16:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 4 August 2018

All13:1013:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Razorlight Here Friday 10th August Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 2m 6.82s

(10)

Carvelas⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 57

9/2

Joined current yard after landing a Dundalk claimer. Extended his turf record to 0-18 in midweek, but he was third off 3lb higher on his last AW run in this grade three months ago.

Form: 345376

(8)

Makhfar^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: M D I Usher| OR: 55| C

12/1

Lightly raced over the past year and appeared to be coming to hand on penultimate start in February. Reappeared at Kempton last month when doing little, but he usually runs well here and he is down to an attractive mark. Worth a market check.

Form: 900-050

(5)

Sunovarebel^p1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: P Howling| OR: 52

16/1

Strong puller who was not an ideal mount for his amateur last time. Has moved yards since and cheekpieces tried now. Regular rider back on board.

Form: 68/75-50

(3)

Roof Garden²⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: N Mackay| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 57

8/1

Showed a bit more on handicap debut in October and looked the type to do better over this trip. An absence since raises concerns.

Form: 8057-

(4)

Spring Praise⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: G & J Moore| OR: 55

6/4

Did not look straightforward despite an improved display in blinkers last time. Has moved yards since and the aids are removed, but Jim Crowley now replaces a claimer.

Form: 090-63

(7)

Ronni Layne^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: R Havlin| T: L Allan| OR: 46

4/1

Improved effort in cheekpieces last time in a similarly weak race over C&D. As a 23-race maiden there are no guarantees she will build on that.

Form: 774603

(9)

Millie May¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S Hitchcott| T: J C Fox| OR: 45

33/1

Beaten by wide margins on each run and she faces a huge task from out of the weights and after a four month break.

Form: 0/080-0

(6)

The Jungle Vip^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: P Mathers| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 47

16/1

Beaten by wide margins at big prices on his last four starts on the Flat and over hurdles. Looks easy to oppose.

Form: 537708

(1)

Wallflower⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: Rae Guest| OR: 45

10/1

Failed to stay 1m6f last time but there were some promising signs in her previous start and she is in a very weak race here.

Form: 8-6845

(2)

Captivating Light⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 45

33/1

Harbour Watch filly, hasn't shown anything in five starts. Up in trip and only a market move would merit consideration.

Form: 90009

Forecasts

Spring Praise (6/4), Ronni Layne (4/1), Carvelas (9/2), Roof Garden (8/1), Wallflower (10/1), Makhfar (12/1), The Jungle Vip (16/1), Sunovarebel (16/1), Millie May (33/1), Captivating Light (33/1)

It is hard to be convinced by any in this and a speculative wager is suggested on MAKHFAR. He is an infrequent visitor here but has generally given a good account on those forays and his penultimate start would give him every chance at this level. He had been off the track several months prior to his last run and the booking of a strong rider signals intent. Wallflower and Roof Garden are less exposed than their rivals so would not have to find much to be contenders, whislt Carvelas is back on his favoured surface in a grade where he would be expected to make a bold bid. Spring Praise looks unreliable but a change of scenery and strong handling may inspire.