19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 December 2021

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GVR Solutions - Bespoke Construction Recruitment Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 2m 6.96s

(8)

Al Gaiya^t¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: R Havlin| T: Brian O'Rourke| OR: 52

10/3

25/1, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at Kempton (8f) 10 days ago, driven out. Makes plenty of appeal up in trip under a penalty.

Form: 369381

(10)

Turn Of Phrase⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 52

14/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Bath (13f, good, 15/2) 73 days ago. Back down in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 427730

(11)

Marie Paradis^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 52

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 432460

(4)

Donya^b,t³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 52

7/1

25/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 38 days ago.

Form: 085296

(13)

Maharashtra⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 49| CD

9/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (10/1). Off 98 days. Can make presence felt.

Form: 5-86031

(2)

Captain St Lucifer^p,t⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 49

11/2

Good third of 11 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm, 25/1) 79 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 266503

(6)

Pips Tune^h1⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ciaran McKee| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 51

40/1

First run since leaving David Brown when eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 40/1) 54 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 644358

(12)

Recuerdame^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 48| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 12/1, good fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, suited by way race developed. Can see him taking advantage of a career low mark.

Form: 534965

(14)

Roby Mill^p⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: R Brisland| OR: 50

11/1

16/5, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Brighton (11.9f, good). Off 94 days. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 344343

(5)

Amal²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 50

40/1

22/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 644380

(7)

Caribbean Spring⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 47| C

25/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 22/1) 9 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 709086

(15)

Cativo Ragazzo⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J E Long| OR: 47

66/1

33/1, last of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 9/96890

(1)

Anniemation^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 46| D

17/2

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 40/1) 31 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3470U9

Non-Runners

(16)

Golden Age⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: R M H Cowell J: Non Runner

(3)

Trooper Cooper¹⁶³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R Brisland J: Darragh Keenan

(9)

Mountrath³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A West J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Al Gaiya (10/3), Recuerdame (7/2), Captain St Lucifer (11/2), Donya (7/1), Anniemation (17/2), Maharashtra (9/1), Golden Age (10/1), Roby Mill (11/1), Turn Of Phrase (14/1), Trooper Cooper (20/1), Marie Paradis (22/1), Caribbean Spring (25/1), Pips Tune (40/1), Amal (40/1), Mountrath (50/1), Cativo Ragazzo (66/1)

RECUERDAME is on a career low mark and he shaped well over C&D last month to suggest he isn't far away from winning. Proven over C&D, he makes most appeal in a trappy event. Al Gaiya has to be on the shortlist following her Kempton victory. Trooper Cooper may improve significantly on handicap debut and market support would be significant.