Chepstow 5:15 Result

Dowman is the classiest type here from a top yard (Boughey) with a strong Sioux Nation 2yo profile. Form figures 2212 show consistent placing/winning, top-weight OR73 shared with Sea Palace but with a much more solid, progressive profile - two seconds and two wins in last four starts, clearly going the right way. Draw 3 is workable over 5f at Chepstow. Trainer George Boughey has a strong strike rate with juveniles at this level and Pat Cosgrave is a booking that suggests confidence. Sea Palace (OR73) is unproven having missed 61 days and only two career runs (3,3), less battle-hardened. Ard As A Rock's 594 figures show inconsistency, while Pj's Corner's 8531 including a recent win is interesting but from a lower mark and less deep form. Perigord Noir with checked/faded efforts (3440) and joining a visor doesn't inspire, and is up against similarly weighted rivals from bigger yards. Dowman's sustained placing figures (2-2-1-2) at a track/trip suited to speed types, plus a leading trainer, make him the most solid, progressive type in this nursery, and he looks the one to be on side even without being an obvious bargain price.