17:45 Chelmsford City

Monday 23 November 2020

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CCR Supports Safer Gambling Week Handicap

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 1m 37.24s

(9)

My Target¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 79| D

40/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 20/1) 10 days ago. Not easy to make a case for in current form.

Form: 534109

(3)

Asdaa¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78| C

10/3

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 22/1) 12 days ago, finishing with running left. One to consider.

Form: 069545

(8)

Samphire Coast^v²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: D Shaw| OR: 78| CD

14/1

6-time C&D winner. Bit below form third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 16/1) 27 days ago, slowly away. Yard are a long time without a winner but last run showed signs of a revival.

Form: 663403

(5)

Dancing Rave^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| C| D

12/1

4 wins from 14 runs this year. 7/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner claimer at this course (7f) 25 days ago, just holding on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 571741

(1)

Rhubarb Bikini^p³¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 77| BF| D

15/8

Thrice-raced winner. 8/13, second of 8 in minor event at Lingfield (10f, AW). Off 10 months. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21-2

(6)

Flying Dragon^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| BF| D

6/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 10/3) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Each-way claims.

Form: 520015

(4)

Rum Runner¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 73| D

6/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 13 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: 334184

(7)

Michele Strogoff¹¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| D

12/1

Twenty eight runs since last win in 2019. 9/2, last of 6 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good). Off 115 days. Back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 554446

(2)

Evasive Power^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Brisland| OR: 70

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving P. Twomey when respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 50/1) 10 days ago, not knocked about. Others make more appeal.

Form: 9020-86

Forecasts

Rhubarb Bikini (15/8), Asdaa (10/3), Flying Dragon (6/1), Rum Runner (6/1), Dancing Rave (12/1), Michele Strogoff (12/1), Samphire Coast (14/1), Evasive Power (22/1), My Target (40/1)

This is very trappy and the nod just goes with RUM RUNNER who has been acquitting himself well in some competitive handicaps at Newcastle and is still relatively unexposed on this surface despite his age (raced on it once). Samphire Coast showed signs of a revival at Southwell last month and may go well at a price. Flying Dragon looks likely to play a part too.