13:40 Chepstow

Thursday 14 September 2017

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Daily Racing Specials At 188Bet Maiden Stakes

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 1m 24.89s

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(2)

Bleu Et Noir^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Tim Vaughan

16/1

Has been outpaced early on both Flat starts and hard to envisage him having the pace to lie up with these over this slightly shorter trip.

Form: 06

(8)

Dance Rock^v1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: N P Mulholland

16/1

Dual runner-up in maiden hurdles but has lacked the pace to get competitive over middle-distances on the Flat. Drop to 7f will leave him more exposed.

Form: 76

(9)

Ashwass³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian

5/4

Lonhro gelding who was easy to back on Kempton debut when noted making late headway under a sympathetic ride. Will not need to improve too much to be competitive here.

Form: 6

(11)

Dilinger

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Dwyer| T: W S Kittow

12/1

Half-brother to four other winners for the yard the pick of whom was Macdillon. Family don't mind give underfoot and he would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to make his presence felt.

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(10)

Jumbo's Boy⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joshua Bryan⁽⁵⁾| T: P & M Bowen

66/1

£600 purchase who has been prominent until the heat has been turned up on both starts. This may be easier but still hard to see him figuring.

Form: 95

(3)

Sky Marshal⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker

20/1

Has shown little despite an attractive pedigree. Gets a handicap mark after this and he will be more interesting in that sphere.

Form: 00

(7)

Thechampagnesonice⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S J Drowne| T: M S Saunders

25/1

Showed a bit more last time but still looks a long way below the principal contenders lining up for this.

Form: 84

(5)

Giveitsomeginger⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: J Hughes| OR: 45

66/1

Has looked of limited ability so far and has shown nothing to suggest she is ready to open her account.

Form: 89-7

(1)

Holiday Girl¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Queally| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 82

6/4

Showed enough in Ireland to suggest she can land a weak maiden such as this. An official rating of 82 sets a clear standard and she will be better for her return to action two weeks ago. As a daughter of Acclaimation soft ground would be a worry.

Form: 32-663

(12)

Lead A Dance

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: J Butler

20/1

Unraced daughter of Henrythenavigator and half-sister to three winners. Not highly tried on debut and yard have been amongst the winners of late.

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(4)

Mr Tyrrell²⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: T J Murphy

(6)

Secret Return

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Karen George J: Rhiain Ingram

Forecasts

Ashwass (5/4), Holiday Girl (6/4), Mr Tyrrell (3/1), Dilinger (12/1), Dance Rock (16/1), Bleu Et Noir (16/1), Sky Marshal (20/1), Lead A Dance (20/1), Thechampagnesonice (25/1), Secret Return (25/1), Jumbo's Boy (66/1), Giveitsomeginger (66/1)

Mr Tyrell and HOLIDAY GIRL are the clear picks based on official ratings. Of the pair, HOLIDAY GIRL has fewer questions to answer in terms of reliability and enthusiasm. Her form in Ireland suggests she is more than capable of landing a modest race such as this. Ashwass caught the eye on his debut and his sire's stock don't mind cut underfoot. However, his stable have been misfiring lately and have a modest 1-11 record here.