17:55 Chelmsford City

Saturday 10 October 2020

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Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 1m 37.88s

(4)

Lethal Talent¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: J G Portman| OR: 75

17/2

10/1, returned to form from easing mark when fifth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 16 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Enters calculations.

Form: 270805

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(11)

Top Class Angel⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P R Chamings| OR: 74| D

25/1

Winner at Newmarket in July. 9/1, wasn't seen to best effect when seventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 53 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon.

Form: 44-3317

(2)

Zafaranah¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 71| CD

33/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Pam Sly when last of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 80/1) 18 days ago, going with little fluency.

Form: 25-8690

(8)

Queen Of All⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 74| D

8/1

Debut 7f winner at Kempton but (16/1) only seventh of 8 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 82 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 1-D97

(9)

Capriolette²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: E Walker| OR: 70| D

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 7/2). Off 9 months.

Form: 62353-4

(13)

Calatrava³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 73

8/1

5/1, not in same form as previously when tenth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 35 days ago, weakening final 1f. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-22620

(14)

Kodiellen²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 72| CD

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 18/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) 22 days ago, suited by strong pace. Can give another good account up 4 lb.

Form: 164481

(6)

Gert Lush²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: R A Teal| OR: 72

16/1

Winner at Newmarket in June. Took a step back in the right direction when fourth of 9 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good, 22/1) 24 days ago. Others appeal more for win purposes.

Form: 136-164

(3)

Roca Magica³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 68| CD

15/2

3-time C&D winner. 5 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in July. 14/1, below form eleventh of 20 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good) 31 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 411640

(1)

Faldetta^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 70

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. Finished last after breathing op in handicap at Sandown (7f, good, 50/1) 29 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 3123-0

(5)

Sepia Belle^p⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 69| D

10/3

Winner at Lingfield in August. ran at least as well in defeat when second of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) 42 days ago and this step back up to 1m should benefit.

Form: 030312

(7)

Arju⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 68

7/1

Built on debut promise at the second attempt when runner-up in maiden at Bath (8f, good to firm, 17/2) 80 days ago, very much having run of race. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 262

(12)

Eponina¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| D

22/1

12/1, ran creditably off mark just 1 lb higher than for last success when second of 10 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Not without hope.

Form: 184-842

(10)

Lady Alavesa¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Herrington| OR: 62| D

12/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, run best excused when ninth of 10 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 826269

Non-Runners

(15)

Pretty Pickle³¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Cieren Fallon

Forecasts

Sepia Belle (10/3), Pretty Pickle (4/1), Arju (7/1), Roca Magica (15/2), Calatrava (8/1), Queen Of All (8/1), Lethal Talent (17/2), Capriolette (11/1), Lady Alavesa (12/1), Kodiellen (12/1), Gert Lush (16/1), Eponina (22/1), Top Class Angel (25/1), Zafaranah (33/1), Faldetta (50/1)

ARJU built on her debut promise at the second attempt switched to turf/upped in trip when runner-up at Bath in July. Although another absence is a slight cause for concern, she's taken to make her handicap debut a winning one with a mark of 68 potentially lenient. Roca Magica heads up the list of dangers, ahead of Kodiellen and Eponina in an open-looking contest.