17:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 December 2021

All16:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:30

Vaughan & Blyth (Construction) Ltd Handicap

Off time: 17:04 | Winning time: 1m 25.81s

(2)

Eponina^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| D

14/1

Latest win at Nottingham in June. Ninth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 19 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 411229

(3)

Almaan⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: H Spiller| OR: 69

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Sir Michael Stoute. Makes handicap debut. One to note in the market.

Form: 4-34

(1)

Rectory Road³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Alice Bond⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 67| D

16/1

Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 38 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 141566

(10)

Late Arrival¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 67| D

3/1

Latest win at Newcastle in August. 16/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Each-way player.

Form: 165793

(12)

Vocal Ring⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 63

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, respectable eighth of 14 in maiden at Punchestown (9f, good) 86 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Bolger. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-578

(6)

Blue Flame²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco Ghiani| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 63

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when sixth of 7 in minor event at Kempton (6f, 40/1). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 57-6

(4)

Samphire Coast^v⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D Shaw| OR: 62| C

4/1

6-time course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Kempton (8f) 8 days ago, better placed than most. On a handy mark and should go close.

Form: 6-96772

(11)

Mabre⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P D Evans| OR: 61

22/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (28/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 68 days ago.

Form: 578509

(5)

Clegane^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Tart| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 61| D

8/1

Latest win at Lingfield in August. 8/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago, unsuited by way race developed.

Form: 441360

(8)

Legende d'Art³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 61

4/1

17/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 528234

(7)

Nahaab^t1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: H Spiller| OR: 58

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, first run since leaving Kevin Prendergast when eleventh of 14 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 38 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 500

(13)

Cashel^h1²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 58| C

16/1

Ungenuine type. Visored for 1st time, won 10-runner handicap (14/1) at this course (8f), keeping on well. Off 8 months. Hood on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 435881

Non-Runners

(9)

Hector Loza⁴³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: S Dow J: Jack Duern

Forecasts

Late Arrival (3/1), Legende d'Art (4/1), Samphire Coast (4/1), Clegane (8/1), Eponina (14/1), Almaan (14/1), Rectory Road (16/1), Cashel (16/1), Mabre (22/1), Blue Flame (25/1), Nahaab (28/1), Vocal Ring (33/1), Hector Loza (33/1)

SAMPHIRE COAST hinted at a revival last time at Kempton and he's dropped to a very handy mark. He isn't the force he was a couple of years ago but should be able to capitalise off this sort of rating. Legende D'Art has been a model of consistency here of late and he'll be a threat. Late Arrival isn't out of it either.