16:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 November 2020

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Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 38.83s

(6)

Flaming Spear^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 85| D

11/2

Good third of 15 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7f) 35 days ago, finishing fast. Can make presence felt if they go quick enough.

Form: 0-00563

(2)

Masked Identity^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 85| D

5/1

Latest win at Newmarket in July. Respectable fifth of 19 in handicap (11/2) at Doncaster (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Worth considering back down in grade.

Form: 521025

(7)

Count Of Amazonia^t1¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 85WS

11/2

12/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to firm), finding little. Off 103 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 661-720

(1)

Ballard Down^v²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 82| D

28/1

Moody sort. Fourth of 7 in handicap (80/1) at Newmarket (8f, heavy) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 16-4584

(10)

Mr Scaramanga¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 81| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 9/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 15 days ago. Summed up by mark and has a wide draw to overcome.

Form: 486516

(9)

Newbolt²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 82| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Haydock in June. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 22 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 91-1703

(8)

Galactic Glow^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: D Menuisier| OR: 80| BF

11/2

Creditable second of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, heavy, 3/1) 19 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 57-8322

(4)

Transition²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Louis Steward| T: J Parr| OR: 78| D

18/1

50/1, 13¼ lengths fourteenth of 15 to Mr Scaramanga in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Amanda Perrett. Change of yard needs to revitalise him.

Form: 41-1500

(5)

Love Destiny²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75| C

16/1

Course winner. 25/1, 9¾ lengths eleventh of 15 to Mr Scaramanga in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, hampered. Mark still looks a bit too high.

Form: 10168-0

Non-Runners

(3)

Aroha²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: B J Meehan J: Jim Crowley

(11)

Samphire Coast²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: D Shaw J: T Eaves

Forecasts

Newbolt (11/4), Masked Identity (5/1), Count Of Amazonia (11/2), Flaming Spear (11/2), Galactic Glow (11/2), Aroha (6/1), Mr Scaramanga (17/2), Love Destiny (16/1), Samphire Coast (16/1), Transition (18/1), Ballard Down (28/1)

GALACTIC GLOW ended the turf season in terrific form so, provided he's fully effective on polytrack, he can improve on his recent second-placed finishes and gain a deserved first success. Most of the others look exposed but Masked Identity needs considering from a good draw and, if they go a strong pace, the well-treated Flaming Spear should feature.