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15:25 Chepstow

32Red Veterans' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.41s
  • Off Time: 15:25:33
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Taurus Twins

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Solemn

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Monsieur Jamie

      7/2

        1(2)
        Silk - Maroon and light blue (quartered), striped sleeves

        Monsieur Jamie

        11 v D
        7/2
        • Form 525-735
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

        2(3)
        Silk - White, black stars, striped sleeves and stars on cap

        Italian Tom (IRE)

        136 DCD
        12/1
        • Form 732400-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

        3(5)
        Silk - RED, white star, white sleeves, red spots, red cap, white star

        Ginzan

        4 D
        9/2
        • Form 4354-47
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        held up in touch, ridden and weakened entering final furlong

        6(9)
        Silk - Yellow, purple stars, diamonds on sleeves, yellow cap, purple diamond

        West Coast Dream

        21 D
        5/1
        • Form 655414
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 67

        led to halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

        7(10)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

        Solemn

        4 v DCD
        4/1
        • Form 328-664
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish

        8(7)
        Silk - GREEN, WHITE cross belts, NAVY BLUE sleeves and cap

        Taurus Twins

        31 b D
        10/1
        • Form 09890-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        chased leaders, led halfway, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, rallied inside final furlong to lead towards finish

        9(8)
        Silk - White, red seams, white sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, red star

        Quality Art (USA)

        4 D
        16/1
        • Form 926247
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 63

        held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out

        10(1)
        Silk - Pink, black chevron, pink sleeves, black spots, pink cap, black diamond

        Dark Lane

        10 DCD
        7/1
        • Form 653002
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 59

        close up, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        4(4)
        NR

        Hamoody (USA)

        4 D
        • Form 472156
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 73

        Nonrunner

        5(6)
        NR

        Alpha Delta Whisky

        44 v D
        • Form 50150-7
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 70

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2013
        (1)
        Silk -

        Go Nani Go

        7/4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5

        In depth

        Verdict

        These veterans' races are great fun but far from ideal from a punting perspective. ALPHA DELTA WHISKY had a blow at Lingfield in mid-March which should have done him the world of good and, unlike many of these, he's equally effective on Turf as the all-weather. He landed a couple of wins around this time last year and all three latest victories have been achieved with Michael Murphy in the saddle. Dark Lane boasts a course and distance success and showed he remains in good heart with a runner-up effort at Yarmouth last time behind Fathom Five. He seems unfazed by a consistently busy schedule and should be competitive off bottom weight. Solemn and Hamoody are place options but Italian Tom looks better short-list material if ready to roll on his seasonal debut.

        Formwatch

        Monsieur Jamie 4-1 (9-7) Always in rear, 5th of 6, 47l behind Megaleka (8-12) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.

        Italian Tom (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 11l behind Mappin Time (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.

        Ginzan 8-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Desert Command (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.

        West Coast Dream 5-1 (8-13) Joined leader after 1f, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Red Cape (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.

        Solemn 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, every chance 2f out, carried left over 1f out, keeping on same pace when hampered on rail inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Whipphound (9-3) at Bath 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Apr.

        Taurus Twins 50-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 8l behind Sweet Talking Guy (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.

        Quality Art (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 8l behind Whipphound (9-3) at Bath 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Apr.

        Dark Lane 4-1 (9-4) Always handy, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Fathom Five (8-7) at Yarmouth 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.

        Hamoody (USA) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 6, 20l behind Tasrih (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Apr.

        Alpha Delta Whisky 10-1 (9-4) Dwelt raced wide pressed leaders, ran wide bend 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Profile Star (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.