17:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 December 2021

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Betsi Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 38.10s

(1)

United Front⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 95| C| D

6/4

Course winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. 13/8, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 8 days ago, going clear. Respected under a penalty.

Form: 636621

(6)

Seventh Kingdom¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 99

50/1

28/10, third of 7 in minor event at Angers (8f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving E. Monfort. Makes handicap debut. Gelded since last seen. One to note in the market.

Form: 134-33

(7)

You're Hired³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 97| CD

6/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (10f, 13/2) 35 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Should be involved once again.

Form: 149311

(3)

Keyser Soze¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 96| D

16/1

Visored for 1st time, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm, 25/1), not ideally placed. Off 154 days.

Form: 461067

(2)

Headingley^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 88| CD

7/2

Unreliable type. 3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win here in November. 10/3, good second of 7 in handicap at this course (10f) 7 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 076812

(4)

Mobashr^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 88| D

3/1

Thrice-raced winner. Hooded for 1st time, won 12-runner minor event (9/4) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 19 days ago, easily. Likely to improve again on handicap debut, leading player.

Form: 511

(5)

Goddess Of Fire¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 74| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in October. Creditable second of 5 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 16/5) 10 days ago, getting first run. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 814322

Forecasts

United Front (6/4), Mobashr (3/1), Headingley (7/2), You're Hired (6/1), Keyser Soze (16/1), Goddess Of Fire (25/1), Seventh Kingdom (50/1)

MOBASHR looks a progressive sort and he returned from a break at Lingfield last month in top form. He's likely to improve again and should be up to make a winning handicap debut. Headingley is in good form at the moment and he'll be a danger. You're Hired has to be respected too.