20:15 Chelmsford City

Thursday 4 October 2018

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Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:17 | Winning time: 2m 6.08s

(3)

Squire^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 59| C| D

7/2

Racing from a career low mark and most definitely has shown signs of a revival in cheekpieces of late; just failed to reel in Fair Selene at Kempton (1m) latest; Rab Havlin retains the ride; major player.

Form: 248532

(5)

Spiced^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Jones| T: W J Haggas| OR: 62| BF

2/1

Six-race maiden who seems suited to wearing cheekpieces; headed on the post when beaten by a nose by Roof Garden over 1m here in August; first attempt at 1m2f (sister to the 1m-1m2f winner Auspicion).

Form: 784523

(1)

New Street^b⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: J & S Best| OR: 58| CD

11/1

Game head winner in first-time blinkers over C&D in August (Class 6); found a similar race in which to seek to follow up off a 61 day break; handicapper hasn't been harsh (1lb rise).

Form: 304841

(10)

Udogo¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: M Dwyer| T: B G Powell| OR: 57| D

33/1

Far from consistent, winning just once since his Irish days, and that was when wearing blinkers at Kempton (1m4f) in March; no show at Wolverhampton latest.

Form: 301086

(9)

Lily Ash¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy| OR: 56

10/1

Proved herself as a likeable mare at a lowly level, winning 1m+ turf races at Yarmouth (good) and Beverley (good) since late July; has to prove her stamina over this trip (and has work to do with Lulu Star).

Form: 631261

(4)

Tagle^h1,t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 60

16/1

1m Dundalk winner for Joseph O'Brien in March, but low-key on both starts for Ivan Furtado (well behind Squire latest), and has a plethora of aids (namely hood and tongue-tie) newly applied.

Form: 641790

(7)

Lulu Star³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shelley Birkett⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 59| CD

6/1

Broke her duck at the 11th attempt when an all out winner over C&D last month (Lily Ash sixth); raised 4lb, with Shelley Birkett (claims 3lb) taking over in the saddle.

Form: 385231

(6)

Tiara Gold¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest| OR: 51

33/1

Five-race maiden; fallen 8lb in the weights since introduced to handicapping, but must get over her tendency to blow the start before she's likely to make any real positive impression.

Form: 3-8479

(2)

Grasmere¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Bailey| OR: 47

8/1

11-race maiden; staying on at the same pace when finishing 2L fourth of 13 to Blyton Lass over C&D last month; more required.

Form: 425754

(11)

Townie Mac^b1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison| OR: 47

25/1

Nine-race maiden; twice placed on quick ground at Brighton (1m-1m2f) during the summer, but hasn't kicked on positively since, hence the application of blinkers tonight.

Form: 853244

(8)

Sheila Rose¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: L Morris| T: D J Coakley| OR: 45

20/1

Rip Van Winkle filly; early days, but evidently is no great shakes; never able to get competitive on handicap debut at Kempton (1m4f) last month on her first start beyond 7f; dropped 4lb since (and in trip).

Form: 07-08

Forecasts

Spiced (2/1), Squire (7/2), Lulu Star (6/1), Grasmere (8/1), Lily Ash (10/1), New Street (11/1), Tagle (16/1), Sheila Rose (20/1), Townie Mac (25/1), Udogo (33/1), Tiara Gold (33/1)

More competitive than Division 1 with three recent winners (New Street, Lily Ash and Lulu Star) in the line up alongside the William Haggas-trained filly Spiced who should break her duck in this company eventually (stamina must be proven over 1m2f). However, the most interesting runner is the top-weight SQUIRE. Cheekpieces appear to have led to an upturn in fortunes (beaten a nose by Fair Selene at Kempton latest), and with regular rider Rab Havlin retaining the mount, he's expected to be able to capitalise from a career low mark now upped in trip.