14:48 Chepstow

Monday 17 June 2024

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Plan A Consulting Handicap

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 1m 36.89s

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(4)

Stockpyle⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 75| BF| C| D

10/11

Course winner in 2022. 11/4, ran up to best when also won 11-runner handicap at Kempton (8f) 5 days ago, having run of race. Avoids a penalty and looks the one to beat.

Form: 448-421

(7)

Optiva Star^h⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| D

9/1

40/1, well held at Kempton (8f) just under 7 weeks ago. Needs to leave that effort behind back on turf.

Form: 1120-30

(5)

Green Power²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 72| D

22/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. 50/1, offered little after 8 weeks off when last of 11 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Has a little to prove now.

Form: 3-21100

(6)

Macs Dilemma^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 72| C

17/2

4-time course winner. Shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off when fifth of 8 in handicap at Bath (8f, soft, 14/1) just over 7 weeks ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 04475-5

(1)

Hadley Park^p⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: William Cox| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 70| D

150/1

Unreliable sort. Offered little on first outing since leaving Harry Derham after 9 weeks off when last of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 200/1) 74 days ago. Makes turf debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 292/45-8

(2)

Micks Dream²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 66| BF

8/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Struggled for consistency on the whole last season followed a good run with a below-par one when tenth of 12 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good, 9/2) 8 months ago. Each-way claims on return.

Form: 047920-

(3)

Racing Demon^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: George Rooke| T: E De Giles| OR: 65| CD

10/3

Unreliable individual. C&D winner last month (also won at Bath). 13/2, couldn't get involved after a typically poor start when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 2 weeks ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 7U9110

Forecasts

Stockpyle (10/11), Racing Demon (10/3), Micks Dream (8/1), Macs Dilemma (17/2), Optiva Star (9/1), Green Power (22/1), Hadley Park (150/1)

It's hard to look beyond STOCKPYLE, who was an impressive winner at Kempton last week and escapes a penalty for that success. Micks Dream heads up the dangers returning from 8 months off, ahead of Racing Demon, who won twice last month (including over C&D) but needs to shake off a poor effort at Windsor subsequently.