19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 October 2019

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Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 2m 6.19s

(5)

Ventura Royal^h⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J P Spencer| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67

8/1

Decisive 5L winner at Beverley (1m½f, soft) last week, supplementing her August Musselburgh (1m1f) gains; 3lb 'well-in' under a 5lb penalty; stays 1m2f, but as of yet remains untested on the AW.

Form: 294181

(2)

Angel's Whisper¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 71| BF

6/1

11lb higher than when winning at Newmarket (1m, good) in June, albeit has continued on the upgrade since; runner-up on her first attempt at this trip at Beverley (good) last week - beaten 1¾L by Mina Vagante; 0-3 on the AW.

Form: 331432

(8)

Perfecimperfection⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 71| CD

9/2

Relatively lightly raced this season; went close (second) at Doncaster (1m2f, good to firm) in May; back from a couple of months off when scoring by just over 1L here (C&D) six weeks ago; is considered from a 3lb higher mark.

Form: 6-34241

(6)

Gallatin²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 69

5/1

Five-race maiden; potentially high enough in the weights for what she has actually achieved; beaten just over 3L when fifth of 14 to Topology over 1m3f here three weeks ago.

Form: 64365

(7)

Kilbaha Lady²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 65| D

12/1

Narrowly beaten at Newcastle (1m2f) on her penultimate start and despite a subsequent 4lb rise (AW mark) she's still well treated on synthetics; a pleasing fourth in the Leger Legends race (form solid) at Doncaster subsequently; reasonable chance.

Form: 143624

(3)

Air Force Amy⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 69

4/1

Deservedly off the mark at the ninth attempt at Pontefract (1m4f, good to soft) last week - a 9L winner; escapes a penalty for that apprentices handicap win (due a 6lb rise); beaten at odds of 1-7f on sole previous AW start (Lingfield).

Form: 277241

(4)

Arctic Spirit^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 67

33/1

Ten-race maiden; met trouble in running when finishing strongly (third) at Windsor (1m, good) three starts back; hasn't kicked on positively since, including over this 1m2f trip; cheekpieces are now applied; NR at Chester on Saturday (ground).

Form: 33-5387

(10)

Lucky Turn¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell| OR: 67

25/1

Showed a glimmer of ability as a juvenile; weakened quickly inside the final half furlong on seasonal reappearance at Haydock (1m, good to firm) in May; worryingly absent since (132 days); faces a tough task on handicap debut.

Form: 44-9

(1)

Swansdown³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 65

5/1

Nine-race maiden (consistent); drops back in trip having raced over 1m4f on her last three starts; same mark as when beaten under 1L (third) by Trouble Shooter at Yarmouth (1m2f, heavy) in June; others preferred.

Form: 2-43334

(9)

Petite Malle¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: George Wood| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 63| CD

14/1

Justified favouritism when getting up on the line in a rough Class 6 C&D handicap in August - beat Thunderoad by a head; struggled off this mark in a stronger race (Class 5) at Sandown next time, and looks to be held accordingly by Angel's Whisper.

Form: 967817

(11)

Reasoned⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 61

33/1

Six-race maiden; hasn't been totally disgraced since introduced to handicapping and ought to pick up a small race or two eventually (not tonight); fourth of 14 to Lethal Laura over 1m here in July; stamina reserves a possible thorny issue.

Form: 0-64344

Forecasts

Air Force Amy (4/1), Perfecimperfection (9/2), Gallatin (5/1), Swansdown (5/1), Angel's Whisper (6/1), Ventura Royal (8/1), Kilbaha Lady (12/1), Petite Malle (14/1), Lucky Turn (25/1), Reasoned (33/1), Arctic Spirit (33/1)

An intriguing fillies' handicap featuring a trio of recent winners, with the Beverley scorer Ventura Royal and the Pontefract scorer Air Force Amy ahead of the handicapper. The former is 3lb 'well-in' under her 5lb penalty, while the latter escapes a penalty (due a 6lb rise) for her apprentices handicap romp. Furthermore with the August C&D winner Perfecimperfection also worthy of consideration from a 3lb higher mark, this is a tough race to solve. That said, a chance is taken on the nicely-weighted KILBAHA LADY. She finished runner-up at Newcastle on her penultimate start, before being partnered by Kieren Fallon in the Leger Legends race at Doncaster (fourth).