16:20 Chepstow

Friday 5 May 2017

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Lord's Taverners Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 3m 37.16s

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(6)

Master Dancer^p¹⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Mitch Godwin⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 66

6/4

Followed up a double on the Flat (including here) by winning over hurdles last September. Latest Flat success here came off an 8lb lower mark over 1m4f on good-to-soft ground and interesting on seasonal debut with this step up in trip looking likely to suit.

Form: 07/9711-

(3)

Riptide¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: Edward Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 65

7/1

Last six Flat outings have all come at Pontefract including when third over an extended 2m5f on good-to-firm ground there last month. Now rated 10lb lower than for his most recent success back in July 2014 and an interesting runner today.

Form: 2737-73

(2)

Akavit¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 64

3/1

Stepped up on his heavy defeat at Newcastle in March when finishing a neck second in a four runner contest over 2m1f at Bath (firm) last month. Rated 3lb lower than for his latest win and interesting if repeating that latest effort.

Form: 7/88P-92

(5)

Urban Space^t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J L Flint| OR: 63

8/1

C&D winner and latest success came over 1m4f here on good-to-firm ground last July. Rated 3lb lower than for that most recent victory and likely to have improved for his seasonal debut at Bath last month.

Form: 15070-5

(4)

Filatore^b⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 60

7/1

Twice a winner on the Flat but beaten 80L when last seen in this sphere over a year ago. Rated 5lb lower than for his win in this race back in 2013. One of a number of runners for his trainer in this.

Form: 23602/8-

(8)

Taste The Wine^p¹⁹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 54

20/1

Three times a winner over C&D in the past including off a 5lb higher mark than he races off here in June 2015. In fair form over hurdles when last seen in action in the autumn and one of four for his trainer here.

Form: 7/6663-4

(9)

Sail With Sultana³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: George Wood⁽⁵⁾| T: M G Rimell| OR: 48

12/1

Well beaten in four outings (two Flat and two hurdles) since finishing 2¾L fourth of 9 over an extended 2m at Wolverhampton in January 2016. Beaten 108L over hurdles in March though sole success in this sphere came off a 2lb higher mark over C&D (soft) in May 2015.

Form: 870/400-

Non-Runners

(7)

Fuzzy Logic²³¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 8

T: B J Llewellyn J: K T O'Neill

(1)

Aaman³⁰⁴

Weight: 8-5| Age: 11

T: B J Llewellyn J: Keelan Baker

Forecasts

Master Dancer (6/4), Akavit (3/1), Riptide (7/1), Filatore (7/1), Urban Space (8/1), Fuzzy Logic (8/1), Sail With Sultana (12/1), Taste The Wine (20/1), Aaman (25/1)

The step up in trip here looks likely to suit MASTER DANCER, a winner over 1m4f at this track in September last year and successful on both Flat outings since cheekpieces were applied last year. The selection has since followed up over hurdles and has been given a break since finishing well beaten in a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham in November. Akavit ran well at Bath last month on his first turf run of the year and is taken to finish runner-up ahead of the veteran Riptide who ran well when finishing third in a marathon event at Pontefract last month.