18:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 September 2019

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Total Protection 'Service Without Compromise' Handicap

Off time: 18:34 | Winning time: 1m 11.48s

(4)

Mythmaker²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: R Ffrench| T: B Smart| OR: 93| D

25/1

Winner over this trip at Kempton (AW) and Haydock (good to firm) during 2018. Hasn't sparked at all in two 2019 runs but handicapper drops him 4lb now and could bounce back.

Form: 2450-50

(6)

Dream Today¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 93| D

14/1

Meydan winner over this trip in January, fair effort afterwards in Dubai and pleasing run at Ascot (6f, good to firm) this month on UK comeback. Entitled to be sharper now and on fair mark.

Form: 5-13387

(9)

Restive Spirit²⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson| T: C Wallis| OR: 93

50/1

Both wins so far on turf over a mile, unknown quantity trying sprinting on debut for new handler after 287 days off; betting will guide.

Form: 215146-

(7)

Desert Doctor¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 92| CD

7/1

C&D winner in January and didn't run badly back here last month. All six career wins on artificial surfaces. Mixed bag lately but suited by return to this sphere.

Form: 705048

(3)

Eljaddaaf^h¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 91| CD

14/1

Nine-time winner on AW tracks from 34 runs including over this C&D in February 2018. No win since November but has now dropped below previous win-mark and could go well.

Form: 163-676

(10)

Alemaratalyoum^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 90| BF

13/2

Hasn't run on AW since 2017 but is a former Tapeta winner. Twice gone close in handicaps at Chester and Haydock recently over further. Should be in the mix when it matters.

Form: 400524

(1)

Unabated^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 88| CD

7/1

Won a C&D Claiming Handicap last month, failed to back that up in similar soft-ground Haydock race since. Possibly can go better back around here.

Form: 3/67610

(5)

Almufti^t1⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: H Palmer| OR: 90WS

3/1

Son of Toronado won a 7f Kempton novice last season, well held in three Newmarket runs this term and has been gelded / undergone wind operation since last spotted in July. Sports tongue-tie and worth a second look.

Form: 413-350

(11)

Shimmering Dawn⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 89| CD

4/1

Fair maiden last year, won first three starts in 2019 - two of them over this C&D. Outclassed in Listed Naas event in July but could easily bounce back here. .

Form: 45-1110

(8)

Global Tango^v⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: L McJannet| OR: 83| D

10/1

3-9 on the AW previously having won at Lingfield and Kempton over this trip last year (both Class 4 races). Not in bad form recently and could go well after decent effort five days ago at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) when caught late on.

Form: 645045

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(2)

Warsaw Road³³¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R M H Cowell J: Cieren Fallon

Forecasts

Almufti (3/1), Shimmering Dawn (4/1), Alemaratalyoum (13/2), Desert Doctor (7/1), Unabated (7/1), Warsaw Road (7/1), Global Tango (10/1), Dream Today (14/1), Eljaddaaf (14/1), Mythmaker (25/1), Restive Spirit (50/1)

Having started the year with three straight wins (two over C&D), SHIMMERING DAWN was outclassed in Listed company last time out in Ireland. James Tate's filly is 3-3 in handicaps however and may still have more to offer from this mark. Global Tango ran well from the front five days ago and isn't overlooked, while Dream Today should be all the sharper for his recent Ascot comeback and is feared. Alemaratalyoum and previous C&D scorer Desert Doctor also go on the shortlist.