19:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 10 November 2018

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Ted Zipfel 90th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 37.58s

(4)

Vigee Le Brun^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 61| D

5/1

Took advantage of a pace collapse to register a 6L to gain sole success at the 18th attempt. Turf mark and performances have suffered so connections try to take advantage of a more generous AW mark.

Form: 412620

(2)

Rivas Rob Roy^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: J Gallagher| OR: 62

14/1

Back to the mark which brought a victory in higher grade in May. Last two runs have been poor and headgear fitted this time.

Form: 491790

(9)

Jabarout²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Raul Da Silva| T: J Santos| OR: 60

5/1

Missed the break here on penultimate start but smartly away when making all and clinging on last time. That was a weak race and he is 5lb higher this time

Form: 8751

(8)

Ensign Ewart⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: M D I Usher| OR: 59

7/2

Fourth in a better race than this on Tuesday and that the best effort this €100,000 purchase has achieved. This will take little winning and further progress should see him go close.

Form: 076074

(3)

Classic Charm¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 59

14/1

Third on debut at Newmarket last season remains her best run by far. Has barely beaten a rival on last two AW starts and she is hard to recommend.

Form: 306-600

(5)

Squire^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 55| CD

7/2

Without a win since 2016 but has joined a yard that have revived similar types in the past. In a poor race this time and worthy of a market check.

Form: 532644

(6)

Touch The Clouds²¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W Stone| OR: 50| CD

25/1

Solid effort when third of eight off this mark at Lingfield in April. Has to overcome a long absence and stable have been quiet.

Form: 416643

(1)

Magojiro^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Hart| T: D Carroll| OR: 51

4/1

Placed on his last three starts in similarly weak company and yard in good form currently. Has a good draw but usually attacks from the rear and that not always the best strategy around here.

Form: 986343

Non-Runners

(7)

Amherst Rock¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: J Butler J: J F Egan

Forecasts

Squire (7/2), Ensign Ewart (7/2), Magojiro (4/1), Jabarout (5/1), Vigee Le Brun (5/1), Amherst Rock (10/1), Classic Charm (14/1), Rivas Rob Roy (14/1), Touch The Clouds (25/1)

Jabarout did not suggest he had as much in hand as his revised mark suggests at Wolverhampton but he is lightly raced and open to more improvement than most of his moderate rivals. Connections would have had higher hopes for €100,000 purchase ENSIGN EWART but he has been taking small steps in the right direction and he was not disgraced behind better horses than this on Tuesday. Squire should not be far away although he is hard to win with as is topweight Vigee Le Brun.