19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 November 2020

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:34 | Winning time: 2m 6.12s

(7)

Double Reflection⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 61| D

4/1

Latest win at Beverley in September. Fair fourth over C&D on penultimate start. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (1m, 25/1) 9 days ago, hampered. Back up in trip.

Form: 421049

(2)

Kenstone^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A Wintle| OR: 61| C

5/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Placed 3 times this autumn, including over C&D, but run of good form came to halt at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 473330

(10)

Minori^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: George Wood| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 62

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1 and tongue strap on first time, best run to date when fifth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10f) 24 days ago, never nearer. Less exposed than lot of these.

Form: 55805

(8)

Marwari^t1³⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59

28/1

Modest ex-Irish maiden for Dermot Weld. Tongue strap fitted for new yard after 13 months off with plenty to prove.

Form: 003000-

(1)

Pope Gregory^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 60| C

10/3

Improved to win twice over 1m here in October. Respectable fourth of 13 in 7f handicap here 12 days ago and likely to be bang there if as effective back up in trip.

Form: 595114

(5)

Cafe Milano^b1³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Dow| OR: 59

3/1

4/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (11f) on Monday. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces. Much respected.

Form: 596762

(11)

Man Of Verve⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: L Morris| T: P A Kirby| OR: 47| D

8/1

Ended a losing run in a big field at Newcastle (10f) 58 days ago. Only 1 lb higher here and his yard has been going pretty well in recent weeks.

Form: 680901

(4)

Maxi Miss⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Southwell (6f) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Improvement required.

Form: 6967

(6)

Kerrera¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: J Quinn| T: D K Ivory| OR: 45| C

14/1

Course winner. Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap over C&D (22/1) 12 days ago without doing enough to make her of interest.

Form: 407807

(9)

Brass Clankers³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Brisland| OR: 48

80/1

Cheekpieces on first time, last of 10 in handicap at Southwell (1m, 80/1) 35 days ago. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 44-4700

Non-Runners

(3)

Brancaster⁴⁴¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: D R C Elsworth J: David Probert

Forecasts

Cafe Milano (3/1), Pope Gregory (10/3), Double Reflection (4/1), Kenstone (5/1), Brancaster (7/1), Man Of Verve (8/1), Minori (12/1), Kerrera (14/1), Marwari (28/1), Maxi Miss (50/1), Brass Clankers (80/1)

MAN OF VERVE is only 1 lb higher than when landing a fairly competitive race for the grade at Newcastle in September so might be capable of following up. Cafe Milano will be an obvious threat if coping with the quick turnaround after his good second at Kempton on Monday. Pope Gregory has been in fine form over shorter trips here of late and could also have a big say if his stamina holds.