18:20 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 10 August 2021

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tote Placepot Your First Bet Nursery

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 1m 0.24s

(1)

Benzema^h1³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67

5/1

Fair maiden. Raced too freely when fifth of 6 in nursery at Haydock (6f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Back in trip with hood on so well worth a second look off an attractive mark.

Form: 4475

(6)

Lucky Shake¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 67

11/2

Fair maiden who has made the frame on all bar one of her six runs, third of 13 in maiden at Bath (5.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 483333

(12)

Cotai Grey³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: S W Kelly| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 66

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Hung left when sixth of 10 in minor event at Nottingham (5f, good, 12/1) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut but others are better treated.

Form: 566

(10)

Nordic Glory²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 66

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in maiden at Bath (5.7f, good, 11/1) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut and more is needed.

Form: 547

(3)

Freyabella⁵⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robert Tart| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 65

4/1

Modest maiden. Stiff task on yard bow at Ascot last time so no forlorn hope on handicap debut in these calmer waters now.

Form: 270

(7)

Charming Wally²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 62

15/2

Modest maiden. 33/1, seventh of 8 in maiden at Yarmouth (5.2f, firm) 27 days ago. Needs to step forward now going into handicaps.

Form: 757

(9)

Arlecchino's Gift^v¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 59

14/1

Visored for 1st time, below form fifth of 13 in maiden (33/1) at Bath (5.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter if he's to gain a first win at the seventh attempt.

Form: 739555

(5)

Danger Close³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 58

14/1

In good nick until last of 11 in nursery at Lingfield (6f, AW) 3 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 505730

(8)

Devon Envoy²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: R Havlin| T: B R Millman| OR: 54

14/1

Modest maiden. 66/1, hinted at promise when sixth of 8 in minor event at this course (6f) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut and not dismissed.

Form: 596

(4)

Riviere³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Jane Elliott| T: K R Burke| OR: 54

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, last of 7 in claimer at Catterick (5f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Makes polytrack/handicap debut and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7657

(2)

Samha^h1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 48

18/1

Poor maiden. Only seventh of 8 in maiden (20/1) at Nottingham (5f, good) 12 days ago. Hooded for handicap bow with lots to find.

Form: 787

Non-Runners

(11)

Fiji Gold¹³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: R M H Cowell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Freyabella (4/1), Benzema (5/1), Lucky Shake (11/2), Nordic Glory (6/1), Charming Wally (15/2), Cotai Grey (15/2), Devon Envoy (14/1), Arlecchino's Gift (14/1), Danger Close (14/1), Samha (18/1), Fiji Gold (20/1), Riviere (40/1)

A tightly-knit nursery in which BENZEMA is fancied to capitalise on a good mark now the hood goes on and he drops back to the minimum trip having not seen out his last two races over 6f. Lucky Shake is a consistent sort and seems sure to go well again returned to polytrack, with nursery-debutant Devon Envoy likely to take a step forward now and in the mix too.