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16:15 Chepstow

BMC Bucket Manufacturing Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,545 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.61s
  • Off Time: 16:15:16
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Freckles

8/11

    2
    Silk -

    Arctic Sea

    4/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Yellow, light blue star and sleeves

      Banish (USA)

      26 t
      8/1
      • Form 74150/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 77

      prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

      2(3)
      Silk - Black, pink inverted triangle and armlets

      Gendarme (IRE)

      12 v DCD
      14/1
      • Form 745138
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      held up, niggled along and effort on inside 4f out, pushed along and weakened over 2f out

      3(1)
      Silk - LIGHT GREEN

      Arctic Sea

      22 CD
      4/1
      • Form 505186
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 71

      chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, ridden and slightly outpaced well over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner

      4(5)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue cross belts and armlets

      Freckles

      17 h
      8/11
      • Form 63-1072
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 66

      held up and behind, smooth headway over 3f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, driven out

      6(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, light blue epaulets, sleeves and cap

      Essenaitch (IRE)

      28 DCD
      11/2
      • Form 999-635
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 60

      took keen hold, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd well inside final furlong

      5(2)
      NR

      Less Of That (IRE)

      111 D
      16/1
      • Form 801-057
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 64

      In depth

      Verdict

      Gendarme weakened quickly at Bath and is now visored but has won over track and trip, like Essenaitch. ARCTIC SEA (NAP) has also won on this course and was successful over this distance at Windsor three runs ago. Only a pound higher here, this looks a bit easier than subsequent tests. Freckles was just beaten over 1m1f at Newbury in first-time headgear and will be a threat if the blinds work a second time while Banish probably exceeded expectations when fourth at Bath following a lengthy absence.

      Formwatch

      Banish (USA) 66-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, switched outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final 100 yards, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Time Change (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Aug.

      Gendarme (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 17 1/4l behind Champs De Reves (9-2) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.

      Arctic Sea 5-1 (11-2) Bit keen, tracked leader over 4f, handy 3rd, 2nd again over 3f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Broad Appeal (10-12) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

      Freckles 10-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway in centre 3f out, ridden chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd and every chance throughout final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Kheros (9-4) at Newbury 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Aug.

      Essenaitch (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Led and keen, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind High Acclaim (9-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

      Less Of That (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Sir Roderic (9-6) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gd in May.