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
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(4)

15th Jul 2026

Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:31 Bath

Secret Handsheikh

9st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: John Gallagher

5.5f course winner (firm) who arrives on the back of a revived 5f win at Chepstow (good to firm); up 3lb for that but has won several times from higher marks and has to be taken seriously.

5/2

1st

2

(2)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

20:05 Chepstow

Secret Handsheikh

9st 9lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: John Gallagher

Has eight wins on turf but losing run is mounting up; needs to rediscover his form.

5/1

7th

10

(3)

22nd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:20 Windsor

Secret Handsheikh

9st 4lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: John Gallagher

Close third off this reduced mark at Brighton (6f, good to firm) last month and he can't be discounted; however, this 8yo has been inconsistent this season and was soundly beaten back at Brighton most recently.

14/1

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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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

(3)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

14:40 Chepstow

Savannah Smiles

9st 13lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Back on the up following a wind op in May, placed at Bath and over C&D before making all in a small-field handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago; a 4lb rise asks more of her but she should give another good account; stable also run So Smart.

100/30

1st

1

(1)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:55 Lingfield

Savannah Smiles

9st 12lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Grace Harris

Well suited by undulating tracks and has come back to form since undergoing wind surgery; now 3lb below her last winning mark and Harry Vigors has plenty of experience for 5lb in this company; down in class and it's hard to find any negatives.

2/1

3rd

4

(2)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

15:30 Chepstow

Savannah Smiles

9st 4lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Grace Harris

A few near-misses to go with her C&D win and she bounced back last time from a string of poor efforts on her first start since undergoing wind surgery; on a fair mark if she builds on that.

6/1

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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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

4th

8

(1)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

14:30 Bath

Darkened Edge

9st 5lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

C&D scorer who resumed from eight months off with a solid third of seven over C&D last month; should strip sharper here; can't be discounted.

9/1

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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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

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

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

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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