17:45 Chelmsford City

Saturday 26 September 2020

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

CCR Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 2m 6.03s

(3)

Stone Mason⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 55| BF

2/1

Below form fifth of 16 in handicap (7/2) at Beverley (8.4f, good) 4 days ago, having hopeless task from position. De Sousa a positive jockey booking and place claims.

Form: 668525

(13)

Red Gunner¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 54| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 8/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 13 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 644033

(8)

Lady Of York¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 54| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 13/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (13.3f) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 231646

(9)

Critique^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: E Walker| OR: 57

15/2

16/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 12 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-73464

(4)

Notion Of Time^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: George Scott| OR: 56

7/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 11/1) 21 days ago, not clear run. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to improve.

Form: 890449

(10)

Fair Man⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tim Clark| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 55

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago. Still relatively lightly raced and should improve again, so leading claims.

Form: 07533

(15)

Winter Snowdrop⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 50| D

14/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm, 7/1) 54 days ago, keeping on well. Should go well once again under promising apprentice.

Form: 5-34021

(11)

Archdeacon^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 49| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 20/1) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 900296

(16)

Mdina²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 53

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 24 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 6086

(12)

Medika^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 51

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when eighth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 11 days ago.

Form: 9-908

(5)

Luxford⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: G & J Moore| OR: 45| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2017. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Has work to do.

Form: 96-3076

(2)

Island Flame^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: B Barr| OR: 45| D

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Good fourth of 8 in handicap (28/1) at Windsor (10f, heavy) 28 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-50944

(1)

Halfacrown²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁷⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 45

18/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 10/1) 21 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 677657

(7)

Casablanca Kid^t1⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 45WS

150/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 100/1) 68 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Impossible to recommend.

Form: 077-806

Non-Runners

(6)

Muraaqeb³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: J M Bradley J: Non Runner

(14)

Beat The Breeze¹¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: S Dow J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Stone Mason (2/1), Fair Man (7/2), Notion Of Time (7/1), Critique (15/2), Lady Of York (9/1), Beat The Breeze (10/1), Red Gunner (11/1), Winter Snowdrop (14/1), Halfacrown (18/1), Mdina (22/1), Archdeacon (25/1), Luxford (28/1), Island Flame (50/1), Muraaqeb (50/1), Medika (66/1), Casablanca Kid (150/1)

FAIR MAN is a lightly-raced 3-y-o for a yard that has been prolific at this venue during 2020. He has been steadily improving all year and can finally get off the mark against mostly exposed sorts. Winter Snowdrop finally got off the mark at Yarmouth last time and she can't be ruled out under her good-value apprentice. Stone Mason has place claims with De Sousa in the saddle.