20:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 February 2017

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Collect Any totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.75s

(5)

Camdora^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: T J Murphy| T: J A Osborne| OR: 59

4/1

His only two victories have come at this course but been struggling off this kind of mark since and how to fancy until the handicapper relents.

Form: 578726

(8)

Whaleweigh Station^v¹⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Baker| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 52

7/4

Having formerly had a record of one win from 44 starts he's found a new lease of life as a six-year-old and put together back-to-back victories at Kempton. Made all last time and may be able to dominate his rivals here (due to go up another 4lb in future races).

Form: 136606

(11)

La Fortuna⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: C Wallis| OR: 57

5/1

Run to a consistent level in three runs to date, finding just one too good on last two starts. Opening mark looks fair and there's a good chance there's more to come but wide draw makes things tough.

Form: 32

(2)

Encapsulated²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁷⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 56

8/1

Losing run goes back to 2015 but has scored over C&D and back down to a workable mark now. Not much promise in Lingfield effort last time but managed to place there the time before and may be able to get involved provided he settles better.

Form: 3-71820

(4)

Multi Quest^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: J E Long| OR: 55

14/1

Two wins from 25 starts on the AW and has scored over C&D back in March but looks high enough in the handicap for now and duly finished unplaced on last start at Kempton off this mark.

Form: 657548

(1)

Humour^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 55

5/1

Two-time C&D winner who hasn't placed in last five starts. No doubt he's on a workable mark though and likely to bounce back at some stage.

Form: 84-6907

(7)

Nasri^v³³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: Emma Owen| OR: 54

20/1

Both AW wins have come at Kempton and went close there two starts back but seems an unpredictable type. No doubt he's well-handicapped but trainer has a particularly poor strike and yard have had just one winner from 80 runners in the last year.

Form: 244130

(9)

Suni Dancer⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Aled Beech⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53

25/1

Been in good form of late over this trip and while she was a beaten favourite last time, she missed the break on that occasion and probably needed a faster pace to run at. Likely she's still in form and she's won off a higher mark than this so must hold claims.

Form: 753011

(3)

Emily Goldfinch²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 52

16/1

Still a maiden after nine starts and best efforts have come over further than this so hard to fancy.

Form: 47593-6

Non-Runners

(10)

Secret Bird³⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: D K Ivory J: Non Runner

(6)

Ghost Train⁷³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: T D McCarthy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Whaleweigh Station (7/4), Secret Bird (7/2), Camdora (4/1), La Fortuna (5/1), Humour (5/1), Encapsulated (8/1), Multi Quest (14/1), Emily Goldfinch (16/1), Ghost Train (16/1), Nasri (20/1), Suni Dancer (25/1)

WHALEWEIGH STATION still looks ahead of his mark and it's hard to see him being overturned if he gets an easy lead. Suni Dancer has the services of a talented 7lb claimer and she's better than what she showed last time. Humour is on a workable mark and is likely to bounce back to form in a race like this some time soon. 1. Whaleweigh Station 2. Suni Dancer 3. Humour