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Chepstow

13:55

Date 2025-05-30

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 2m 35.62s (slow by 4.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gallant Lion (GB) Ryan Kavanagh · Ian Williams	3/1	Won
2nd	Marioento (GB) Jack Callan · George Boughey	2/1F	.75
3rd	Al Khawaneej River (FR) Morgan Cole · Marcus Tregoning	13/2	.75
4th	V Power (GB) Zoe Lewis · Thomas Faulkner	33/1	1
5th	Run Of Luck (GB) Liam Wright · Ed de Giles	4/1	1.75
6th	Curtiz (GB) Jordan Williams · Hughie Morrison	18/1	5.5
7th	Bye Bye Salam (GB) Taryn Langley · Jeremy Scott	20/1	0.2
8th	Fast Affair (GB) Rose Dawes · Sue Gardner	50/1	1
9th	Beggarman (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Hughie Morrison	9/1	1
10th	Cherryhawk (GB) Fern O'Brien · Nikki Evans	66/1	12
11th	Pub Crawl (IRE) Ethan Jones · David Pipe	50/1	27

Runners (11)

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
6 (8)	Marioento Bay J:Jack Callan(8) T:George Boughey	J:Jack Callan(8) T:George Boughey	133	tb	415633	60	75	67	6d	—	—	-9	17.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Sole win at about 1m1f on AW but stays well and acts on good to soft; major chance
1 (11)	Gallant Lion Roan J:Ryan Kavanagh(6) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(6) T:Ian Williams	140	b	8-3880	67	79	25	14d	—	—	-10	10.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Mostly in the doldrums since 4 wins in 2023; disappointing favourite latest; headgear on
11 (3)	Run Of Luck Bay J:Liam Wright T:Ed de Giles	J:Liam Wright T:Ed de Giles	129	—	213-18	56	77	62	19d	—	—	-11	6.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has won 2 of his last 3 turf starts at 1m2f; new trip but bred to stay this far
2 (9)	Al Khawaneej River Bay J:Morgan Cole T:Marcus Tregoning	J:Morgan Cole T:Marcus Tregoning	138	—	21343-	65	71	67	274d	—	—	+3	15.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Handles most ground; off the mark at Windsor (about 1m3f) in May; off since August
8 (5)	Beggarman Chestnut J:Tom Kiely-Marshall T:Hughie Morrison	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall T:Hughie Morrison	131	—	2244-5	58	74	71	22d	—	—	-5	4.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
All 4 wins on AW; two close calls on turf (1m6f) in 2024; likely contender
9 (6)	Curtiz Bay J:Jordan Williams T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jordan Williams T:Hughie Morrison	131	—	24-263	58	73	60	25d	—	—	-4	4.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Losing turf run goes back to 2021; best at up to 1m2f; lots to prove over 1m4f
7 (7)	Bye Bye Salam Chestnut J:Taryn Langley(3) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Taryn Langley(3) T:Jeremy Scott	133	p	408-7	60	71	16	53d	—	—	-3	4.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well-connected 4yo; showed more on handicap debut (1m4f, AW); open to improvement
5 (1)	Pub Crawl Bay J:Ethan Jones T:David Pipe	J:Ethan Jones T:David Pipe	133	—	49/75-	60	-	-	—	—	—	+1	3.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Should be a shoo-in for 1m4f race on old form but 0-27 after pulled up over hurdles latest
3 (2)	V Power Bay J:Zoe Lewis(5) T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Zoe Lewis(5) T:Thomas Faulkner	137	—	28435-	64	73	67	—	—	—	+5	7.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Pulled up over hurdles in December; has possibilities on best 1m4f form on AW and turf
4 (10)	Cherryhawk Chestnut J:Fern O'Brien(3) T:Nikki Evans	J:Fern O'Brien(3) T:Nikki Evans	136	—	21869-	63	73	63	—	—	—	+6	7.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Just 1lb higher than for C&D win on soft last May but career has gone south since
10 (4)	Fast Affair Bay J:Rose Dawes T:Sue Gardner	J:Rose Dawes T:Sue Gardner	131	—	34461-	58	74	31	360d	—	—	+11	13.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two AW wins for J Fanshawe, over 1m1f and 1m; off since last June

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Marioento	5/2	5/2	5/2
Gallant Lion	3/1	3/1	10/3
Run Of Luck	9/2	5/1	9/2
Al Khawaneej River	13/2	13/2	13/2
Beggarman	9/1	17/2	9/1
Curtiz	11/1	11/1	10/1
Bye Bye Salam	12/1	12/1	12/1
Pub Crawl	28/1	28/1	33/1
V Power	40/1	33/1	33/1
Cherryhawk	50/1	40/1	40/1
Fast Affair	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Marioento

17.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Al Khawaneej River

15.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Fast Affair

13.2

OR: 2 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Gallant Lion

10.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Cherryhawk

7.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0.6

50/1

V Power

7.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Run Of Luck

6.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Beggarman

4.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Bye Bye Salam

4.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Curtiz

4.2

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Pub Crawl

3.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gallant Lion	67	79	25
Al Khawaneej River	65	71	67
V Power	64	73	67
Cherryhawk	63	73	63
Marioento	60	75	67
Bye Bye Salam	60	71	16
Pub Crawl	60	—	—
Beggarman	58	74	71
Curtiz	58	73	60
Fast Affair	58	74	31
Run Of Luck	56	77	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Marioento	6d ago	Quick return
Gallant Lion	14d ago	Fit
Run Of Luck	19d ago	Fit
Beggarman	22d ago	Fit
Curtiz	25d ago	Fit
Bye Bye Salam	53d ago	Fresh
Al Khawaneej River	274d ago	Long break
Fast Affair	360d ago	Long break
Pub Crawl	—	—
V Power	—	—
Cherryhawk	—	—