20:00 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 24 September 2019

All16:5017:2518:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Double Delight Hat-Trick Heaven At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.52s

(2)

Black Isle Boy⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Bentley| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 72| D

8/1

AW maiden (0-6); badly out of form since finishing a short-head second to Breaking Records over 7f here last November; is now rated 8lb lower and must revive.

Form: 9-90007

(12)

Faraasah¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 70| D

40/1

6f Lingfield maiden winner; slowly away and always firmly up against it on return from a nine-month absence at Laytown (6f) 13 days ago; back on a more conventional racing surface.

Form: 64010-8

(8)

Fantastic Flyer^p⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: D K Ivory| OR: 70| BF| C

10/1

Blew the start when seeking a hat-trick on Tapeta at Dunstall Park Wolverhampton six weeks ago; has won at this track in the past (April 2019) - a notable 16lb higher here.

Form: 144119

(9)

Three Card Trick^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: K A Ryan| OR: 72

16/1

Yet to build upon the promise he demonstrated as a juvenile; was hindered by a slow start when a beaten 4-5f at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) in July; cheekpieces are enlisted; with a fast pace likely can't be dismissed.

Form: 9-60627

(1)

Creek Harbour¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 69| CD

8/1

2lb higher than when beating today's rival Desert Fox by ½L over C&D in August; those placings were reversed in no uncertain terms on his very next start.

Form: 137174

(6)

Real Estate^p⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M J Attwater| OR: 68| CD

14/1

Beat the re-opposing Kraka by a neck when a determined C&D winner in March; just 1lb higher here and gelded since flopping at Epsom (6f, good to firm) 75 days ago.

Form: 621547

(10)

Kraka^v²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 68| D

12/1

Difficult to win with (2-30) and his form dipped after a consistent spell between February and April (has previous with Real Estate); offered more encouragement when a pleasing fourth (now 2lb better off) to Desert Fox latest.

Form: 307664

(5)

Desert Fox²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Murphy| OR: 68| CD

2/1

Four-time C&D winner; has only inched up the weights in recent weeks despite positive form figures of 2,1; holds every chance in recommencing battle with old foes Creek Harbour and Kraka.

Form: 9-18521

(4)

Grisons¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 70| D

4/1

Improving steadily with racing during the second half of the summer; has raced towards the fore in recording back-to-back wins at Bath (5½f maiden) and Salisbury (6f, Cl 6); 8lb higher, yet still only rated 70; surely in the mix.

Form: 27311

(11)

Dahik^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 62| D

14/1

Set some strong early fractions when an all the way winner at Redcar (6f, good to firm) four weeks ago; 7lb higher racing from a wide draw, and with competition for the lead from Grisons; is still respected.

Form: 05-0051

(7)

Kingsley Klarion⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 55| BF| CD

14/1

No win since January 2016 (when trained by the master of Kingsley House Mark Johnston); easing in the weights, and was placed following his traditional tardy start at Wolverhampton (6f) 53 days ago; will appreciate the fast early pace.

Form: 849-093

Non-Runners

(3)

Broughtons Flare²⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: P J McBride J: S Donohoe

(14)

Fairy Fast⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: J Mitchell

(13)

Wotadoll¹¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: M Murphy J: M Dwyer

Forecasts

Desert Fox (2/1), Grisons (4/1), Creek Harbour (8/1), Black Isle Boy (8/1), Fairy Fast (8/1), Fantastic Flyer (10/1), Kraka (12/1), Real Estate (14/1), Kingsley Klarion (14/1), Dahik (14/1), Three Card Trick (16/1), Broughtons Flare (20/1), Wotadoll (25/1), Faraasah (40/1)

A competitive and difficult to solve sprint. One factor which is guaranteed is a searching early pace, with the back to form Kraka and Dahik likely to scrap for the lead along with the upwardly mobile three-year-old Grisons. With this in mind, the suggested safe approach is to seek some each-way value with a couple of habitual dwellers, namely the difficult to win with Kingsley Klarion and the once moderately useful juvenile THREE CARD TRICK. The hope is that the Kevin Ryan-trained selection will be reinvigorated by the application of first-time cheekpieces, allowing him to adopt a slightly more manageable early racing position.