20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 7 October 2021

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Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 1m 37.46s

(8)

Plastic Paddy¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Appleby| OR: 56| D

6/4

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (6/1) at Newcastle (8f) 10 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Can defy penalty.

Form: 640631

(4)

Bankawi²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 57| D

25/1

Latest win at Beverley in June. Seems to have completely lost form, eleventh of 13 in handicap (22/1) at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 122970

(10)

The King's Steed^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: S Lycett| OR: 55| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Hamilton in May. Bit below form when fifth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at this course (7f) 12 days ago after 7 weeks off.

Form: 211955

(6)

Puffin Island²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 57| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 11/4, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Has improved of late and expected to be bang there.

Form: 753122

(7)

Crazy Spin^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 54| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Well held since, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f). Off 140 days.

Form: 541000

(3)

Lake Sand^v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson| T: A Stronge| OR: 53

14/1

Yet to rediscover his form from last season, fifth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 28-9905

(9)

Mountain Ash^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman| OR: 54| D

4/1

Winner at Lingfield in May. Very good second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 3/1) 20 days ago, just denied after racing freely. Respected with Murphy taking over.

Form: 164522

(1)

Dors Toyboy^p²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Quinn| T: D K Ivory| OR: 47

28/1

Modest maiden. 13/2, creditable fourth of 11 in minor event at this course (7f). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 26-2774

(11)

Gently Spoken⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

40/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 10/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) 44 days ago, running on late. Others more persuasive.

Form: 439273

(12)

Sparkling Diamond³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carson| T: Frank Bishop| OR: 45

100/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 3 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 870049

(5)

War Kitten⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

200/1

No worthwhile form, including on handicap bow here last week.

Form: 6689

(2)

Vino Santo^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: R Eddery| OR: 46

15/2

Again shaped better than the bare result when fifth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 7 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Can make presence felt.

Form: 903305

Forecasts

Plastic Paddy (6/4), Puffin Island (7/2), Mountain Ash (4/1), Vino Santo (15/2), Lake Sand (14/1), The King's Steed (25/1), Bankawi (25/1), Dors Toyboy (28/1), Gently Spoken (40/1), Crazy Spin (50/1), Sparkling Diamond (100/1), War Kitten (200/1)

PLASTIC PADDY is very much going the right way now and can make it 2 from 2 over this trip under a penalty. Mountain Ash and Puffin Island both still seem to be improving so are feared, while Vino Santo is in better form than his recent form figures suggest.