20:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 29 October 2020

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 4.03s

(1)

Markazi^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A Kirby| T: D O'Meara| OR: 82

16/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. 15/2, respectable third of 10 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, soft) 13 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 908323

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(3)

Declared Interest⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85| C

9/4

Course winner who ran about as well as could have been expected in listed race at Yarmouth (10.1f, firm) 43 days ago. Enters calculations back down in class.

Form: 157639

(2)

La Dragontea³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Donohoe| T: M L W Bell| OR: 85| CD

11/2

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner novice event (11/4) at this C&D 39 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap debut and will likely find life tougher.

Form: 9-42231

(7)

The City's Phantom⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: R Spencer| OR: 82| D

17/2

Winner at Yarmouth in July and not seen to anything like best effect at Newbury (10f, good) since, left poorly placed. Makes polytrack debut and should still improve.

Form: 53-18

(6)

Bright Start^p1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 81| BF

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (10f, soft, 5/2) 36 days ago. Sports first-time cheekpieces on the back of a gelding operation and may well improve.

Form: 3224

(4)

Mutaabeq^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Gray| T: J Candlish| OR: 77| D

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018 and well below form last 2 starts. Others preferred despite easing mark.

Form: 905309

(11)

Melburnian³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Levi Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 74| CD

28/1

Opened account in novice event over C&D in August but found it harder back in a handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 30 days ago. Eased 2 lb.

Form: 65-0018

(8)

Cosmic Power⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 77

40/1

Took advantage of a slipping mark at Sandown in August but wasn't quite in the same form back there last time. Up in trip.

Form: 19-8617

(10)

Maurimo⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 77

20/1

Winner of 1m maiden at Kempton in June. Only eighth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good, 11/1) 41 days ago, though was unsuited by the way the race developed.

Form: 8-1658

(9)

Dr Rio⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: T Hamilton| T: S Gollings| OR: 70

40/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Catterick (12.1f, heavy) 65 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 516-057

(5)

Systemic³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Palmer| OR: 71| BF

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 4/1) 37 days ago. Improvement needed to defy this mark but that's possible.

Form: 454

Forecasts

Declared Interest (9/4), Bright Start (9/4), La Dragontea (11/2), The City's Phantom (17/2), Systemic (10/1), Markazi (16/1), Maurimo (20/1), Melburnian (28/1), Cosmic Power (40/1), Dr Rio (40/1), Mutaabeq (50/1)

BRIGHT START doesn’t need to find much to defy his current mark and it’s possible a gelding operation and first-time cheekpieces may do the trick. The City's Phantom wasn't seen to anything like best effect at Newbury last time and should still improve, with Declared Interest also feared back at this level.