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3rd

4

(2)

26th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Level Up

9st 3lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Running well in defeat in recent months, including over C&D; should remain competitive but this is a step back up in class.

6/1

3rd

4

(3)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 6

17:55 Lingfield

Level Up

9st 8lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Has seven wins on turf and is edging closer to another judged on his recent seconds at Bath and Nottingham; should go close.

15/2

2nd

3

(1)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:45 Nottingham

Level Up

9st 10lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Made a good return to turf when narrowly denied over 5f at Bath (good) 13 days ago; nudged back up 3lb but remains 1lb below the mark he defied on AW last autumn; needs considering.

7/2

7/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: -00252

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
0-11 though has finished runner-up in two of his last three starts since the visor went on, the latest at Yarmouth (5f, good) three weeks ago; each-way claims again from 1lb lower.
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8th

7

(5)

21st May 2026

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 6

17:35 Musselburgh

Fear And Fast

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Jim Goldie

17-race maiden; placed over C&D last October; low-key return to action at Ayr 16 days ago and he needs to leave that well behind.

9/1

9th

8

(7)

5th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:30 Ayr

Fear And Fast

8st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Jim Goldie

16-race maiden; ran a couple of fair races for Jim Goldie last term after being bought for 10,000gns in July; perhaps best watched after a 181-day break.

8/1

Form: 035156 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Five wins over 5f/6f here on ground ranging from soft to good to firm, the latest in May; has finished behind Level Up in both outings since, though, so does have work to do.
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3rd

7

(2)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

14:50 Bath

Some Nightmare

8st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: John O’Shea

Eight of his nine wins have been on turf but he was comfortably held back on the grass here two weeks ago.

10/1

4th

6

(5)

29th Apr 2026

Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

17:20 Bath

Some Nightmare

8st 4lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: John O’Shea

Eight of his nine wins have been on turf, with the most recent coming at Chepstow (5f, good) last August; weakened late at Wolverhampton 20 days ago and now steps up in grade.

10/1

Form: -08459

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Placed in nurseries at Chelmsford (5f, AW) and Bath (5.7f, heavy) last year, but limited impact since returning in March and now 0-11; cheekpieces will need to make a difference.
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9th

10

(3)

11th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Beautiful Things

9st 0lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Michael Attwater

Regressive maiden who's finished well held in two runs back in 0-50 classified company; would be a surprise winner switching from cheekpieces to a first-time visor.

20/1

6th

2

(7)

10th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Beautiful Things

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Michael Attwater

18-race maiden; fair fifth after a break over this trip at Chelmsford last time on return to AW; more needed, but could get a place.

13/2

Form: 364-83

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
0-5 but she ran well when third of eight on her handicap debut/reappearance at Yarmouth (5f, good) three weeks ago (just behind Fear And Fast); 1lb lower and considered if stepping forward from that.
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9

(5)

24th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Kempton (AW)

Mollymook

9st 6lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

Patchy form since a good debut at Sandown last August but she signed off for Darryll Holland with a solid third at Lingfield (6f, Polytrack) seven weeks ago; this is just her fourth handicap and she's far from ruled out on stable debut.

5/1

3rd

3

(11)

4th Aug 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:23 Lingfield

Mollymook

9st 9lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Darryll Holland

Regressive maiden who didn't look to see out 6f on sole attempt (AW here); too soon to write her off but was below par last time, since when she's been withdrawn once on account of unsuitable (officially good) ground; now tried without the hood for the first time.

16/1

Form: 637-04 C

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Four course wins off higher marks over 6f/7f, but has only won one of his last 25 starts and drops to 5f for the first time since his second start as a 2yo; enough to prove; stable also runs Some Nightmare.
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6

(7)

3rd Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:20 Bath

Macs Dilemma

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: John O’Shea

C&D winner; losing run stretches back over two years and he hasn't fired yet this year; dropped 10lb as a result but perhaps not ready to capitalise just yet.

33/1

3

(3)

22nd Jul 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Macs Dilemma

9st 13lb

J: James Turner

T: John O’Shea

Not run on the AW since 2022 and has regressed on turf in recent times, having been rated a stone higher at the start of last season; well held in three runs round his beloved Chepstow this year.

16/1

Form: 7-0104 C

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Bit of a mixed bag since winning here (6f, good to firm) last August, including a win at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in April; still 3lb higher and others look more solid.
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5th

16

(15)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 6

16:57 Windsor

Outer Edge

8st 11lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Well held first time out in his three previous seasons; resumes on a winning mark but this race looks too competitive after his seven months off.

25/1

1

(7)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Outer Edge

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Made the most of his first C&D attempt when winning cosily in April and although he hasn't gone on from that, or even equalled it, the ability is there to go well now back on the same mark; can't dismiss.

5/1

1

(7)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Outer Edge

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Made the most of his first C&D attempt when winning cosily in April and although he hasn't gone on from that, or even equalled it, the ability is there to go well now back on the same mark; can't dismiss.

5/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.00
Straight Forecast £5.40
Tricast £16.49
Trifecta £40.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

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The Times:

Mollymook

NEWMARKET:

Fear And Fast

POSTDATA:

Savannah Smiles

The Guardian:

Mollymook

Daily Record:

Fear And Fast

RP RATINGS:

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Telegraph:

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Daily Mail:

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D Express:

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Daily Mirror:

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