Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Chepstow - Mon 4th Jun 2012
14:40 15:15 15:50 16:25 17:00 17:35 18:05 18:35

16:25 Medinet Handicap7f 16y
Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,500 added, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winner £2,264 2nd £674 3rd £337 4th £168
Going: Good to Soft Surface: Turf
Chepstow Jockey Specials - Catherine Gannon 11/2 to ride a Double. Bet now!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 24.61s
Off time: 16:25:27

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	George Benjamin	5/2
2nd	Spinning Ridge (IRE)	17/2
3rd	Great Charm (IRE)	11/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
2 (10)	698/600-	Great Charm (IRE) 362	7	9-6	G Baker	D Kubler	74	11/2
3 (8)	62-158	Aqua Ardens (GER) 28	4	9-5	P Cosgrave	George Baker	73	16/1
4 (4)	2004-01	George Benjamin 54	5	9-5	Ryan While (7)	W G M Turner	73	5/2
5 (5)	2998-84	Sir Bruno (FR) 14	5	9-4	David Probert	B Palling	72	11/2
6 (2)	319258	Spinning Ridge (IRE) 12	7	9-2 b	L Morris	R Harris	70	17/2
8 (3)	U000-00	Regency Art (IRE) 11	5	8-8 p1	L P Keniry	J M Bradley	62	40/1
9 (9)	015358	Fleetwoodsands (IRE) 66	5	8-6 t	Harry Bentley (3)	J M Bradley	60	5/1
10 (7)	6-67548	Arctic Mirage 19	4	8-5	Catherine Gannon	M Blanshard	59	4/1

Non runners
1 (6)	1397-00		Flynn's Boy	4	9-7	Rae Guest	Non Runner	75
7 (1)	09-9750		Local Singer (IRE)	4	9-2	P Howling	T G McLaughlin	70

Verdict

GEORGE BENJAMIN was able to get his head back in front dropped into claiming company at Catterick last time. He may well go in again here now he's rediscovered winning ways. Flynn's Boy has the past form to figure but has been below par in both starts this term while Spinning Ridge recorded his only victory on Turf over this C&D last season but is 14lb higher in the weights today. Sir Bruno is another who could figure if he puts his mind to it and he posted a slightly better effort recently.

Formwatch

Flynn's Boy 9-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 8l behind Ongoodform (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.

Great Charm (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and outpaced halfway, last of 10, 14l behind Grissom (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun '11.

Aqua Ardens (GER) 20-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 8, 28l behind Seek The Fair Land (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in May.

George Benjamin 9-2 (9-12) Mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Catterick 7f clm stks (6) gd in Apr beating No Poppy (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

Sir Bruno (FR) 10-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Jungle Bay (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.

Spinning Ridge (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Scottish Glen (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.

Local Singer (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders 4f, last of 12, 12l behind Moretta Blanche (9-5) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in May.

Regency Art (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 2f out, always behind, last of 16, 31l behind My Own Way Home (9-1) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.

Fleetwoodsands (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 8l behind Amazing Star (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

Arctic Mirage 12-1 (9-7) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 14, 6l behind Lady Mango (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.