19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 7 October 2021

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Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 37.61s

(11)

Catch My Breath^p⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 56| D

15/8

Confirmed promise of last run when winning 11-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) last week, plenty in hand. Remains well treated on old form, so hard to oppose under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 049451

(8)

Shackabooah⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 57

18/1

Finally got off the mark back up in trip at Beverley in July, but below form both starts since.

Form: 237160

(3)

Well Prepared^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 56| D

10/3

Winner at Lingfield in June. Good second of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 23 days ago. Shouldn't be far away if backing that effort up.

Form: 781442

(4)

Hunters Step¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Jones| T: H Spiller| OR: 55| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in June. 22/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 17 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 514886

(7)

Elusif^v¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 54| C| D

9/1

Returned to form from out of the blue to win 14-runner handicap (18/1) at this course (7f) 12 days ago. 4 lb looks fair, but wouldn't be an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 886091

(10)

Heat And Dust^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 56

18/1

Modest maiden who ran badly at Bath (8f, good, 8/1) 10 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 84-6760

(2)

Elevate²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: J A Osborne| OR: 55

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 5 in handicap (16/1) at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Roger Charlton.

Form: 954974

(6)

Boy George²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 50| BF

6/1

Remains a maiden after 29 Flat runs, but runner-up last 4 starts, latest over C&D, and can give another good account.

Form: 762222

(13)

Jack Bean⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 49

125/1

Failed to better modest form in 6 starts for Sir Mark Prescott. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 857-056

(5)

Kodimoor^v¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 45

22/1

14/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 12 days ago.

Form: 300484

(12)

Blairlogie^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 45

40/1

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs, but shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when sixth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 7 days ago.

Form: 689036

(1)

Soaring Spirits^p⁸⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 8-12| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 45| D

100/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. 10/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good) 86 days ago.

Form: 095665

(9)

Graffa¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

200/1

Green when well held in maidens/novice event. Makes handicap debut after a break and improvement needed.

Form: 090

Forecasts

Catch My Breath (15/8), Well Prepared (10/3), Boy George (6/1), Hunters Step (13/2), Elusif (9/1), Heat And Dust (18/1), Shackabooah (18/1), Kodimoor (22/1), Elevate (22/1), Blairlogie (40/1), Soaring Spirits (100/1), Jack Bean (125/1), Graffa (200/1)

CATCH MY BREATH returned to winning ways in good style at Lingfield last week and retains plenty of handicapping scope on old form, so should take a bit of stopping under a 5-lb penalty now that he's back in the groove. Well Prepared and Boy George rate the principal threats.