Tmgroup Handicap (Div I) – Chepstow

Chepstow

19:00

Tmgroup Handicap (Div I)

Date 2023-07-10

Distance 6f16y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 12.10s (slow by 4.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bama Lama (GB) Hollie Doyle · Rod Millman	3/1	Won
2nd	Hagia Sophia (GB) William Cox · Christopher Mason	5/1	1
3rd	Malham Tarn Cove (GB) Dougie Costello · Steph Hollinshead	9/1	0.3
4th	The Cola Kid (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Grace Harris	2/1F	1
5th	Kyber Crystal (IRE) Taylor Fisher · Alexandra Dunn	6/1	2
6th	Lynwood Lad (GB) Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	22/1	.5
7th	Dillydingdillydong (GB) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	33/1	.5
8th	Pull The Lever (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	14/1	6.5
9th	Neptune Legend (IRE) Luke Morris · Tony Carroll	20/1	11

Runners (9)

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
7 (3)	The Cola Kid Grey J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	130	tb	045721	49	75	47	6d	—	—	-7	22.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Comfortable win at Ffos Las last week and he's only 2lb higher here; strong contender
8 (5)	Bama Lama Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Rod Millman	J:Hollie Doyle T:Rod Millman	127	—	-54533	46	68	56	6d	—	—	-11	11.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
In-form 5yo who was placed behind The Cola Kid at Ffos Las last week; in the mix again
3 (4)	Hagia Sophia Bay J:William Cox T:Christopher Mason	J:William Cox T:Christopher Mason	135	p	21-704	54	66	41	30d	—	—	-7	4.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D winner who was an eyecatching fourth back at this track last month; dangerous
2 (9)	Kyber Crystal Grey J:Taylor Fisher(5) T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Taylor Fisher(5) T:Alexandra Dunn	136	t	-64091	55	65	22	14d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.25/1	10 10%
Off the mark with a last-gasp win over 5f here last month; respected back up in trip
6 (2)	Malham Tarn Cove Roan J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	130	tp	69-633	49	65	47	11d	—	—	-7	2.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Third in sprint handicaps at Leicester last twice and he still has potential; dangerous
5 (6)	Pull The Lever Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Rossa Ryan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	132	p	79-804	51	57	41	13d	—	—	-5	2.2	2.75/1	12 8%
11-race maiden with a record of 07579804 in handicaps at up to 1m; others preferred
4 (1)	Lynwood Lad Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	132	—	5658	57	61	-	63d	—	—	-1	3	4.75/1	20 5%
Still unexposed but he needs a transformation after a short break
1 (8)	Neptune Legend Bay J:Luke Morris T:Tony Carroll	J:Luke Morris T:Tony Carroll	138	—	-50667	57	65	62	12d	—	—	-1	3	4.75/1	20 5%
On much-reduced mark but sole win was in August 2021 and others are more convincing
9 (7)	Dillydingdillydong Bay J:Joe Leavy(7) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(7) T:Richard Hannon	127	—	6880-5	46	59	50	130d	—	—	-3	1	8.00/1	33 3%
Regressive 13-race maiden and his mark has bottomed out; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
The Cola Kid	2	7/4	2	15/8	15/8
Bama Lama	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Hagia Sophia	13/2	13/2	11/2	13/2	13/2
Kyber Crystal	10	9	17/2	9	10
Malham Tarn Cove	8	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Pull The Lever	10	12	10	12	12
Lynwood Lad	18	20	16	18	20
Neptune Legend	16	20	20	20	20
Dillydingdillydong	33	25	20	25	28

Predictor

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

1st

The Cola Kid

22.4

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Kyber Crystal

13.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

3rd

Bama Lama

11.8

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Hagia Sophia

4.3

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Lynwood Lad

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Neptune Legend

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Malham Tarn Cove

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Pull The Lever

2.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Dillydingdillydong

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lynwood Lad	57	61	—
Neptune Legend	57	65	62
Kyber Crystal	55	65	22
Hagia Sophia	54	66	41
Pull The Lever	51	57	41
The Cola Kid	49	75	47
Malham Tarn Cove	49	65	47
Bama Lama	46	68	56
Dillydingdillydong	46	59	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Cola Kid	6d ago	Quick return
Bama Lama	6d ago	Quick return
Malham Tarn Cove	11d ago	Quick return
Neptune Legend	12d ago	Quick return
Pull The Lever	13d ago	Quick return
Kyber Crystal	14d ago	Fit
Hagia Sophia	30d ago	Fit
Lynwood Lad	63d ago	Fresh
Dillydingdillydong	130d ago	Long break