17:55 Chelmsford City

Thursday 25 January 2018

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Bet toteplacepot At betfred.com All-Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 2m 9.36s

(14)

Highwayman^h1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonathan Fisher| T: D Thompson| OR: 49

25/1

Takes a drop in grade, and gets a first-time hood, but current form is very poor, and was beaten out of sight at Newcastle two weeks ago. Hard to fancy in current frame of mind and easy to pass over.

Form: 55808-6

(10)

Grey Diamond^t,v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 50

33/1

Tried over a variety of trips over the past few months, all to no avail, and tailed off here on latest start. Looks out of love with the game and can't be touched at present.

Form: 30590-8

(7)

Nouvelle Ere^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Aled Beech| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48| CD

12/1

Does at least have some track form to his name, which counts for something here, well beaten last three starts but this is easier and he might be able to challenge for the places, despite stable form still being poor.

Form: 27600-8

(11)

Outlaw Torn^e/s⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson| T: R C Guest| OR: 47| D

5/1

Hadn't been showing much this winter but bounced back to form out of the blue when a neck second over a mile at Southwell latest. Has track form, trip fine and looks handicapped to win. Repeat of that makes him the one to beat.

Form: 79846-2

(1)

Cockney Boy^t,v⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Keelan Baker⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 47

5/1

Still a maiden after 16 starts and clearly of limited ability, not beaten far at Southwell two starts back but couldn't repeat that effort next time. Seems to get this trip and chance on best form, but clearly comes with risks.

Form: 872434-

(2)

Annoushka¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 46

6/1

Highlight of her eight-race career so far is her second to Tyrsal at Leicester last July, a decent enough effort, and she ran to that level at Catterick in the autumn too. Not seen out since October and may want a bit further, but may yet improve.

Form: 002740-

(6)

Queen Moon⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Miss Kayleigh Stephens⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 47

8/1

Already looks regressive after just a handful of starts, worth another try at this trip after a one-paced fourth at Southwell over a mile latest but she looked hard work there. Needs to turn things around to hold best chance.

Form: 844534-

(3)

Sharp Operator^h⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Osborn| T: C Wallis| OR: 45

8/1

No win in nine starts but showed a little more last time, staying on from the rear to finish midfield at Lingfield, the step up in trip seemingly helping. Has to build on that to hold best chance here, but is at least open to improvement.

Form: 4090-87

(12)

Gift From God^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Sophie Ralston⁽³⁾| T: Hugo Froud| OR: 45

20/1

Stuck to the task late on over 7f here in December, finishing a never-nearer fifth, but couldn't follow that up at Kempton last time. Return to this track and step up in trip may help, but clearly risky.

Form: 8880/5-0

(9)

Our Kim³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 46

6/1

Found some improvement to finish second (at 20/1) over C&D latest start, looked the winner but worried out of it late. Repeat of that puts him in the firing line, and could just be he's got the hang of things now. Looks a player.

Form: 598092-

(4)

Hong Kong Joe^e/s⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Burns| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 45

5/1

Tends to run his race without being good enough, as demonstrated by the fact he's still a maiden after 24 starts. Conditions fine and likely to finish nearer first than last, but that might not be saying a lot.

Form: 070384-

(8)

Katie's Surprise⁴⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 45

25/1

Well beaten all three starts and not seen out for over a year, so can only be of interest if there's any market support.

Form: 909/

(5)

La Goulue^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke Catton⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 45

28/1

No wins and no placings from ten starts so far, well beaten again latest start and although this trip may suit better, far too many question marks to make her of interest.

Form: 06404-4

Non-Runners

(13)

Outrath⁴⁰²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: J & S Best J: Sebastian Woods

Forecasts

Outlaw Torn (5/1), Cockney Boy (5/1), Hong Kong Joe (5/1), Our Kim (6/1), Annoushka (6/1), Sharp Operator (8/1), Queen Moon (8/1), Nouvelle Ere (12/1), Gift From God (20/1), Outrath (20/1), Highwayman (25/1), Katie's Surprise (25/1), La Goulue (28/1), Grey Diamond (33/1)

A bottom grade hands-and-heels contest to kick the card off with. OUR KIM performed much better last time out and if building a bit on that, looks to have a good chance here. He looks the sort that could go well, as he may need a bit of kidding and this event could be ideal. Outlaw Torn has been around the block a bit but he's got an obvious chance if repeating his latest effort. Annoushka might have a bit more improvement to come this year and if ready after a break, could prove a danger.