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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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

(3)

24th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 5

14:30 Brighton

Secret Handsheikh

8st 13lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: John Gallagher

Notched a third win over C&D earlier in the month; that race rather fell into his lap, though, with the leaders going off too hard, and he'll find today's company tougher off a 6lb higher mark; not disgraced, having made late headway, here (6f) on Sunday.

4/1

5th

6

(10)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 215y

Class 2

15:50 Brighton

Secret Handsheikh

9st 2lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: John Gallagher

Multiple course winner, the latest 18 days ago when he was far too strong for five rivals over 5.3f (good to firm); up 6lb in a deeper race but still feasibly weighted.

13/2

1st

3

(7)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

17:00 Brighton

Secret Handsheikh

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: John Gallagher

Returned to form with narrow win at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in June; remains on workable mark after 3lb rise and is very well suited by this track (four-time C&D winner) but managed only fifth of six at Bath (5f, firm) three weeks ago and has become unreliable.

7/2

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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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

4

(3)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

17:10 Chepstow

Savannah Smiles

9st 9lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Three course wins over 5f/6f; just 2lb above her last winning mark and softening ground wouldn't be a problem, but she needs to do better than in her last two starts.

8/1

9th

1

(5)

18th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:00 Chepstow

Savannah Smiles

9st 9lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Grace Harris

Well backed and took advantage of a sliding mark when winning an uncompetitive small-field handicap off 3lb lower at Lingfield (turf) in June; always liked it here but this mark is as high as she's ever won off, so there's little margin for error.

8/1

6th

2

(7)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

20:11 Chepstow

Savannah Smiles

9st 9lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Grace Harris

Three-time winner over 5f/6f here; finished 2l behind stablemate So Smart over C&D eight days ago and meets him on the same terms, but she lost ground at the start when the blindfold was removed late so she may get closer.

7/2

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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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

(3)

24th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

19:48 Windsor

Darkened Edge

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

In fine form this summer and bids for a hat-trick following 5f victories at Chepstow and Bath; up 3lb but not taken lightly in her current mood.

2/1

1st

2

(1)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:31 Bath

Darkened Edge

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Christopher Mason

C&D winner (firm) who was third back over C&D on her reappearance in May and ran to a similar level back here next time; produced a career-best effort when winning a Chepstow classified event (5f, good to firm) latest; needs a similar effort to defy this mark back in a handicap but there are plenty of positives, including with her yard among the winners.

3/1

1st

4

(6)

3rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

18:45 Chepstow

Darkened Edge

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

C&D winner on good to firm last June who has posted two respectable efforts over 5f in handicaps at Bath since returning from a 247-day break; contender now that she drops into a classified.

11/8

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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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

(7)

25th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Banana

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Often front-runner; won twice on turf last year; ran well on reappearance at Chepstow (5f) and another solid effort when fourth behind three 3yos at Yarmouth last time; 0-44 on the AW but she has finished runner-up five times.

3/1

4th

1

(3)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 6

20:10 Yarmouth

Banana

9st 9lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Scott Dixon

Often front-runner; won twice last year, both on ground faster than good, and ran well in a classified event at Chepstow last month on her first start for 246 days; should go well.

2/1

2nd

2

(2)

3rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

18:45 Chepstow

Banana

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Often front-runner; won twice last year, including over this C&D on good to firm; disappointed on heavy ground eight months ago and not seen since.

7/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £16.50
Straight Forecast £15.37
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