20:45 Chelmsford City
Thursday 12 October 2017
All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:15
Bet toteWIN At betfred.com Handicap (Div 2)
- 3YO plus | Class 6 | 1m 2f | Standard | 14 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 2m 5.35s
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Impressive over C&D in August but the step up to 1m4f has not had the expected results. Looks a contender in this company.
Hard to take any positives from last few starts and mark justifiably continues to tumble. Has not worn blinkers for some time but they had a positive impact when first employed.
Opened his account in facile fashion at the 17th time of asking. This shorter trip and the application of a visor saw him cruise throughout and land a substantial gamble. Up 7lb for that and the form has taken some knocks.
Handicapper has not been hard on him since his Yarmouth success in July. Has gone backwards on last two starts but he has ever been one to dismiss lightly in a 155-race career which has yielded 16 wins and 32 other frame finishes.
Has been below his best on his last three starts and it is known he can burst blood vessels. Off the track since May and a watching brief seems advisable.
Improved for the step up to a mile when collecting a minor race at Ffos Las and then going close at Salisbury. Both races have worked out nicely enough. Ground was probably too slow last time but this new trip is a worry given her pedigree.
Showing few signs of being ready to get his head in front. Trainer puts him over a trip which he should not stay on breeding, although his lack of pace seems to demand it.
No worthwhile form for some time with stable going through a fallow period of six months without a winner. Hard to see him turning things around.
Runner-up in a slowly run race here three weeks ago. That form amounts to little and this looks a tougher assignment.
Yet to make the frame in eight starts and hard to draw any positives from those performances. Off three months since finishing a poor sixth at Brighton.
Did not get the best of runs when behind Chilli Jam here in August and would have made more of a race of it given a clear passage. Disappointing next time and needs to prove that previous effort was no flash in the pan.
Few signs of ability and hood now tried. Sire's progeny do better over shorter and on Fibresand so he is passed over for now.
Has been running over shorter lately but has a consistent profile over this trip. Nevertheless, that record is nothing exceptional and confirms she has work to do.
Raced too freely when upped to 1m4f on a soft surface last time. This trip around here may be what she needs but at present she still looks well short of what will be required to land this.
Non-Runners
5
(14)
Mcdelta29
Weight: 9-5| Age: 7
T: G Deacon J: T J Murphy
NR
Forecasts
The Juggler (2/1), Chilli Jam (11/4), Arrowzone (7/1), California Cliffs (8/1), Moon Arrow (12/1), Hellomoto (14/1), Outlaw Torn (14/1), Raashdy (16/1), Avocet (16/1), Mcdelta (16/1), Captain Sedgwick (25/1), African Quest (33/1), Moving Robe (33/1), Seeing Things (40/1), Dibloam (50/1)
There are many moderate horses in this and it looks safer to side with the more progressive looking pair of CHILLI JAM and The Juggler. The latter romped home last time having looked one paced in previous outings. The visor obviously helped but that cannot be guaranteed to have a similar galvanising effect and the form has been devalued since. CHILLI JAM was impressive here in August and two runs over 1m4f have not produced the further progress her trainer thought was likely. With optimum conditions she can confirm the form with Avocet.
- Chilli Jam
- The Juggler
- Avocet
Prize Money
1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00
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