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Placepot picks - 10th October 2025

Friday’s Placepot picks include six selections from day one of the Welsh Racing Festival at Chepstow…

Picture: UK/IRE
Picture: UK/IRE

R1 – Fasol 
R2 – Tashan 
R3 – Minniemum 
R4 – Courtland 
R5 – Sticktotheplan 
R6 – Art Of Diplomacy  

 

RACE  SELECTION  REASON 

Race 1 

Wasdell Group Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) 

 

Fasol 

 

Trainer and jockey have won this race twice in last five years (2020/2021) 

 

Group 3 placed on the flat in France earlier in career  

 

Ended last season with a solid third in the 2m Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle at Sandown 

 

Race 2 

Wasdell Group Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) 

 

 

 

Tashan 

 

Completed a double at the end of last year with an impressive success in a 2m junior hurdle at Taunton 

 

Top jockey booked who has a 22% strike rate in the last year at Chepstow 

 

Race 3 

Steve And Scott Half Centuries Mares' Handicap Chase 

 

 

 

Minniemum 

 

Ended last season scoring in impressive fashion, taking the Challenger Series Mares' Chase Final over 3m 1f at Cheltenham in April 

 

Jockey has a 27% strike rate at the course in the last twelve months 

 

 

 

Race 4 

DragonBet Veterans' Handicap Chase 

 

 

 

Courtland 

 

Placed on last three starts including when runner-up effort in the 2m 5f Summer Plate (Premier Handicap Chase) at Market Rasen 

 

Seven-time chase winner 

 

On a good handicap mark 

 

Race 5 

DragonBet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)  

 

 

 

Sticktotheplan 

 

Listed Novice Hurdle winner at Galway (Ireland) in July 

 

Improvement likely after a break on stable debut 

 

Trainer working at a 31% strike rate in last two weeks 

 

Race 6 

dragonbet.co.uk 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase 

 

 

 

Art Of Diplomacy 

 

Jockey operating at a 33% strike rate in last two weeks  

 

Bids for a six-timer over fences after wins last month at Bangor-on-Dee over 3m and 2m 5f at Newton Abbot  

 


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