18:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 April 2017

All17:2517:5518:3019:0519:4020:1520:45

Natta Building Company Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   6f  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:30  |   Winning time: 1m 10.17s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(7)
Horse silk
Zac Brownt13
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan(7)| T: C Wallis| OR:  95
20/1
5lb higher than when winning over this trip at Lingfield in February and was only just held from 1lb lower than today on his next start (5f). Wouldn't be too concerned that he failed to fire on turf last time, as his All Weather form is better, so looks likely to be very competitive.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Golden Amber25
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR:  91
5/1
Was in really good form in 2015, winning three out of five in one spell, the best of them from 5lb higher than here. Has been consistent in defeat on most occasions since, hence only a marginal decline in the weights. Should again be competitive from today's mark.
5
(2)
Horse silk
Flying Pursuitb25
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: T D Easterby| OR:  89
8/1
Makes his debut on an All Weather surface today after handicapper got a grip of him on turf last summer. Has had a pipe-opener on the green stuff and this his optimum trip. given his yard, he would be very interesting if supported, although he is 5lb higher than his best win.
6
(8)
Horse silk
Alkhor7
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: L Dettori| T: R Hannon| OR:  87
2/1
Good strike rate so far with 3-8, the latter pair being on Lingfield's Polytrack. 5lb higher than his best win, but went well from an ordinary draw at Ripon last week and looks capable of going very close from this mark.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Cincuenta Pasost173
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tuite| OR:  87
20/1
Four of his five wins have been over 7f, with just the one at this trip. 2lb higher than when scoring at Chepstow in September. Out of sorts after that, but comes here after a break and a slight drop in the weights. Has run well fresh on a few occasions, so not ruled out.
8
(1)
Horse silk
Udontdodou170
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: R C Guest| OR:  84
15/8
Sole handicap win was from 5lb lower almost a year ago and a 10lb hike anchored him thereafter. Has gradually slid down 5lb and was competitive on his last couple of starts from slightly higher than today. Yard in good form and not ruled out.
9
(4)
Horse silk
Plucky Dip43
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-7| J: Danny Brock| T: J Ryan| OR:  79
12/1
Goes into this 3lb higher than his best winning mark and unfortunately for him the assessor has raised him 1lb despite finishing down the field last time at Newcastle, albeit not being beaten far. Others make more appeal.

Non-Runners

2
(5)
Horse silk
Old Fashioned9
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 5
T: R Haugen  J: M M Monaghan
NR
4
(9)
Horse silk
Gentlemen19
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: P S McEntee  J: Josephine Gordon
NR

Forecasts

Udontdodou (15/8), Alkhor (2/1), Golden Amber (5/1), Flying Pursuit (8/1), Plucky Dip (12/1), Gentlemen (12/1), Zac Brown (20/1), Cincuenta Pasos (20/1), Old Fashioned (25/1)

Verdict

ALKHOR's recent defeat at Ripon might have been a better run than the bare form suggests, given that he didn't have the best of draws. He is in form and gets the vote here, with Zac Brown likely to be a danger now back on this surface. Golden Amber, Cincuenta Pasos and Udontdou are others for the short-list.
  1. Alkhor
  2. Zac Brown
  3. Udontdodou

Prize Money

1st: £9,704.002nd: £2,888.003rd: £1,443.004th: £722.00

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