18:20 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 September 2020

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Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 2m 4.17s

(3)

Durrell⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 80| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 5/1, possibly still needed the run when fifth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 67 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 2355-65

(1)

The Corporal⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Tom Clover| OR: 79| D

40/1

Probably needed the run after 9 months off when eighth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 14/1) 83 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Chris Wall.

Form: 51153-8

(6)

The Throstles³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D C Costello| T: K Frost| OR: 79| BF| D

50/1

3/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 31 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Much higher mark on the all-weather and makes his polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 51-5867

(4)

Louis Treize^h1⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: R Spencer| OR: 78

50/1

10/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 50 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/03-350

(5)

Wind In My Sails⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: E De Giles| OR: 78

100/1

20/1, fared no better than on reappearance when last of 10 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 79 days ago. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7105-60

(7)

Pitcher's Point¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 82| D

6/4

Didn't need to be at best when winning 5-runner minor event at Lingfield (10f, AW, 10/11), kept up to work. Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut and there may be better to come.

Form: 3221

(2)

Sootability²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| D

40/1

Latest win at Haydock in June. Again ran below form when eleventh of 15 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good to soft, 11/1) 21 days ago, held when hampered final 1f.

Form: 3-42170

(12)

Secret Art^p¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: G & J Moore| OR: 75| CD

66/1

Yet to fire in four runs since the restart, last of 11 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Has plenty to prove now and goes back up in trip.

Form: 40-7770

(11)

Media Storm^b1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: M Botti| OR: 80

12/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in February. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good, 15/2) 25 days ago. First run for yard after leaving David Simcock. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1254

(10)

Lady Sansa³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 79| CD

4/1

C&D winner here in July. Improved a bit further on her handicap/turf debut when third of 8 (7/1) at Ascot (10f, good) 39 days ago, well positioned. Has work to do.

Form: 313

(13)

Bavardages¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78| C

9/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 9/2) 13 days ago, reel back one who enjoyed first run close home. Has to be taken seriously from 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 2U0531

(9)

John Jasper⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Improved further when second of 12 on handicap debut (6/1) at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 51 days ago. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 532

(8)

Verify³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: E Walker| OR: 69| D

11/1

Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap (4/1) at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Not taken lightly as his mark continues to slide.

Form: 14-2467

Forecasts

Pitcher's Point (6/4), Lady Sansa (4/1), Durrell (9/2), Bavardages (9/1), Verify (11/1), Media Storm (12/1), John Jasper (25/1), Sootability (40/1), The Corporal (40/1), Louis Treize (50/1), The Throstles (50/1), Secret Art (66/1), Wind In My Sails (100/1)

BAVARDAGES confirmed himself a totally different proposition on all-weather than turf when scoring at Wolverhampton just under a fortnight ago, doing especially well to reel one back that got first run. He can follow-up here from just a 3 lb higher mark. John Jasper improved for the switch to handicaps so is taken to chase Mark Johnston's charge home, ahead of Durrell and Pitcher's Point.