19:30 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 24 September 2019

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Bet In Play At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 24.09s

(5)

Alemaratalyoum^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: S C Williams| OR: 90| BF| D

2/1

Produced with what appeared to be a winning challenge over 6f here (Class 2) last week, only to be worn down close home by Desert Doctor and Shimmering Dawn; stays 7f-1m, and sits near enough his last winning mark; player.

Form: 005243

(1)

Madkhal³²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 90| BF

5/1

Appeared to have a relatively bright future when taking a 6f Wolverhampton novice before starting 5-4f when last of four in a Newmarket conditions stakes (6f, soft) last November; belated seasonal reappearance (326-day absence).

Form: 6214-

(7)

Aljari³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: M Botti| OR: 90| C

8/1

Cost €180,000 as a juvenile but has needed time to develop; seeks the hat-trick following 6f novice wins at Wolverhampton (14-1) and here at Chelmsford (2-7f); competes from a potentially tricky looking opening handicap mark (90).

Form: 411

(8)

Florencio^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 84| C| D

50/1

Twice a winner since joining the Melbourne 10, including on the beach at Laytown (7f) last September; flopped on return from a six-month break back there 13 days ago; others preferred.

Form: 105270

(2)

Alfarqad³⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 83

3/1

Cost a whopping $1,300,000 as a yearling; has stood little racing (career punctuated by two lengthy absences); gelded since a ready 1¼L winner of a Kempton novice (1m) almost exactly one year ago; market likely to be revealing for handicap debut.

Form: 34/1-

(3)

Michele Strogoff¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 83| D

8/1

Consistent front-runner; has found one too good on each of his last couple of visits to this track (1m2f); drops back to 7f for the first time since December 2017; Owen Burrows (saddles Alfarqad) has a useful form line through Muhaarar's Nephew.

Form: 363522

(4)

Jaleel^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 85| D

7/1

Has plundered a couple of 7f Class 4 handicaps so far in 2019 (Newmarket and Kempton) and is a broadly consistent performer; 2lb higher than when beating Delilah Park by a nose on his penultimate start; others open to more improvement?

Form: 219317

(6)

Glory of Paris¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Liam Jones| T: M Appleby| OR: 79| C| D

25/1

Stablemate of Michele Strogoff; twice a winner at this track (6f-1m) and also productive through the depths of the winter (Jan/Feb) on Tapeta at Newcastle; not firing on all cylinders of late; probably just a shade high in the handicap.

Form: 325006

Forecasts

Alemaratalyoum (2/1), Alfarqad (3/1), Madkhal (5/1), Jaleel (7/1), Michele Strogoff (8/1), Aljari (8/1), Glory of Paris (25/1), Florencio (50/1)

Alemaratalyoum has solid recent course form and the assistance of the excellent Jamie Spencer in the saddle, but the most interesting pair are the returning duo Madkhal and ALFARQAD. The former swerved a recent engagement at Doncaster (fast ground) and like the hat-trick seeking Aljari goes handicapping from an opening mark of 90. However, with the market expected to be revealing, a slight chance is taken on the very patiently-handled Owen Burrows-trained $1.3M yearling. Gelded since winning a Kempton novice (1m) almost exactly one year ago, a productive career on the racecourse is all that can matter from this point forward.