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19:15 Chepstow

Read Silvestre De Sousa At 188Bet Handicap (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.73s
  • Off Time: 19:19:21
  • 8 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Black, large red spots, armlets and cap

Zavikon

12 D
6/4
  • Form 553152
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 67

soon pushed along and off the pace, headway chasing leaders halfway, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home

2(4)
Silk - Grey, dark blue chevron, orange and dark blue chevrons on sleeves, black cap, red star
11/2
  • Form 7-53316
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 67

led after 1f and crossed to nearside rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Yellow, Black diamond, chevrons on sleeves
16/1
  • Form 944-940
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 64

raced on nearside rail and on terms, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

4(2)
Silk - Red, white hoop, white and red check sleeves, white cap, red star

Swendab (IRE)

20 b CDCD
16/1
  • Form 514776
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders, 2nd over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

5(6)
Silk - Royal blue, maroon star, armlets and star on cap

Dodgy Bob

7 v
7/1
  • Form 924506
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

chased leaders, slightly hampered and switched left 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post

6(1)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap
  • Form 690362
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 55

started very slowly, lost all chance

7(7)
Silk - Light green, white stars, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 316590
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 55

off the pace in 6th, headway under pressure over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led post

8(5)
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green epaulets, Red sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 8-86498
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 45

led for 1f, soon lost place, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

The may boil down to a match between Zavikon and STRINGYBARK CREEK . The latter comes into this on the back of a rock-solid effort and will be hard to peg back if able to throw down a similar challenge. Swendab knows how to win a race and can capitalise on any weaknesses from the rest. Coronation Cottage wouldn't want too much rain but is best of the rest on the evidence available.

Formwatch

Zavikon 7-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway between horses racing awkwardly and went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sweet Pursuit (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.

Coronation Cottage 3-1jfav (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, challenging when badly hampered entering final furlong, soon eased, last of 6, 13 3/4l behind Stoneyford Lane (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.

Wahaab (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Prominent early, mid-division by 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Easy Code (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jul.

Swendab (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) In touch, in rear 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 14 3/4l behind Kinglami (9-12) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul.

Dodgy Bob 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Specialv (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.

Stringybark Creek 9-2 (8-9) Pressed leader, ridden and every chance when edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Lexington Sky (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.

Everkyllachy (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 12, 10 3/4l behind Wild Flower (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.

Rockalater 16-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 21 1/2l behind Chamasay (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.