18:00 Chepstow

Thursday 7 August 2025

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Racing League 16 Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 33.84s

1^st

(12)

Shamrock Bay

49-11

7/2

T: D & C KublerJ: R Kingscote

Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely op 4/1

2^nd

(9)

Lir Speciale

68-12

6/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, just failed op 8/1

3^rd

3 ¾

(8)

Yermanthere

79-2

20/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason

Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with leading duo tchd 18/1

4^th

(11)

Gaiety Musical

49-7

18/1

T: P D EvansJ: Marco Ghiani

Led against near side rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, no chance with leading duo, weakened and lost 3rd towards finish op 25/1

5^th

1 ¾

(1)

Barley

69-10

11/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Raced wide in mid-division, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after op 10/1

6^th

(2)

Great Blasket

59-3

13/2

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Callum Shepherd

Held up towards rear, pushed along out wide in mid-division over 2f out, moderate headway inside final furlong op 6/1

7^th

(6)

Sword

410-0

9/4f

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, plugged on inside final furlong, never involved op 5/2 tchd 11/4

8^th

(10)

Goal Exceeded

49-7

14/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Finley Marsh

Held up towards rear, plugged on inside final furlong, never involved op 16/1

9^th

(7)

Yokkell

69-9

50/1

T: A WintleJ: Grace McEntee

Off the pace and always towards rear tchd 40/1

10^th

(4)

Jarham

38-8

10/1

T: C G CoxJ: Saffie Osborne

Raced keenly out wide, never closer than mid-division op 7/1

11^th

2 ½

(5)

Watch And Shoot

38-12

22/1

T: George ScottJ: Charles Bishop

Held up in last trio, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 25/1

12^th

(3)

Boubyan

38-7

28/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Frederick Larson

Sweating, always behind op 22/1 tchd 20/1

13^th

1 ¼

(13)

Lyndon B

99-7

28/1

T: J L FlintJ: S D Bowen

Raced in close 3rd near side rail, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£2.00, £2.30, £6.00EX:£29.90Trifecta:£340.10Tricast:£389.95SF:£25.20Swingers:£6.00, £17.90, £24.40

Forecasts

Sword (9/4), Shamrock Bay (7/2), Lir Speciale (6/1), Great Blasket (13/2), Jarham (10/1), Barley (11/1), Goal Exceeded (14/1), Gaiety Musical (18/1), Yermanthere (20/1), Watch And Shoot (22/1), Boubyan (28/1), Lyndon B (28/1), Yokkell (50/1)

GREAT BLASKET goes off the same mark as when nicely on top at Sandown last weekend and can enhance his fine strike-rate. Sword has his own ideas about the game but his latest third in the ultra-competitive International at Ascot shows he's good when in the mood. Unexposed 3-y-os Watch And Shoot and Jarham complete the shortlist.

GREAT BLASKET (IRE)
SWORD
WATCH AND SHOOT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Great Acclaim

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 3

J: Charles Bishop | T: Eve Johnson Houghton

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,039.002nd: £8,460.003rd: £4,232.004th: £2,114.005th: £1,057.006th: £528.00

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