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19:00 Chepstow

NJP Engineering And Design Handicap (Class 6)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,100 added
  • Winner: £2,970
  • 2nd: £1,394
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 36.08s
  • Off Time: 19:00:13
  • 13 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Maroon, white stars on sleeves, maroon cap, white star
  • Form 474-0U6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 61

handy early, front mid-division halfway, ridden 4f out, never threatened

2(10)
Silk - Light Blue, Red epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 288/9-25
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on, not pace to challenge

3(1)
Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap
22/1
  • Form 9/33586-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 56

rear mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

4(3)
Silk - Dark green and beige stripes
80/1
  • Form 6-780
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 53

in rear, pushed along over 4f out, no real progress

5(11)
Silk - Dark Green, Beige stripe

Tulane (IRE)

40 t D
7/1
  • Form 5-61377
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 51

raced wide early and soon led, headed and tracked leader halfway, ridden over 2f out, ran on one pace

6(4)
Silk - Mauve, White star and armlets
7/4
  • Form 90/37-11
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 51

towards rear, pushed along and headway well over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, stayed on gamely when challenged, always doing enough

7(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, White hooped sleeves, White cap

Bird For Life

15 p DCD
6/1
  • Form 727822
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 49

slowly away, in rear, always struggling

8(8)
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, quartered cap

Gavin

27 h D
12/1
  • Form 3080-74
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 48

chased leaders, raced very keenly, led halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside last

9(5)
Silk - Light Blue, Black sleeves, Mauve cap, Purple spots
28/1
  • Form 5060/0-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

prominent early, mid-division halfway, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out

10(13)
Silk - Grey, pink spots, pink sleeves, grey spots
6/1
  • Form 68-9565
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on but held towards finish

11(2)
Silk - Pink, Grey stripe, Grey and Pink striped sleeves and cap

Blue Galaxy

111 p
50/1
  • Form P99-486
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

towards rear, always behind

12(7)
Silk - Orange, black epaulets, black and orange diabolo on sleeves, black cap
33/1
  • Form 870802/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression

13(12)
Silk - Red, black chevrons, hooped sleeves, red cap
  • Form 5-06976
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

tracked leaders, ridden 3f out and weakened

In depth

Verdict

The progressive INFINITI (NAP) escaped a penalty for an earlier win and scored again at Nottingham last time with a bit to spare. She looks worth sticking with in this. Bird For Life is best on the all-weather though can race off a 6lb lower mark back on this surface after placing at Lingfield while Uncle Henry faced a tougher task at Pontefract last time. Secret Secret placed at Bath when last on the Flat while Longville Lilly finished runner-up over 1m4f here when last in action back in 2020.

Formwatch

Swiss Mistress (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Awkward start and very slowly away, in rear, outpaced 3f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Danni California (9-9) at Wetherby 1m 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.

Uncle Henry (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, no impression, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Kaizer (8-6) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

Signal Twenty Nine 9-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Givepeaceachance (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.

Zamarkhan (FR) 125-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 14l behind Kalamity Kitty (9-1) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.

Tulane (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) In touch, headway 7f out, switched to outer 5f out, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Chef De Troupe (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.

Infiniti (IRE) Evensfav (8-11) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Hidden Pearl (8-11) by 2l, 7 ran.

Bird For Life 11-2 (9-9) Slowly away, behind and outpaced, recovered in rear 6f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Vin Rouge (10-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.

Gavin 14-1 (11-10) Led and clear early, increased tempo home turn, fell 2 out when few lengths clear, at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Secret Secret (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Close up, ridden 2 out, effort approaching last but looked held when fell last, at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gd in Jun.

Cloudy Rose 6-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, took keen hold, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Infiniti (8-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp (6) gd in Jun.

Blue Galaxy 28-1 (8-4) Never better than mid-division, 6th of 11, 6l behind Reeceltic (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Longville Lilly 100-1 (9-1) Midfield, pushed along when dropped towards rear 4f out, headway between horses over 2f out, ran on well under pressure from over 1f out, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Das Kapital (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.

Rakish Paddy (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Prominent, led after 2f, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Tribuna Uffizi (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (6) gf in Jun.