UK Horse Racing Tips: Chepstow

Having finished a good second over the extended 7f at Chester last month, Rainwater is likely to offer another bold bid off just 1lb higher in the ratings. Austrian Theory also makes appeal after being well-backed from bigger prices when finishing a near two-length fifth over 1m at Thirsk on Saturday and he can get closer off an unchanged mark, but it's DUTCH DECOY who gets the nod to claim this prize. Charlie Johnston's runner was a good second in the Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood last week and a repeat of that form would see him tough to beat off a 3lb lower mark.
Prediction : 1st Dutch Decoy 2nd Austrian Theory 3rd Rainwater

Believe You Me arrives here seeking a hat-trick after consecutive wins over this C&D last month and she commands respect, but a 10lb rise in the ratings for her latest victory may leave her susceptible to some better treated rivals. Therefore, bottom-weight ALPINE SIERRA is fancied to go one better than his running-on second over 7f at Ayr last month and having been eased 1lb by the handicapper, he can exploit this mark of 66. Craven scored in game fashion over 7f at York last time and he is another to take seriously.
Prediction : 1st Alpine Sierra 2nd Believe You Me 3rd Craven

ALPINE GIRL has been raised a combined total of 7lb in the ratings for victories at Lingfield and most recently at Salisbury last month and she can continue the winning thread today. James Fanshawe's charge looked to have something in hand when getting up in the shadows of the post at Salisbury and she is only 2lb higher now. The evergreen Muscika was a very good second over 6f at York last time and a repeat of that effort would see him on the scene again, while Gisburn arrives here 2lb below his last winning mark and that could help him return to form.
Prediction : 1st Alpine Girl 2nd Muscika 3rd Gisburn

Manila Scouse won this race last year and he is looking to repeat the feat off 2lb higher in the handicap. He can go well once more, but GLAMOROUS BREEZE is preferred after an unlucky third at Sandown. She has two wins from three starts over this C&D, and also boasts two victories off higher marks. She is clearly in decent form which may see her come out on top, with the upped-in-class Reigning Profit an interesting rival under a 5lb penalty.
Prediction : 1st Glamorous Breeze 2nd Reigning Profit 3rd Manila Scouse

WALTER HARTRIGHT goes from strength to strength and is looking for his fifth win on the bounce, off a mark 25lb higher than his first success at Beverley in June. He is up against better opposition here but won by an eased-down two lengths last time out and, with a C&D win to his name, may not have finished yet. Gangster Granny heads over from Ireland and looks a massive danger with her age allowance, leaving Wahraan and Lieber Power as others to consider.
Prediction : 1st Walter Hartright 2nd Gangster Granny 3rd Wahraan

Fantasy Believer made a perfect seasonal debut when landing the spoils in a class 4 event at Ascot last month and Ed Walker's gelding warrants respect racing off a 4lb higher mark. However, RATHGAR's class 2 victory at Yarmouth last time out looks stronger form and the four-year-old shades the verdict. Having finished a close-up third behind the selection that day, Have Secret is 3lb better off with that reopposing rival today and he also enters calculations.
Prediction : 1st Rathgar 2nd Fantasy Believer 3rd Have Secret

AKKADIAN THUNDER continued his upward trajectory when recording a career-best victory at Doncaster in July. The four-year-old did well to score from an uncompromising position and he's still open to improvement on just his third outing on turf. The application of first-time blinkers saw a return to form from last month's Curragh third Rahmi and Johnny Murtagh's gelding may give the selection most to think about, ahead of fellow in-form rival Carrytheone.
Prediction : 1st Akkadian Thunder 2nd Rahmi 3rd Carrytheone