19:30 Chepstow

Thursday 10 August 2023

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William Hill Enchanced Odds Every Day Racing League Race 12 Handicap

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 2m 6.74s

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Star Harbour^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D McMonagle| T: A McGuinness| OR: 90| D

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021 but produced a couple of good efforts in big-field handicaps last year. 22/1, respectable eighth of 14 on return from hurdling in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 28 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 3095-88

(4)

Majestic²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon| OR: 90

5/1

Won the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket on final 4-y-o start and began campaign with several sound efforts in defeat, though produced a rare below-par performance when fourteenth of 18 in handicap at York (10.2f, good) 26 days ago. Type to bounce back in this lower grade.

Form: 494240

(2)

Fantasy Believer²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| OR: 84| D

15/2

Proved himself fully effective over this longer trip when producing a late surge to win 11-runner handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 22/1) 20 days ago. Should remain competitive from 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 882351

(6)

Coco Jack^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 88

8/1

It's now 11 runs since his last win in 2022 and he raced too freely when ninth of 11 behind Fantasy Believer in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good) 20 days ago. Blinkers are reached for with more required.

Form: 472859

(9)

Pledge Of Honour²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: D K Ivory| OR: 78| D

17/2

Won times in 2022 and has proved consistent in defeat this season, runner-up at Doncaster and York in June before faring of those held up when fourth of 9 in handicap at Ascot (10f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Likely to give another good account, though others perhaps appeal as likelier winners.

Form: 14-0224

(8)

Muzaffar^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75

22/1

Winner at Southwell in February. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good, 12/1) 15 days ago, not ideally placed. Had looked capable of winning from this sort of mark on AW in the spring, though still yet to really achieve much in 3 starts on turf.

Form: 2130P4

(3)

Highwaygrey⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

14/1

Edged out only on the nod by a pair of much younger rivals when third of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good) 46 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 0-38553

(5)

Dancing In Paris⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 78

15/8

Winner at Haydock in April. 13/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (11.2f, soft) 6 days ago. Place claims are sound again.

Form: 125523

(10)

Bosc Girl¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, very good second of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, soft) 14 days ago, pulling clear with a thriving winner. Should go well again from 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 32202

(1)

Chimeric^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 67

18/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good, 12/1) 22 days ago, driven out. Back up in trip. Stepping back in the right direction recently, though all career wins have come at 1m.

Form: 715611

Forecasts

Dancing In Paris (15/8), Majestic (5/1), Fantasy Believer (15/2), Coco Jack (8/1), Pledge Of Honour (17/2), Star Harbour (12/1), Bosc Girl (12/1), Highwaygrey (14/1), Chimeric (18/1), Muzaffar (22/1)

A competitive handicap, in which class-dropping MAJESTIC is fancied to shrug off a rare poor performance in the John Smith's Cup last time and gain his first success since landing last year's Cambridgeshire. Bosc Girl pulled clear with a prolific rival at Doncaster last time and there could be more still to come from Richard Fahey's lightly-raced filly, whilst Fantasy Believer has only been nudged up slightly for last month's Newmarket win and should be in the mix again.