14:20 Chelmsford City

Thursday 20 June 2019

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Essex Life Magazine Handicap

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 2m 27.38s

(1)

Eye of The Storm³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Hayley Turner| T: C R Dore| OR: 77| D

10/1

Registered a 6L victory in a 1m4f selling event on good-to-firm going at Leicester last month. Changed yards subsequently and more needed back up in trip on return to handicaps.

Form: 50-8671

(8)

Paddy A^v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: George Downing| T: Ian Williams| OR: 77| C

9/2

Pulled up in a valuable handicap at Chester (heavy) on his penultimate start but fared better when 14½L fifth over this trip at Kempton subsequently. Drops in grade and interesting with visor replacing cheekpieces worn last time out.

Form: 6233-P5

(3)

Alabaster²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 76| C

5/2

Placed on each of his last four starts including when 6L third in a C&D handicap last time out. Dropped 1lb for that effort and has won off an 8lb higher mark in the past.

Form: 352333

(9)

Conkering Hero^v¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J Tuite| OR: 74| CD

25/1

C&D winner returned from a break when well held in a nine runner contest over this trip at Kempton in February. Given another break since and a visor replaces the blinkers worn last time out.

Form: 14308-8

(5)

Jumping Cats^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: C F Wall| OR: 70| CD

5/2

C&D winner held in two starts since returning from a break most recently when 7L fifth over an extended 1m6f at Doncaster (good-to-firm) at the start of this month. Cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 8213-65

(7)

Winter Spice^h¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Farrelly| OR: 70

33/1

Struggled in three hurdles starts since winning at Plumpton (good) last November including when pulled up at Bangor (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Market support would be notable on first Flat outing in over two years.

Form: 639466/

(6)

Remember The Man^p1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 67| D

6/1

Had just two starts for this yard and was beaten 11L when sixth in a soft ground 1m6f handicap at Nottingham last month. Cheekpeices return for this contest.

Form: 321/686

(4)

Carvelas¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-5| J: N Mackay| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 58| CD

8/1

Winning for the seventh time on the AW when victorious over 1m6f here earlier this month. Raised 3lb for that victory and is interesting off a mark 2lb lower than when winning over C&D last October.

Form: 784551

(2)

Demophon²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: S Flook| OR: 45

50/1

Struggled in three starts since finishing runner-up over this trip at Kempton in February. Others hold more obvious claims on this occasion.

Form: 062669

Forecasts

Jumping Cats (5/2), Alabaster (5/2), Paddy A (9/2), Remember The Man (6/1), Carvelas (8/1), Eye of The Storm (10/1), Conkering Hero (25/1), Winter Spice (33/1), Demophon (50/1)

The consistent ALABASTER can gain reward for some solid placed efforts in recent times with a victory in this staying handicap. The selection represents a good yard and he can get the better of the veteran Carvelas who was a winner here last time out while third place can go to Paddy A who is dropping in grade.