17:50 Chelmsford City

Thursday 4 March 2021

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CCR Handicap

Off time: 17:54 | Winning time: 1m 13.20s

(3)

Spring Romance⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: M Appleby| OR: 76| D

10/3

Four wins from 14 runs last year. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f, 11/1) 6 days ago, running on.

Form: 2-56252

(1)

Healing Power¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 76| C

5/2

Course winner. Off 6 months, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f) 19 days ago. Could be sharper with that behind him and needs considering.

Form: 14697-3

(6)

Cappananty Con¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 76| CD

9/2

C&D winner who arrives on back-to-back successes over 6f at Lingfield. Raised another 5 lb but still respected on this hat-trick bid.

Form: 36-4211

(4)

Deputise²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: M Wigham| OR: 74| D

9/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Fifth of 6 in handicap at this course (5f, 40/1) 28 days ago, very slowly away. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 00089-5

(8)

Global Hope^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 67| D

16/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in September. Sixth of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Southwell (6f) 13 days ago.

Form: 6516-36

(7)

Knowing Glance^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 67

10/1

Better signs for this yard when fifth at Lingfield (6f) in January. Presumably failed to handle fibresand when last at Southwell since. On a good mark.

Form: 8000-57

(2)

Boy In The Bar^p¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 65| C| D

16/1

Course winner. 80/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago.

Form: 88077-9

(5)

Suzi's Connoisseur¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-9| J: Jay Mackay⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 62| CD

14/1

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 8/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (5f) 14 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race.

Form: 8834-43

Forecasts

Healing Power (5/2), Spring Romance (10/3), Cappananty Con (9/2), Deputise (9/2), Knowing Glance (10/1), Suzi's Connoisseur (14/1), Global Hope (16/1), Boy In The Bar (16/1)

KNOWING GLANCE is too well handicapped to ignore and presumably failed to handle fibresand last time. He'd looked to be working his way back to form when fifth at Lingfield prior to that and can see off Healing Power, who could strip fitter for a recent comeback run, and the hat-trick seeking Cappananty Con.