20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 10 December 2020

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 7.46s

(6)

Murhib^h⁴²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Mrs L Richards| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 10/1). Off 14 months. May need this outing on return.

Form: 133534-

(4)

Aqaareb^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans

6/1

33/1, wasted no time getting back on track when fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 948795

(3)

Zayriyan^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: A Stronge

10/3

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 9/2, shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f) 42 days ago. Back up in trip. Has good chance on form.

Form: 468238

(5)

Henley Park^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Knight

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, not disgraced when fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 9 days ago. Needs more to feature.

Form: 00785

(2)

Splash Of Verve^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: D Thompson| D

10/3

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. 13/2, confirmed his return to form when second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 444532

(1)

Valletta Sunset^b1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S W Kelly| T: Miss J Feilden

16/1

Ran one of his better races when fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 20/1) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 638095

(7)

Delcia²⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Dow

40/1

Twelfth of 13 in minor event (100/1) at Kempton (12f). Off 9 months. Work to do.

Form: 00/70-80

(8)

Mdina^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J Mitchell| T: P W Chapple-Hyam

7/1

Possibly flattered over the 2f longer trip when fifth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 16 days ago, well positioned. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 608695

(9)

Red Beacon^b,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: P S McEntee

22/1

28/1, again ran below form when sixth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 087076

Forecasts

Splash Of Verve (10/3), Zayriyan (10/3), Murhib (5/1), Henley Park (11/2), Aqaareb (6/1), Mdina (7/1), Valletta Sunset (16/1), Red Beacon (22/1), Delcia (40/1)

Long-standing maiden ZAYRIYAN gets the vote to finally get off the mark having shaped better than the distance beaten suggested when fourth at this course 6 weeks ago, enduring a very wide trip throughout. Splash of Verve hasn't won for a while but is in good form recently so should be in the mix again, along with Valletta Sunset and Mdina.