20:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 7 November 2020

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 2m 7.43s

(13)

Goodwood Showman^h²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: M F Harris| OR: 61

20/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, last of 12 in handicap at Leicester (10f, heavy) 25 days ago, slowly away. Likely to struggle from much higher AW mark.

Form: 309330

(5)

Engrave^p⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 60| CD

5/1

7/1, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap at this C&D 51 days ago, challenging over 1f out and driven clear. Just 3 lb higher here and she's respected now up and running.

Form: 673561

(12)

Rocket Naan^p1,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Ward| OR: 60

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Seventh of 12 in minor event (100/1) at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 487

(10)

Amor Fati²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: P D Evans| OR: 60| C

16/1

Temperamental sort. Course winner. 11/2, shaped as if still in good form when eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 23 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip.

Form: 742618

(9)

Deleyll³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 59| D

22/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 16/1, 8¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Amor Fati in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 33 days ago. Not one to write off as mark continues to fall.

Form: 110087

(3)

Bay Of Naples²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: M Herrington| OR: 59| BF

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/4, again ran well when second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 25 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 709322

(1)

Soramond⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 60| D

20/1

Winner at Leicester in June. Has gone the wrong way since however, cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Kempton (12f) 45 days ago, folding.

Form: 69-1990

(7)

Junoesque^h1⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 56| D

50/1

33/1, ran no sort of race when last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good to firm) 56 days ago. Hood on 1st time but has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 54-4078

(6)

Dawn View²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: S C Williams| OR: 59

6/1

9/1, confirmed previous improvement when fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago, running on. Back up in trip. Progressing all the time recently.

Form: 4-98854

(11)

Compass Point^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Brisland| OR: 52| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 18/1) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly if things drop right for him.

Form: 862646

(4)

Zubaidah^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 50

150/1

150/1, showed nothing on first run since leaving Jane Chapple-Hyam when last of 16 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 80112/0

(2)

Beat The Breeze^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Dow| OR: 52| CD

11/4

7/2, finally get off the mark at the fourteenth attempt when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, well positioned and battling well. Enters calculations up just 2 lb.

Form: 758421

(8)

Thunder Flash^h³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Egan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 51| BF| D

5/1

Winner at Lingfield in August. 9/4, failed to meet expectations when fifth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 32 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 0-04135

(14)

Just Albert^p1⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: N Mackay| T: G Deacon| OR: 45

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in minor event (250/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 66 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 009

Forecasts

Beat The Breeze (11/4), Bay Of Naples (9/2), Thunder Flash (5/1), Engrave (5/1), Dawn View (6/1), Compass Point (11/1), Amor Fati (16/1), Goodwood Showman (20/1), Soramond (20/1), Deleyll (22/1), Junoesque (50/1), Rocket Naan (50/1), Just Albert (100/1), Zubaidah (150/1)

BAY OF NAPLES hasn't won for a while now but he's in fine heart and can gain his first success for Michael Herrington having filled the runner-up spot the last twice. Beat The Breeze finally got off the mark at the fourteenth attempt here a fortnight ago so is feared most now he's up and running, ahead of Engrave and Compass Point.