July 11 / 20.10 Chepstow

20.10

Good To Firm

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  • Prize money: £3454.44
  • 0m 5f 16y
  • Class 6
  • 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Form: 592457 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Last four wins all gained at Brighton, but is a C&D scorer also and might not have missed by much back here in May with better luck; poor run latest to forgive but too well treated not to consider.
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3rd

1

(1)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

16:58 Brighton

Secret Handsheikh

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

The latest of his 11 wins was last August off 5lb higher; no win over this far since 2021 but he goes well at this track and, despite recent form, can't be comfortably ruled out.

10/1

10th

3

(13)

22nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:03 Bath

Secret Handsheikh

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

Recorded his 11th win when scoring over C&D (firm) last August; well handicapped on that form but he's been up and down this year and was out the back at Windsor two weeks ago; comes with risks attached and he needs to bounce back again.

16/1

10th

5

(11)

7th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

14:25 Windsor

Secret Handsheikh

9st 6lb

J: Neil Callan

T: John Gallagher

Slipping down the weights and his latest Lingfield third (5f AW) wasn't a bad effort; today's return to the turf will help and he is the type to come good soon.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 233421 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Wins here if anywhere on turf, last week's C&D apprentice handicap success off 1lb lower (good to firm; RPR 71) both a first ever at 5f and almost career-best form; 3lb well in and obvious claims again.
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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

7th

9

(4)

20th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

16:25 Bath

Savannah Smiles

9st 1lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Grace Harris

Won on fast ground at Chepstow in July and was successful in the mud here (5f) last month; only 2lb higher than for that last success but she's struggled over C&D in last two runs and needs to bounce back near best.

20/1

Form: 36-321 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Needn't make all to win but did so in a 0-55 here latest (good to firm), taking her C&D record to 6231; another career-best effort needed now, though new highest ever mark pales next to the RPR run to that day.
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3rd

3

(8)

13th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

17:09 Bath

Darkened Edge

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

C&D scorer who has not been seen since beating just one (stumbled halfway) in 5f Lingfield handicap in September; she needs to hit the ground running.

7/2

5

(7)

8th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:52 Lingfield (AW)

Darkened Edge

9st 0lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Expensive to follow this year, for all that she's a winner (5f, good to firm; 5-4f); has the ability to be competitive at this level but stall 7 is wide enough and she's light on AW experience (figures of 636 at Wolverhampton).

6/1

Form: 860054 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
0-7 on turf but placed off over a stone higher at Bath and Goodwood last summer; Doncaster 4l fifth last month may not be a reliable indicator of present attainment level on this surface (wouldn't settle).
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4th

7

(2)

6th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Kempton (AW)

Gogo Yubari

8st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Tony Carroll

Busy mare who enjoyed a purple patch around the turn of the year with four wins but she has found it tougher going since; edging back down the weights but would have made more appeal over 5f.

10/1

3rd

2

(3)

5th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 5

14:53 Lingfield (AW)

Gogo Yubari

9st 9lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Tony Carroll

Enjoyed a purple patch around the turn of the year but she has found it tougher going off a BHA mark in the 70s since the latest of her wins; others appeal more.

9/2

4th

4

(4)

16th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Gogo Yubari

9st 3lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Tony Carroll

Record of 9-41 on AW includes four wins this winter; has never defied a mark this high, however, and seems unlikely to reverse Friday placings with Alondra and El Bufalo who are in career-best form at this moment.

13/2

Form: 312355 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 8st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Best 2025 turf efforts, including a first win (off 4lb lower), all recorded over galloping 5f-5.5f tracks on fast ground; on that basis she should enjoy Chepstow (first visit) more than two most recent assignments.
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10th

10

(8)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:25 Bath

Banana

8st 10lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Scott Dixon

C&D winner who was a close second at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) 19 days ago; remains feasibly treated off 2lb higher but almost all of her turf runs have been on good or quicker and this return to soft ground is a concern.

11/2

10

(8)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:25 Bath

Banana

8st 10lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Scott Dixon

C&D winner who was a close second at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) 19 days ago; remains feasibly treated off 2lb higher but almost all of her turf runs have been on good or quicker and this return to soft ground is a concern.

11/2

2nd

11

(3)

11th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

19:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Banana

8st 11lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Two 5f turf wins this year but she's fought a losing battle on the AW for a long time now (0-43); well drawn and back down in the weights so she isn't without hope.

8/1

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Trifecta £36.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Savannah Smiles

D Express:

Darkened Edge

The Sun:

Darkened Edge

The Star:

Darkened Edge

RP RATINGS:

Savannah Smiles

POSTDATA:

Savannah Smiles

The Times:

Savannah Smiles

Telegraph:

Savannah Smiles

The Guardian:

Savannah Smiles

Daily Mail:

Savannah Smiles

Daily Mirror:

Savannah Smiles

Daily Record:

Savannah Smiles