20:15 Chelmsford City

Thursday 8 November 2018

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Buy Your 2019 CCR Membership Now Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 20:17 | Winning time: 1m 11.96s

(5)

Time To Reason^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: David Egan| T: C Wallis| OR: 67

14/1

11-race AW maiden; lost his action when heavily eased over 7f here in May, and off the track for six months thereafter until reappearing at Windsor (6f) recently; risky.

Form: 573600

(3)

Roland Rocks¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Donohoe| T: J Ryan| OR: 66

9/2

On a long losing sequence, with his sole win coming over 5f on debut in June 2017; not fully exposed on the AW (0-3) and placed, beaten 3L by Busby at Kempton (6f) latest.

Form: 375053

(1)

Tundra²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁷⁾| T: A Carson| OR: 65| D

4/1

6f maiden winner for Roger Varian at Lingfield in June 2017, but 0-5 for this trainer since being bought for 45,000gns in November 2017; handicap mark tumbling.

Form: 7-60560

(4)

Dreamboat Annie^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: M D I Usher| OR: 63| D

3/1

Beaten in excess of 2L when finishing third to subsequent winner Busby over C&D in September, and now races from a 4lb lower mark; difficult to argue that she's an improving filly, but she has won a couple of races (5f-6f).

Form: 623345

(9)

Princess Keira⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: M Quinn| OR: 62| D

10/1

Off the mark at the 13th attempt when taking a 6f Yarmouth fillies handicap with more in hand than the winning ½L margin implies; 5lb higher in the weights, but her turn of foot could be an asset on the AW (0-1 previously).

Form: 624231

(7)

Sparkalex⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: C Allen| OR: 62

20/1

Lost her way since winning for this rider at Leicester (5f, good to firm) in July and has something to prove on artificial surfaces; met trouble in running from the rear (33/1) over C&D in September.

Form: 216657

(2)

Catheadans Fury^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: George Wood| T: M R Bosley| OR: 60| CD

9/2

On an upward curve having won two of her last three starts, including at odds of 50/1 over C&D latest; 3lb higher tonight, so more is required, but this isn't the deepest of races.

Form: 259101

(6)

Father Mckenzie^p1,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 56| BF| D

6/1

Continuing to struggle in the main (although fared marginally better in a tongue-tie at Kempton latest); handicap mark on the slide; 0-7 on the AW, so needs the further application of cheekpieces to provide the missing sections of the puzzle.

Form: 5-88785

(10)

Catapult^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: N Mackay| T: C Lines| OR: 49

40/1

Still to hit the target (17-race maiden) and tumbling in the weights as a result; hasn't beaten all that many rivals in three previous AW starts, so a major surprise if he's the solution.

Form: 764087

Non-Runners

(8)

Qallaab⁴⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: L Morris

Forecasts

Qallaab (11/4), Dreamboat Annie (3/1), Tundra (4/1), Catheadans Fury (9/2), Roland Rocks (9/2), Father Mckenzie (6/1), Princess Keira (10/1), Time To Reason (14/1), Sparkalex (20/1), Catapult (40/1)

Mick Appleby bought QALLAAB for £16,000 in September, and it's fairly notable that this gelding drops back in trip for handicap debut, especially bearing in mind that he's a half-brother to a couple of sprint winners, including the 6f Listed scorer Forthefirsttime. Therefore, in a fairly low-key divided Class 6 handicap, he's preferred to the more exposed but improving fillies Princess Keira and Catheadans Fury, with Dreamboat Annie another to consider for the minor placings.