17:00 Chelmsford City

Saturday 6 November 2021

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Betsi Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 24.83s

(5)

Barrington^t,v⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 57

3/1

Two wins from 43 Flat runs. Thirty one runs since last win in 2018. 10/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 8 days ago. Place claims.

Form: 355502

(1)

River Chorus^t1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 56

9/2

Good second of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 7 days ago, running on. Tongue strap on 1st time. Shouldn't be far away.

Form: 609722

(8)

Eastern Star⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

25/1

Ungenuine type. Latest win at Leicester in July. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (7/1) at Leicester (7f, good) 47 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 124140

(10)

Adace⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Quinn| T: D K Ivory| OR: 53| D

8/1

Winner at Brighton in August. 40/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 9 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 201475

(2)

Ruby Lily^t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: S Lycett| OR: 51

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 33 days ago. Had excuses on her latest two starts and she's still relatively unexposed, so should go close.

Form: 90366

(3)

Royal Heart¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 51

4/1

14/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 18 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others make more appeal.

Form: 657930

(9)

Glen Rosa²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: A West| OR: 50

8/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at this course (8f) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-66006

(11)

Rinty Maginty^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 46| D

22/1

One win from 32 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2018. 18/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good) 23 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 958208

(6)

The Simple Truth²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T E Whelan| T: John Berry| OR: 45

66/1

125/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 23 days ago.

Form: 89-4890

(4)

Sparkling Diamond³⁰

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

100/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 100/1, last of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 30 days ago.

Form: 700490

(12)

Cousins Joy¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: W Jarvis| OR: 46

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, third of 5 in minor event at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 80-3

(7)

Pyrrhos^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: T Ward| OR: 45

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, tenth of 14 in minor event at Leicester (7f, heavy) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 800

Forecasts

Barrington (3/1), Royal Heart (4/1), River Chorus (9/2), Ruby Lily (6/1), Adace (8/1), Glen Rosa (8/1), Pyrrhos (14/1), Rinty Maginty (22/1), Eastern Star (25/1), Cousins Joy (33/1), The Simple Truth (66/1), Sparkling Diamond (100/1)

A chance is taken on RUBY LILY in what is a low-grade affair. She has had excuses on her last two runs and, with Adam Kirby taking over from an apprentice, she looks the best option in a thin-looking field. River Chorus has been knocking on the door and she has to be respected. A case can also be made for Barrington.