16:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 December 2020

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tote Placepot Your First Bet Handicap

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 2m 6.95s

(9)

Stormingin^p³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 62| D

11/1

Temperamental sort. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy, 10/3) 36 days ago despite being slowly away.

Form: 463642

(1)

Lothario^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 60| C

7/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for first time, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (17/2) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Can make presence felt.

Form: 685605

(5)

Settle Petal¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: R Brisland| OR: 60| D

15/2

Fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 14 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 770704

(12)

Bird To Love^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 60| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in October. Last of 13 in handicap (18/1) at this course (14f) 35 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 063910

(6)

Lunar Deity⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 60| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 239727

(10)

Lady Dauphin⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 58| BF

16/1

Respectable third of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Bath (8f, firm) 66 days ago. Back up in trip. Merits consideration from an ever-falling mark.

Form: 099833

(2)

Nell 'n' Flo³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 57

100/1

Twice-raced maiden on Flat. 66/1, last of 6 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 31 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut and hard to justify opening mark.

Form: 66

(4)

Fenix⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 59

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at this course (8f) 54 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Jamie Osborne and one to monitor closely in the betting.

Form: 3508

(8)

Tie A Yellowribbon²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: T Kent| OR: 57| BF| C

13/2

Course winner. Winner here in October. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (7/4) at this course (7f) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Doyle a plus.

Form: 76-0515

(7)

Kentucky Kingdom⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 55

4/1

7/1, very good second of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 27-9232

(13)

Smart Connection⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: L McJannet| OR: 56

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 47 days ago, closing all way to line. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 54873

(3)

Muraaqeb^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45| CD

40/1

Four-time C&D winner. 16/1, last of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 090050

(11)

Monsieur Royale¹⁰¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-7| J: Danny Brock| T: C Drew| OR: 45

150/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2013. Respectable third of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW). Off over 2 years. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 430553/

Forecasts

Fenix (2/1), Kentucky Kingdom (4/1), Tie A Yellowribbon (13/2), Lothario (7/1), Settle Petal (15/2), Stormingin (11/1), Lady Dauphin (16/1), Smart Connection (18/1), Lunar Deity (20/1), Bird To Love (25/1), Muraaqeb (40/1), Nell 'n' Flo (100/1), Monsieur Royale (150/1)

This looks a warm race for the grade, with the vote going to LOTHARIO on the back of an encouraging fifth in first-time cheekpieces over this C&D a fortnight ago. Kentucky Kingdom is a solid opponent, while Fenix requires a market check starting out for Mick Appleby.