17:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 29 August 2019

All13:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:00

Book Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Div 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 2f  |   Standard  |   11 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:02  |   Winning time: 2m 6.39s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(7)
Horse silk
Hard Toffee91
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-12| J: George Rooke(7)| T: L Allan| OR:  58| CD
5/1
Just 2lb higher than last of two C&D wins late last year. Proving inconsistent this campaign but respected returning here if putting a poor run behind.
2
(1)
Horse silk
Astral Girl43
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Morrison| OR:  61
7/1
Better effort when fourth of six on her third start and wouldn't have been suited by a muddling pace. Stable in flying form and she's a likely improver on handicap debut.
3
(4)
Horse silk
Eagle Queenp124
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: A M Balding| OR:  60
6/1
Four-start maiden struggled to get involved on handicap debut at Windsor. First time cheekpieces now added and she needs to find extra. Others preferred.
4
(5)
Horse silk
Petite Malle14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: George Wood| T: J R Fanshawe| OR:  58
3/1
Racing to a consistent standard without improving in four starts for stable in good form. Needs to progress again off 1lb lower and stamina not assured on step up in trip.
5
(6)
Horse silk
Thunderoad17
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: A W Carroll| OR:  58
4/1
10-race maiden has been dropped 5lb following latest struggles on third start for new yards. Remains best watched at present.
6
(3)
Horse silk
Smithv52
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Mrs L Richards| OR:  57| D
14/1
Steady progress this year for Eve Johnson Houghton culminating in a claiming success over this trip at Windsor. If he can continue that improvement he's respected back in a handicap on stable debut.
7
(9)
Horse silk
Lynchpinb10
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: A McCarthy| T: Mrs L Pearce| OR:  57
33/1
Promising third on debut but has run nowhere near that since. Disappointing in five runs for new stable and hard to fancy.
8
(10)
Horse silk
Bricklebrit37
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: Rae Guest| OR:  55
25/1
Well beaten at very long odds in all three starts this year. Would need enormous improvement on handicap debut off this opening mark.
9
(2)
Horse silk
Duke Of Dunabar119
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R A Teal| OR:  53WS
9/2
Remains a five-race maiden and struggled to get competitive when mid-division at Salisbury in May. Has had wind surgery and dropped 3lb since. Improvement needed.
10
(8)
Horse silk
Duke of Yorkie22
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: J Quinn| T: A West| OR:  45
16/1
Inconsistent 12-race maiden finished a moderate sixth at Bath over a mile last time. Up in distance and well handicapped on last year's form but needs to raise his game.
11
(11)
Horse silk
Milistorm43
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: E J Walsh| T: M Blanshard| OR:  45
50/1
Remains a poor maiden following seven well beaten efforts so far. Would need to improve out of all recognition to be competitive.

Forecasts

Petite Malle (3/1), Thunderoad (4/1), Duke Of Dunabar (9/2), Hard Toffee (5/1), Eagle Queen (6/1), Astral Girl (7/1), Smith (14/1), Duke of Yorkie (16/1), Bricklebrit (25/1), Lynchpin (33/1), Milistorm (50/1)

Verdict

There's not a lot of depth in this division and it's worth taking a chance with ASTRAL GIRL on handicap debut, who shaped with promise last time and represents a stable who can do little wrong at present. Hard Toffee is hard to predict but is always one to consider over this C&D while Smith is on a workable mark back in a handicap on stable debut.
  1. Astral Girl
  2. Smith
  3. Hard Toffee

Prize Money

1st: £3,105.002nd: £924.003rd: £462.004th: £300.00

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