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Chepstow

20:00

Date 2024-08-08

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 2m 9.90s (slow by 7.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fantasy Believer (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ed Walker	9/1	Won
2nd	Rathgar (GB) David Probert · Jack Channon	5/1	.75
3rd	Have Secret (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	3/1J	.75
4th	Qitaal (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	3/1J	0.3
5th	Financer (GB) James Sullivan · Tim Easterby	13/2	1.5
6th	King Lear (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	4/1	1.25
7th	Selwan (IRE) Trevor Whelan · Ian Williams	25/1	6.5

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (5)	King Lear Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	140	p	4126-6	92	95	79	14d	—	—	-3	15.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Only sixth in his two handicaps but he was off for ten months in between; cheekpieces now
3 (1)	Have Secret Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	138	—	755-23	90	98	81	14d	—	—	-5	16.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Placed at York and Yarmouth (on the heels of winner Rathgar) on his two starts this season
4 (9)	Rathgar Chestnut J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	137	—	313201	89	96	80	14d	—	—	+15	29.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Most handicaps have been over 1m6f+, but 25-1 winner over 1m2f on fast ground last time
7 (7)	Qitaal Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	955346	82	99	80	7d	—	—	-3	14.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Having a solid campaign and should be in serious each-way contention
10 (6)	Financer Bay J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	119	—	-35112	79	102	58	14d	—	—	+13	29.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two wins and a close second in his three handicaps; seriously progressive
6 (3)	Fantasy Believer Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	132	—	3849-1	84	99	81	27d	—	—	+11	21.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Back with a bang this year, winning at Ascot (1m2f) four weeks ago; raised 4lb again
8 (4)	Selwan Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Ian Williams	J:Trevor Whelan T:Ian Williams	126	p	0-7545	78	98	74	40d	—	—	+4	8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has not made a significant impact in his nine starts (Flat and over hurdles) in Britain
NR (8)	Arthur's Realm Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Ed Dunlop	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Ed Dunlop	140	p	515195	92	98	70	27d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Dual soft-ground winner this spring; needs to be in peak form and perhaps needs heavy rain
NR (2)	Diderot Brown J:Kevin Stott T:James Ferguson	J:Kevin Stott T:James Ferguson	134	h	1-3566	86	93	81	52d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Not enough to persuade in his five turf races, albeit finishing closer off a falling mark
NR (10)	Lady Of Arabia Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	124	—	130536	76	97	90	14d	—	—	—	9.2	—	—
Top two ratings were on AW and she's not looked quite good enough back on turf this summer

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
King Lear	4/1	4/1	4/1
Have Secret	3/1	11/4	3/1
Rathgar	9/2	9/2	9/2
Qitaal	4/1	11/2	9/2
Financer	6/1	7/2	13/2
Fantasy Believer	15/2	17/2	8/1
Selwan	22/1	20/1	25/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Financer

29.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 17.6 Odds: 5

13/2

2nd

Rathgar

29.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 15.4 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Fantasy Believer

21.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Arthur's Realm

17.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Have Secret

16.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Diderot

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

King Lear

15.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Qitaal

14.5

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5

11/2

Lady Of Arabia

9.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 0

—

Selwan

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Lear	92	95	79
Arthur's Realm	92	98	70
Have Secret	90	98	81
Rathgar	89	96	80
Diderot	86	93	81
Fantasy Believer	84	99	81
Qitaal	82	99	80
Financer	79	102	58
Selwan	78	98	74
Lady Of Arabia	76	97	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Qitaal	7d ago	Quick return
King Lear	14d ago	Fit
Have Secret	14d ago	Fit
Rathgar	14d ago	Fit
Financer	14d ago	Fit
Lady Of Arabia	14d ago	Fit
Fantasy Believer	27d ago	Fit
Arthur's Realm	27d ago	Fit
Selwan	40d ago	Fit
Diderot	52d ago	Fresh