19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 14 January 2021

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Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 1m 24.71s

(7)

Dutch Decoy³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82| D

9/2

Latest win at Kempton in July. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 14/1) 39 days ago. Return to 7f looks a good move.

Form: 15/1654-

(10)

Masked Identity^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 81| D

13/2

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 15 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 025367-

(6)

Strawberry Jack^b,t¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: George Scott| OR: 80| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap (22/1) at Yarmouth (8f, firm). Off 120 days. Not taken lightly back on the AW.

Form: 393487-

(11)

Old News^b¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 79| C| D

17/2

5/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this course (8f), well positioned. Off 105 days. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hughes. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 771531-

(9)

Triple Distilled^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S Donohoe| T: S L Keightley| OR: 76| D

14/1

Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 14 days ago, left poorly placed having missed the start/pulled hard.

Form: 376806-

(8)

Glenn Coco^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 75| CD

7/1

Three-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 450907-

(4)

Johnny Reb^v⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 75| BF| D

13/2

Latest win at Kempton in October. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (3/1) 42 days ago. Consistent.

Form: 832123-

(5)

Brunel Charm^b1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 74

9/2

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Kempton (7f) 29 days ago. Blinkers on first time. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 700334-

(2)

Mostaqqer¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Hayley Turner| T: M Wigham| OR: 63

125/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 40/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 254500-

(1)

Casaruan^p1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 4/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 125426-

Non-Runners

(12)

Seas Of Elzaam¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: Cam Hardie

(3)

Final Frontier¹⁵

Weight: 8-6| Age: 8

T: Mrs R Carr J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Dutch Decoy (9/2), Brunel Charm (9/2), Final Frontier (6/1), Masked Identity (13/2), Johnny Reb (13/2), Glenn Coco (7/1), Strawberry Jack (7/1), Seas Of Elzaam (8/1), Old News (17/2), Casaruan (14/1), Triple Distilled (14/1), Mostaqqer (125/1)

BRUNEL CHARM possesses the ability to win a race from his current mark and the application of first-time blinkers may be the catalyst for a first handicap success. Johnny Reb is a consistent operator and is a threat, along with Old News, a former stablemate of the selection.