Racing League 16 Handicap (For horses In The Care Of Trainers Registered To Racing League)

Chepstow

18:00

Date 2025-08-07

Distance 1m14y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £18,039

Winning Time 1m 33.84s (slow by 2.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Shamrock Bay (GB) Richard Kingscote · Daniel & Claire Kubler	7/2	Won
2nd	Lir Speciale (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	6/1	0.1
3rd	Yermanthere (IRE) Joanna Mason · Tim Easterby	20/1	3.75
4th	Gaiety Musical (IRE) Marco Ghiani · David Evans	18/1	1
5th	Barley (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	11/1	1.75
6th	Great Blasket (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	13/2	.5
7th	Sword (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	9/4F	0.2
8th	Goal Exceeded (GB) Finley Marsh · Adrian McGuinness	14/1	0.1
9th	Yokkell (IRE) Grace McEntee · Adrian Wintle	50/1	0.3
10th	Jarham (GB) Saffie Osborne · Clive Cox	10/1	5
11th	Watch And Shoot (IRE) Charles Bishop · George Scott	22/1	2.5
12th	Boubyan (IRE) Frederick Larson · Michael Appleby	28/1	2
13th	Lyndon B (IRE) Sean D Bowen · John & Rhys Flint	28/1	1.25

Runners (13)

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)	Sword Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	140	h	-01373	87	93	79	12d	—	—	0	24	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has to be of interest on the back of his third in the International at Ascot
2 (12)	Shamrock Bay Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Richard Kingscote T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	137	—	-62922	84	96	84	7d	—	—	+6	23.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Solid run in defeat at Wolverhampton (8.6f) and he's 1lb well in on the back of that
8 (2)	Great Blasket Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Callum Shepherd T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	129	b	070181	76	97	66	8d	—	—	+12	25.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won well at Sandown last week and he's 5lb well in with no penalty to carry
11 (9)	Lir Speciale Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	124	—	745002	71	95	88	14d	—	—	+4	12.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well handicapped on old form and was second at Yarmouth following wind surgery
12 (4)	Jarham Chestnut J:Saffie Osborne T:Clive Cox	J:Saffie Osborne T:Clive Cox	120	p	52-642	74	93	87	38d	—	—	-1	8.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Progressed this year in handicaps, beaten by half a length at Ffos Las; up in grade
3 (1)	Barley Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	136	p	520225	83	92	71	5d	—	—	+10	17.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Last of the five at Thirsk last weekend but arrived there in a good run of form
7 (10)	Goal Exceeded Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian McGuinness	133	t	4-1070	80	92	61	9d	—	—	+4	8.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Contested strong handicaps in Ireland before enduring a troubled passage at Galway
10 (5)	Watch And Shoot Bay J:Charles Bishop T:George Scott	J:Charles Bishop T:George Scott	124	b	31555	78	95	79	15d	—	—	+7	12	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Close up in both handicaps; returns to 1m with blinkers added and he's of interest
9 (8)	Yermanthere Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Tim Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Tim Easterby	128	—	034260	75	96	82	21d	—	—	+6	10.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Infrequent winner (3-33) and will need to better his last couple of efforts
13 (3)	Boubyan Bay J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	119	p	69-381	73	91	66	35d	—	—	+3	6.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Fetched 46,000gns at the sales after signing off for Andrew Balding with a length success
5 (11)	Gaiety Musical Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:David Evans	J:Marco Ghiani T:David Evans	133	—	192638	80	93	88	30d	—	—	+8	12.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Four-time AW winner who is 0-7 on grass but with placed form; outclassed last time
6 (13)	Lyndon B Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:John & Rhys Flint	J:Sean D Bowen T:John & Rhys Flint	133	p	654-01	80	92	67	52d	—	—	+5	8.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Beat an in-form rival with the pair clear when back to winning ways at Windsor
4 (7)	Yokkell Bay J:Grace McEntee T:Adrian Wintle	J:Grace McEntee T:Adrian Wintle	135	—	2-1407	82	94	62	19d	—	—	+10	12.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Failed to kick on after winning debut for previous yard and with another new trainer

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sword	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Shamrock Bay	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Great Blasket	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Lir Speciale	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2	9/1
Jarham	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Barley	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Goal Exceeded	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Watch And Shoot	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Yermanthere	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Boubyan	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Gaiety Musical	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Lyndon B	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Yokkell	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Great Blasket

25.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 15 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Sword

OR: 9.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Shamrock Bay

23.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

Barley

17.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Lir Speciale

12.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Gaiety Musical

12.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1

25/1

Yokkell

12.1

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Watch And Shoot

OR: 7 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Yermanthere

10.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Jarham

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Goal Exceeded

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Lyndon B

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Boubyan

6.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sword	87	93	79
Shamrock Bay	84	96	84
Barley	83	92	71
Yokkell	82	94	62
Goal Exceeded	80	92	61
Gaiety Musical	80	93	88
Lyndon B	80	92	67
Watch And Shoot	78	95	79
Great Blasket	76	97	66
Yermanthere	75	96	82
Jarham	74	93	87
Boubyan	73	91	66
Lir Speciale	71	95	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Barley	5d ago	Quick return
Shamrock Bay	7d ago	Quick return
Great Blasket	8d ago	Quick return
Goal Exceeded	9d ago	Quick return
Sword	12d ago	Quick return
Lir Speciale	14d ago	Fit
Watch And Shoot	15d ago	Fit
Yokkell	19d ago	Fit
Yermanthere	21d ago	Fit
Gaiety Musical	30d ago	Fit
Boubyan	35d ago	Fit
Jarham	38d ago	Fit
Lyndon B	52d ago	Fresh