14:10 Chelmsford City

Monday 25 January 2021

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 1m 38.27s

(10)

Doctor Nuno¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62

7/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in November. 14/1, last of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 16 days ago, caught wide. Last couple of efforts are best excused, so not one to write off.

Form: 02125-0

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(4)

Fly The Nest²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| D

6/1

Winner at Kempton in December. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 23 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 22621-6

(3)

Lake Sand⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Stronge| OR: 62

11/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 40 days ago. Ran well on penultimate outing and had excuses last time, so not one to completely dismiss.

Form: 877028-

(2)

Clegane^t¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 62

11/1

9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Sandown (7f, good to firm), not ideally placed. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Ed Walker.

Form: 6538/97-

(5)

Casaruan¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 61| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7f) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 25426-4

(8)

Zahira Loredana^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 60

125/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 200/1) 19 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4/7709-9

(6)

Al Ozzdi^p1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 58| D

9/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 11/2) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. One to note from handy mark with cheekpieces on for the first time.

Form: 4304-75

(11)

Luna Wish¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 58| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 17 days ago. Tricky assignment from wide draw.

Form: 28462-5

(1)

Word Of Honour^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 57

11/2

Unreliable individual. Winner at Wolverhampton in December. 7/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago, unlucky not to win. Definite player.

Form: 8193-72

(9)

Chiarodiluna^b1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P J McBride| OR: 57

25/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 16/1) 26 days ago. Struggling for form at present, so needs first-time blinkers to perk her up.

Form: 220498-

(7)

Glint Of An Eye^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: H Spiller| OR: 57

9/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 18 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes polytrack debut. Solid claims if getting a true pace to run at.

Form: 76005-5

Forecasts

Casaruan (5/2), Word Of Honour (11/2), Fly The Nest (6/1), Doctor Nuno (7/1), Glint Of An Eye (9/1), Al Ozzdi (9/1), Clegane (11/1), Lake Sand (11/1), Luna Wish (12/1), Chiarodiluna (25/1), Zahira Loredana (125/1)

GLINT OF AN EYE has shaped well from further back than ideal at Wolverhampton the last twice, so it's worth taking a chance on her in the hope that she gets a solid gallop to aim at. Word of Honour is a tricky customer, but looked unlucky not to win last time, so he strikes as the main danger ahead of Al Ozzdi.