19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 17 September 2020

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Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 38.37s

(5)

Elsie Violet^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Selma Grage⁽⁷⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 57| D

11/2

Latest win at Yarmouth in August. 7/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago, missing break (reportedly finished lame). Back down in trip.

Form: 846717

(9)

Sonnetina¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 54

11/4

Best effort of the season when creditable third of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Bath (8f, good) 15 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 24-6733

(3)

Act Of Magic^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: L McJannet| OR: 53| D

15/8

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 4 days ago, finishing well. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 478222

(7)

Zahirah¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 53

14/1

9/2, below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, good) 15 days ago, probably needing the run after 19 months off though he was prominent in the betting.

Form: 1347/7-5

(6)

Led Astray¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: M L W Bell| OR: 55

14/1

14/1 and visored for 1st time, pulled too hard in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, soft) 18 days ago. Headgear left off.

Form: 655-547

(11)

Temujin^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 50

13/2

Winner at Lingfield in August. 24¾ lengths last of 14 to Elsie Violet in handicap (33/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 970910

(4)

Flippance²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: A King| OR: 53

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 6 in novice event (80/1) at Goodwood (7f, soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 006

(8)

Irish Times⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: H Spiller| OR: 47| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 64 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-81580

(2)

Inverarity¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tim Clark| T: Frank Bishop| OR: 45

200/1

100/1, last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 12 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 767-000

(1)

No Civil Justice³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Philip Prince| T: R C Guest| OR: 45

100/1

First run since leaving David Thompson when eighth of 10 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm, 66/1) 35 days ago. Down in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 50090/8

Non-Runners

(10)

Star Of St Louis³⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D P Quinn J: William Carson

Forecasts

Act Of Magic (15/8), Sonnetina (11/4), Elsie Violet (11/2), Temujin (13/2), Led Astray (14/1), Zahirah (14/1), Irish Times (14/1), Flippance (16/1), Star Of St Louis (25/1), No Civil Justice (100/1), Inverarity (200/1)

SONNETINA turned in her best effort of the season when third at Bath 2 weeks ago, finishing clear of the others, and she shades the vote over Act of Magic, who was runner-up for the third consecutive start when only just failing at Bath on Sunday. Zahirah wasn't disgraced after a long absence at Lingfield and is another to consider.