August 19 / 18.30 Chepstow

18.30

Good To Firm

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

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 0/34-6

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Very lightly raced 5yo who was well beaten over C&D on last month's seasonal/handicap debut; entitled to have benefited from that outing but it still takes a big leap of faith to support her today.
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6th

3

(1)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

17:10 Chepstow

Pearls Edge

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Lightly raced 6yo who ended 2025 well below par; back from seven months off with plenty more required.

25/1

Form: 126223 CD BF

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Won twice in May (once over C&D) and has held her form pretty well since; can be very competitive off current mark and has the services of Tom Marquand today; might be the answer.
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6th

13

(6)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:17 Chester

Over Spiced

8st 10lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Bath winner in May (5f, good); plenty of sound runs since, including when runner-up at Goodwood last time (5f, soft); contender.

6/1

2nd

6

(6)

8th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Goodwood

Over Spiced

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Grace Harris

Reliable sprinter who has been placed several times since her Bath win in May; back to that winning mark now and Oisin Murphy is booked; solid claims.

9/2

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Form: 421252 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Three-time course winner, most recently over 5f on fast ground in early July; on fairly tough mark now but rebounded quickly from a below-par run when close second at Brighton (5.2f, good) a fortnight ago and can make her presence felt.
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4th

9

(5)

29th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

17:37 Bath

Savannah Smiles

9st 0lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Multiple winner but she'll need to run better than she has in her last three races, and usually runs Chepstow well.

12/1

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

Form: 80640-

Last run: 318 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Unexposed after only five starts but absent since finishing last in valuable 6f sales race in November and not easy to weigh up at present.
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11th

10

(13)

23rd Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Zoulu Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Heather Main

Won twice on the AW over 6f last December, the most recent coming off a mark 6lb higher than today's, but he hasn't been at his best in recent starts; tries 7f for just the third time with a visor now added.

20/1

10th

12

(6)

7th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

14:12 Windsor

Zoulu Warrior

9st 5lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Heather Main

In good form on AW at the end of 2025, winning twice on AW; well handicapped on that form but his three turf runs this summer have been underwhelming; market can guide as to whether a revival is expected.

20/1

5th

4

(10)

18th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:00 Chepstow

Zoulu Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Heather Main

Seems happiest on Tapeta, albeit he's a course winner, and has still to prove he's up to this mark on turf; two poor efforts this summer, after a break, leave him some way down the pecking order.

20/1

Form: 0-8818 CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Gamely made all to cause 80-1 surprise in C&D (good to firm) classified last month, opening his account at the 19th attempt, but was soundly beaten in a Beverley handicap soon afterwards; look elsewhere.
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15th

14

(5)

9th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

16:24 Redcar

Captain Bentley

9st 1lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Michael Mullineaux

Sprang an 80-1 shock at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) last July but he's been back in the doldrums since; overall record is now 1-26 and he needs another bolt from the blue; tongue-tie added.

66/1

8th

9

(5)

29th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

16:20 Redcar

Captain Bentley

9st 1lb

J: Poppy Scott

T: Michael Mullineaux

Sprang an 80-1 shock at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) last July but nothing comparable since, including on last month's return to action.

100/1

Form: 420/87 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 8st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Four-time C&D winner; well handicapped on old form but returned from long absence with two low-key runs this summer, more recently when last of seven over 6f here on Thursday; visor refitted; revival needed.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

7

(4)

2nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

17:25 Chepstow

Fossos

9st 0lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Has won four times over C&D but has shown little in four starts since returning from a 685-day absence last month.

25/1

7

(7)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

16:13 Chepstow

Fossos

8st 9lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Four-time C&D winner who finished second in this race in 2022; came back from a 685-day absence at the start of this month and that run, alongside the two that followed, don't suggest he's retained that old ability; risky at present.

33/1

7

(7)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

18:30 Chepstow

Fossos

8st 12lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Thomas Faulkner

Four-time C&D winner; well handicapped on old form but returned from long absence with two low-key runs this summer, more recently when last of seven over 6f here on Thursday; visor refitted; revival needed.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £13.80
Straight Forecast £11.76
Trifecta £26.20

Selections

The Times:

Hidden Verse

SPOTLIGHT:

Over Spiced

RP RATINGS:

Savannah Smiles

POSTDATA:

Captain Bentley

The Star:

Fossos

Telegraph:

Hidden Verse

Daily Mail:

Hidden Verse

Daily Record:

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D Express:

Over Spiced

The Sun:

Over Spiced

The Guardian:

Savannah Smiles

Daily Mirror:

Savannah Smiles