19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 22 October 2020

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Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 36.29s

(6)

Starry Eyes³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: P J McDonald| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 82| C

15/2

Course winner. 6¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Delicate Kiss in handicap (11/2) at Sandown (8f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 572-965

(5)

Elmejor⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: J R Best| OR: 82| C

12/1

Course winner. 12/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 734006

(12)

The Met^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 81

12/1

13/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Can make presence felt if shrugging that effort aside.

Form: 1-34038

(15)

Mr Scaramanga⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Dow| OR: 79| D

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 434865

(13)

Earth And Sky^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: George Scott| OR: 78| D

9/1

Blinkered for first time, creditable third of 15 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 21 days ago, never nearer. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 623383

(3)

Delicate Kiss^b³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J J Bridger| OR: 78| D

11/1

7/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Sandown (8f, good) 36 days ago. Up 5 lb by attitude will hold him in good stead.

Form: 962941

(11)

Transition¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 81| D

50/1

33/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good). Off 132 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 341-150

(7)

Toronado Queen²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

5/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (15/8) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 485511

(10)

Conscious³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: J Parr| OR: 79| D

5/1

First run since leaving Roger Charlton and career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 3/1) 30 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 45011

(2)

Reine De Vitesse⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 75| D

16/1

8/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 89 days ago.

Form: 106-284

(1)

Ajax Tavern²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 78

6/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to soft, 17/2) 27 days ago.

Form: 1-63645

(4)

Catch My Breath^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 74| D

12/1

4/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Ayr (8f, good) 23 days ago, bit in hand. Up 6 lb in a better race.

Form: 149021

(14)

Oslo^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 77| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (10f, 14/1) 21 days ago. Visor back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 565463

(9)

Love Destiny³⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77| C

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. 6/1, eighth of 9 in nursery at York (7.9f, soft), doing too much too soon. Off 12 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 10168-

(8)

Verify¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 68

12/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (10f) 12 days ago.

Form: 467346

Forecasts

Conscious (5/1), Toronado Queen (5/1), Ajax Tavern (6/1), Starry Eyes (15/2), Earth And Sky (9/1), Delicate Kiss (11/1), Elmejor (12/1), The Met (12/1), Verify (12/1), Catch My Breath (12/1), Reine De Vitesse (16/1), Mr Scaramanga (25/1), Love Destiny (25/1), Oslo (25/1), Transition (50/1)

It's been a luckless campaign for EARTH AND SKY so far and she'll likely have to be dropped in from stall 13, but she's clearly on a mark she can exploit so is worth siding with in what is admittedly a very competitive race. Conscious and Toronado Queen both chase a hat-trick and head the list of dangers.