16:40 Chepstow

Thursday 20 July 2023

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Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 6  |   1m 2f  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:40  |   Winning time: 2m 8.18s
1st
Horse silk
5
(8)
14/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Billy Loughnane (3)
Hel;d up in rear, steady headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden to lead final 110 yards, stayed on and eased towards finish op 11/1 tchd 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(1)
4/5f
T: Ian WilliamsJ: David Probert
Close 3rd on inside, went 2nd ridden to lead 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 110 yards op Evens tchd 8/11
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
(2)
80/1
T: G HarrisJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)
Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong op 28/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
(4)
17/2
T: M P TregoningJ: T E Whelan
Steadied start, off the pace in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 9/1 tchd 15/2
5th
Horse silk
½
8
(5)
4/1
T: W S KittowJ: K T O'Neill
Raced keenly early, held up in last trio, closer out wide into 4th 6f out, pushed along and headway chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
5
4
(7)
8/1
T: George BakerJ: P Cosgrave
Tracking leaders when not much room after 100 yards, lost place quickly 6f out, soon pushed along in rear and not run on op 9/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(3)
14/1
T: D & C KublerJ: R Kingscote
Chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly soon after op 8/1 tchd 16/1

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1
(6)
Horse silk
Purnika37
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 3
T: D O'Meara  J: Jason Watson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.00Pl:£5.00, £1.10EX:£24.20Trifecta:£464.00Tricast:£903.77SF:£24.77Swingers:£2.60, £28.10, £8.60

Forecasts

Queensland Boy (4/5), Purnika (10/3), Jimmy Mark (4/1), Eight Fifteen (8/1), Commission (17/2), Surrey Charm (14/1), Dalatara (14/1), Winnaretta (80/1)

Verdict

QUEENSLAND BOY progressed again on handicap bow when a close sixth at Leicester 3 weeks ago, doing very well to get as close as he did from a poor position, and makes plenty of appeal off the same mark. Jimmy Mark can follow the selection home.

  1. QUEENSLAND BOY (IRE)
  2. JIMMY MARK (IRE)
  3. PURNIKA

Previous Winners

2022
Aurora Papillon
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 3
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,245.002nd: £1,523.003rd: £761.004th: £381.005th: £190.00

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