19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 18 February 2021

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Racing Welfare Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 39.82s

(3)

Captain Pugwash¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P J McBride| OR: 56| C

2/1

Course winner. 6/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 017/9-75

(10)

First Voyage^p,h²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 55

40/1

50/1, last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 23 days ago, left poorly placed. Needs to improve.

Form: U4655/0

(7)

Hunters Step²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 55| D

11/2

Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 3/1) 27 days ago, no match for winner. First run for yard after leaving Gay Kelleway. Has good chance on form.

Form: 8477-22

(9)

Shyjack^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 54| BF| D

5/1

Winner at Kempton in January. 5/2, good third of 10 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago, closing all way to line. Cheekpieces back on. Each-way player.

Form: 32/50-13

(6)

Socru^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A West| OR: 51

13/2

One win from 25 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 9/2) 25 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 5903-34

(2)

My Footsteps²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 51| C

10/3

Course winner. Winner here in January. 9/2, good 1½ lengths third of 13 to Shyjack in handicap at Kempton (8f) 22 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 80/45-13

(1)

Alioski¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L P Keniry| T: G Brown| OR: 49

40/1

80/1, sixth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (11f) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 947-086

(4)

Habanero Star^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 48

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form third of 9 in minor event (16/1) at this course (7f) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6554-93

(8)

Princess Carly¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Joey Haynes| T: J R Best| OR: 46

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to soft). Off 177 days. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 0/0940-

Non-Runners

(5)

Elusif²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: C Allen J: M Dwyer

Forecasts

Captain Pugwash (2/1), My Footsteps (10/3), Shyjack (5/1), Hunters Step (11/2), Socru (13/2), Elusif (10/1), Habanero Star (14/1), First Voyage (40/1), Alioski (40/1), Princess Carly (50/1)

MY FOOTSTEPS was a winner over 7f here last month and he can resume winning ways after a creditable third at Kempton last time out. Hunters Step has only just been denied in recent runs and makes plenty of appeal on yard debut. Shyjack can't be ruled out either.