18:00 Chelmsford City

Monday 22 November 2021

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Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.76s

(11)

Ptarmigan Ridge^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 75

33/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good) 23 days ago. One to note in the market down in class.

Form: 8828/0-7

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(2)

Stay Smart^t¹⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| DWS

14/1

Last of 6 in handicap at this C&D (18/1). Off 102 days. Has had wind surgery. One to note in the market, could return to form.

Form: 418546

(3)

Garth Rockett^p,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 72| CD

16/1

4-time course winner. 18/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago.

Form: 840976

(14)

Secret Glow²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: H Main| OR: 72

9/2

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at this course (7f) 25 days ago. Place claims.

Form: 616054

(12)

Shalaa Asker^t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 72| C

17/2

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 5/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 35 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 893385

(1)

Follow Your Heart^p,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Hodgson| OR: 70| D

9/2

Latest win at Doncaster in July. 33/1, first run since leaving Kevin Ryan when respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 10 days ago, not much room. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 188247

(7)

Lion Ring^p1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Levi Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 70

17/2

Eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 302238

(13)

Big Bard³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 2/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Brighton (6f, good) 39 days ago, easily. 12lb higher now but still looks hard to beat.

Form: 808711

(9)

Helvetian^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 68| D

25/1

Latest win at Redcar in October. 7/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 97-8910

(6)

Cuban Breeze^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: M Quinn| OR: 67| D

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 50/1, respectable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago.

Form: 638853

(8)

The Cola Kid^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 67| D

25/1

Latest win at Cork in July. 25/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 10 days ago.

Form: 011490

(5)

One Step Beyond²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 66

40/1

Visored for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 16/5), well positioned. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard Spencer.

Form: 0370-41

(10)

Lucky Lucky Man⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 63| D

50/1

12/1, last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 84 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 7-F7770

(4)

Sir Hector²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Wallis| OR: 62| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Last of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 9/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 154969

Forecasts

Big Bard (13/8), Follow Your Heart (9/2), Secret Glow (9/2), Shalaa Asker (17/2), Lion Ring (17/2), Stay Smart (14/1), Garth Rockett (16/1), Helvetian (25/1), The Cola Kid (25/1), Cuban Breeze (25/1), Sir Hector (28/1), Ptarmigan Ridge (33/1), One Step Beyond (40/1), Lucky Lucky Man (50/1)

BIG BARD looks a progressive gelding and a 12 lb rise is unlikely to halt his run as he bids for the hat-trick. He's proven over C&D and should prove too good for this field. Stay Smart has had wind surgery and he could return to form, so any market support would make the case stronger. Secret Glow makes some each-way appeal too.