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Chepstow - Wed 23rd May 2012
14:10 14:40 15:10 15:40 16:10 16:40 17:10 17:45

17:10 32Red Handicap1m 4f 23y
Weighed In - (Class 4), £7,000 added, 3yo, 4 runners
Winner £4,528 2nd £1,348 3rd £673 4th £337
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places Surface: Turf
Chepstow Jockey Specials - Hayley Turner 7/1 to ride a Double. Bet now!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 35.94s
Off time: 17:10:38

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Ruacana	5/4

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (3)	3221	Ruacana 30	3	9-7	Hayley Turner	M L W Bell	84	5/4
3 (5)	23211	Scatter Dice (IRE) 44	3	9-1	J Fanning	M Johnston	78	2/1
4 (4)	03-1	Rei D'oro (USA) 110	3	8-12	Martin Lane	D M Simcock	75	7/2
5 (1)	002-	Pinseeker (IRE) 245	3	8-9	M Barzalona	B G Powell	72	12/1

Non runners
2 (2)	321-39		Cherry Street	3	9-7	A M Balding	David Probert	84

Verdict

A tight little handicap though Cherry Street ran poorly over the C&D two weeks ago when the ground was soft. Pinseeker was beaten 10 lengths when runner-up at Godwood in September and makes his handicap debut but the remaining trio arrive in winning form. Ruacana has been raised 7lb for his victory in a handicap on soft ground over this trip at Pontefract when the time was very slow. He's the type to do better as is Scatter Dice, who has won handicaps at Redcar and Yarmouth in comfortable fashion and looks certain to be there at the finish despite an 8lb rise. REI D'ORO has been given a break since his victory over 1m1f at Wolverhampton in February and looked very inexperienced that day. This should be his trip and he starts off in handicaps from what looks a winning mark.

Formwatch

Ruacana 11-2 (9-6) Held up in rear, steady headway 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr beating Hallmark Star (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.

Cherry Street 9-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off, 9th of 11, 34l behind Rosslyn Castle (9-6) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft.

Scatter Dice (IRE) 8-11fav (9-13) Made all, quickened over 3f out, drew clear entering final furlong, easily, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Apr beating Chankillo (9-4) by 3l, 6 ran.

Rei D'oro (USA) Evensfav (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Feb beating Captivity (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

Pinseeker (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden along 6f out, headway under pressure entering final 2f, kept on to chase easy winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 10l behind Welcome Gift (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sep.