Play The Placepot At tote.co.uk Racing League 15 Handicap (Trainers Reg' To Racing League)

Chepstow

17:30

Date 2024-08-08

Distance 1m14y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £18,039

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
1 (6)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	140	—	080532	87	99	79	6d	—	—	+1	23	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Fine second in last Friday's Golden Mile at Goodwood and able to run off 3lb lower today
10 (11)	Lady Flora Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	120	—	534341	74	92	71	13d	—	—	+6	23.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
4l win over C&D latest; tougher opposition here but this 3yo may well have more to offer
2 (7)	Austrian Theory Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	138	—	5-0365	85	96	79	5d	—	—	-3	13.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Close fifth at Thirsk on Saturday when short of room close home and could be in the mix
4 (1)	Azahara Palace Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Hughie Morrison	J:Kevin Stott T:Hughie Morrison	133	—	56-186	80	96	73	26d	—	—	-1	10.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Fair efforts the last twice; 3-3 over C&D last season and interesting now back here
9 (10)	Great Acclaim Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	122	—	331163	76	93	82	15d	—	—	+13	20.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won two in a row in May/June; beaten the next twice & needs to rediscover progressive ways
8 (4)	Carolus Magnus Bay J:Sam James T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Sam James T:Michael & David Easterby	124	—	-86609	71	95	75	14d	—	—	0	7.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On a reduced mark but well beaten the last twice and losing run continues
7 (2)	Youarenotforgiven Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Tony Carroll	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Tony Carroll	131	—	-46831	78	95	65	8d	—	—	+15	20.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won at Leicester last week; tougher race today but he had plenty in hand last time
6 (5)	Enough Already Bay J:Danny Sheehy T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Danny Sheehy T:Adrian McGuinness	131	—	282465	78	93	62	9d	—	—	+6	9.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Kept on well over 7f last week and could play a leading role now back up to 1m
5 (8)	Eagle Day Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:David Evans	J:Jack Mitchell T:David Evans	132	—	957110	79	91	54	12d	—	—	+16	20.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Two wins in a row this summer and a very awkward start was costly at York last time
11 (9)	Rainwater Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	116	p	-44672	70	91	77	12d	—	—	+8	10.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Lightly raced 3yo; good second at Chester recently; further improvement is needed today
NR (3)	Bennetot Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David O'Meara	J:NON-RUNNER T:David O'Meara	137	—	-07349	84	94	71	12d	—	—	—	10	—	—
A couple of encouraging runs last month but failed to threaten at Ascot most recently

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Dutch Decoy	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Lady Flora	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Austrian Theory	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Azahara Palace	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Great Acclaim	10/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	10/1
Carolus Magnus	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Youarenotforgiven	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Enough Already	20/1	22/1	22/1	18/1	22/1
Eagle Day	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Rainwater	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lady Flora

23.1

OR: 6 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Dutch Decoy

OR: 9.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Youarenotforgiven

20.8

OR: 7 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Eagle Day

20.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Great Acclaim

20.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 11.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Austrian Theory

13.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Azahara Palace

10.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Rainwater

10.7

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Bennetot

OR: 8.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Enough Already

9.6

OR: 7 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Carolus Magnus

7.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dutch Decoy	87	99	79
Austrian Theory	85	96	79
Bennetot	84	94	71
Azahara Palace	80	96	73
Eagle Day	79	91	54
Youarenotforgiven	78	95	65
Enough Already	78	93	62
Great Acclaim	76	93	82
Lady Flora	74	92	71
Carolus Magnus	71	95	75
Rainwater	70	91	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Austrian Theory	5d ago	Quick return
Dutch Decoy	6d ago	Quick return
Youarenotforgiven	8d ago	Quick return
Enough Already	9d ago	Quick return
Eagle Day	12d ago	Quick return
Rainwater	12d ago	Quick return
Bennetot	12d ago	Quick return
Lady Flora	13d ago	Quick return
Carolus Magnus	14d ago	Fit
Great Acclaim	15d ago	Fit
Azahara Palace	26d ago	Fit