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15:25 Chepstow

Escape Design Handicap (Class 3) (Class 3)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 36y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 10.60s
  • 16 Ran
1(11)
Silk - White, Light Blue Cross of Lorraine, Light Blue and White quartered cap
  • Form 50-6000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

chased leader until 4f out, weakened quickly

2(6)
Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap
  • Form 022313
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

held up rear, headway on inside when not clear run and switched right 4f out, ridden 3f out, never dangerous

3(2)
Silk - White, Emerald Green chevron, quartered cap
3/1
  • Form 110332
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, edged left 1f out, soon clear, comfortably

4(5)
Silk - White, Red disc, Black sleeves, Red spots, White cap, Red spots
  • Form 004062
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11

ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out

5(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red cross belts, sleeves and cap
  • Form 0640
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-11

tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out

6(14)
Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets
  • Form 003310
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-11

held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

7(10)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
12/1
  • Form 453000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace final furlong

8(7)
Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap
14/1
  • Form 410566
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8

held up towards rear, some headway 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

9(3)
Silk - Grey, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 426600
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

held up in touch, weakened 4f out

10(15)
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green hoops, Royal Blue sleeves, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 0056-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

held up, headway 5f out, ridden and led briefly 2f out, soon one pace

11(13)
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green epaulets and armlets
25/1
  • Form 0/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7

held up mid-division,headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

12(1)
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow chevron, hooped sleeves and stars on cap
  • Form 6-60000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

always behind

13(16)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue triple diamond, Light Blue and Dark Blue hooped sleeves
20/1
  • Form 06-2205
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7

never in contention

14(9)
Silk - Light Blue, White stripe, striped sleeves, White cap
11/1
  • Form 504022
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4

held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

15(12)
Silk - Light Blue, Black chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 040605
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4

in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

16(4)
Silk - Light Blue, White cross belts, sleeves and cap
  • Form 5-60053
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3

tracked leader, every chance 3f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly

In depth

Verdict

Cases can be made for a number of these but as Stolen Hours has shaped as if he has not stopped improving yet, he gets the nod over Fortune Point and Magic Sting, who stand out as dangers on recent form. Mambina is another that arrives here in good heart and, as she has really started to prove herself capable at the trip, she too is short listed as a live danger. Magic Sting is another that finds 10 furlongs to be an ideal distance and is far less exposed than a number of the rest. However, this course can put excessive demands on a contenders stamina so it may be prudent to look at horses that have proved that they can cope with the severely undulating nature of the track. Fortune Point, for one, will have no trouble with the surface and can give them all plenty to think about. However, he can be frustratingly short of the mark in a finish and is taken on with Stolen Hours today. Having run well at Epsom in the past, John Akehurst's charge should cope with the surface and makes plenty of appeal on a going description that holds no fears for him. Stolen Hours also arrives here with a much more appealing recent profile than any of the rest and he can make the most of this ease in grade if he runs his usual race this afternoon.