19:55 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 September 2021

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Become A Member At Chelmsford City Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 1m 35.4s

(8)

Further Measure¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: S Kirk| OR: 84| D

20/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (66/1) at Sandown (7f, good) 12 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 8134-57

(6)

Rhubarb Bikini^v³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 80| CD

15/2

Ungenuine type. 11/1, won 8-runner handicap at this C&D 30 days ago, suited by way race developed. Has work to do off 5 lb higher mark.

Form: 480781

(1)

Flaming Spear^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: D K Ivory| OR: 78| D

4/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 4/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 15 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 437546

(2)

Mount Marcy¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: James Doyle| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 78

6/5

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 11 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 5/2) 13 days ago. Likely to improve on handicap debut and he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 423

(3)

Masked Identity¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 76| D

10/1

First run since leaving Shaun Keightley when very good second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 12/1) 14 days ago, no match for winner. Has good chance on form.

Form: 708472

(5)

Miquelon^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 75

6/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (15/2) at Chepstow (7.1f, good) 10 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Has to be taken seriously off the same mark.

Form: 274321

(7)

Widaad⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 73

14/1

Winner at Newmarket in May. 9/4, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, soft). Off 96 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 341233

(4)

Samphire Coast^v¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D Shaw| OR: 69| CD

50/1

6-time C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 9 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 12 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 3536-96

Forecasts

Mount Marcy (6/5), Flaming Spear (4/1), Miquelon (6/1), Rhubarb Bikini (15/2), Masked Identity (10/1), Widaad (14/1), Further Measure (20/1), Samphire Coast (50/1)

MOUNT MARCY is a lightly-raced colt from a leading yard and he should be able to take a step forward on handicap debut to get the better of mostly more exposed rivals. Masked Identity ran well on his first start for this yard a fortnight ago and he looks to be the biggest danger. Miquelon is unpenalised for his win at Chepstow last time and he can't be ruled out.