chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 2m 4.26s

(3)

Badenscoth²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 82| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 125/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 29 days ago. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 31336-0

(2)

Zulu Girl⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Nicola Currie| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 79

10/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Brighton in August. 16/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, firm) 46 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 181156

(1)

Balgair⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Tom Clover| OR: 79

5/2

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (9f, good, 9/1) 40 days ago. Leniently treated and Oisin Murphy takes over, so looks a big player in a thin race.

Form: 10-6864

(6)

Pactolus^h,t⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: David Probert| T: S C Williams| OR: 78| CD

11/1

4-time course winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in April. Tenth of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 77 days ago. Hood back on. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 312320

(5)

Ghost Rider³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79

9/2

9/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Generally consistent, so likely to put a poor run behind him.

Form: 843724

(4)

Mutaraafeq^h⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: I Furtado| OR: 74

11/4

Hooded for 1st time, good second of 7 in handicap at Epsom (8.5f, good to firm, 4/1) 49 days ago, having run of race. Should go well under another positive ride.

Form: 933-932

Forecasts

Balgair (5/2), Mutaraafeq (11/4), Ghost Rider (9/2), Badenscoth (9/2), Zulu Girl (10/1), Pactolus (11/1)

MUTARAAFEQ is going the right way and is likely to have his own way in front, so he's taken to open his account at the likely expense of Balgair, who is handicapped to win if back to his best. Ghost Rider is also worth considering having his first go on polytrack.