14:20 Chelmsford City

Thursday 26 August 2021

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Olivers Plants Handicap

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 2m 7.42s

(7)

Merci Percy^h1⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 62

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, last of 5 in minor event at Lingfield (10f, soft) 59 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 605

(5)

Silver Bubble¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 61

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f), never nearer. Off 152 days. Has work to do from this mark.

Form: 8-435

(2)

Power On¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: J Butler| OR: 60

13/2

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, 14/1) 11 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 776947

(4)

Bonnie Lad^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 59| CD

6/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (4/1) at this C&D 23 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Could well follow up.

Form: 554651

(6)

Bookmark¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 56

10/1

Last of 5 in handicap (10/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good) 15 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip. Hard to make a case for with temperament issue creeping in.

Form: 708-465

(1)

Soyuz¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 55

5/1

50/1, very good second of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 13 days ago. Solid claims if he's able to back that up.

Form: 500792

(3)

Mint Julep^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 55

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice at (125/1) at Kempton (12f) 22 days ago. Type to do better at some point, so worth a market check on handicap debut.

Form: 639

(8)

Billie's Girl¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 55

13/2

Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 9/2) 13 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Should be competitive in a thin race.

Form: 0-40543

Forecasts

Bonnie Lad (6/4), Soyuz (5/1), Power On (13/2), Billie's Girl (13/2), Silver Bubble (8/1), Bookmark (10/1), Mint Julep (12/1), Merci Percy (28/1)

BONNIE LAD was helped by the way things panned out when scoring over C&D last time but it was an improved, convincing performance and he has a positive profile in general, so he's worth a chance to follow up tackling some moderate opposition. The in-form Billie's Girl should give her running once more, while handicap debutant Mint Julep shouldn't be ruled out from a lowly mark.