20:00 Chelmsford City

Saturday 21 August 2021

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Chelmsford City Cup Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 22.54s

(2)

Bedouin's Story^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 104| D

10/3

Isn't easiest of rides but won big-field Meydan handicap in January. Cracking second in Group 3 there next time and ran respectably in Goodwood handicap on latest.

Form: 152055

(9)

Bless Him^h³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 103| C

12/1

Smart gelding who's often ridden to pick up the pieces. Out of his depth in the Queen Anne in June start and found it difficult to get involved from where he was positioned at Newbury last time.

Form: 632957

(6)

Jumaira Bay²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian| OR: 97| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner here in June. Wasted no time getting back on track when third of 8 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good, 10/3) 20 days ago, slowly away. Each-way claims.

Form: 32-0103

(1)

Karibana^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Coakley| T: R Hughes| OR: 93| CD

11/2

C&D winner here in May. 66/1, made no impression when seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Ascot (7f, firm) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 42-0100

(4)

Red Mirage²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 95| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in June. 22/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, heavy) 21 days ago, racing lazily. Must improve to feature.

Form: 1-11764

(3)

Arafi¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 89| D

18/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. 13/8, didn't need to improve when won 2-runner handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to soft) 13 days ago, running on. Not dismissed nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 350271

(5)

King's Knight²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: R Ffrench| T: C Hills| OR: 87| D

16/1

Latest win at Lingfield in April. Run best excused when fourteenth of 17 in handicap (16/1) at Goodwood (7f, good to soft) 24 days ago, hampered over 1f out. Still has a few questions to answer.

Form: 124760

(12)

Stylish Performer³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: K R Burke| OR: 92| D

10/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. Got straight back on the up away from turf when second of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, 8/1) 32 days ago. Enters calculations nudge up just 2 lb.

Form: 117252

(8)

Asad^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 84| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 33/1, career-best effort when second of 4 in minor event at Haydock (7f, good) 36 days ago, having run of race. Has been in the mix from this sort of mark so fancied to play a big part.

Form: 582432

(11)

Pistoletto^v1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: J Quinn| T: J Ryan| OR: 82

40/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, made no impression when ninth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Plenty more needed.

Form: 535509

Non-Runners

(7)

Bowman¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: C & M Johnston J: Liam Jones

(10)

Evasive Power¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: R Brisland J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Bedouin's Story (10/3), Jumaira Bay (4/1), Bowman (5/1), Karibana (11/2), Asad (11/2), Red Mirage (8/1), Stylish Performer (10/1), Bless Him (12/1), Evasive Power (12/1), King's Knight (16/1), Arafi (18/1), Pistoletto (40/1)

A few in with chances here but Michael Appleby's C&D winner ASAD is taken to double his career tally having taken his form up a notch when finishing runner-up at Haydock last month. Stylish Performer is feared most having got straight back on the up away from the turf here last time so he heads up the list of dangers, ahead of Bowman and Jumaira Bay.