17:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 December 2021

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Guardian Exhibition & Display Nursery

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 11.89s

(7)

Delphinus^b1⁵⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 73

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in maiden at Newmarket (10f, soft) 57 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 547

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(6)

Jabbar^v¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

9/4

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2 and visored for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner nursery at Newcastle (8f) 16 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 8061

(3)

Alphonse Le Grande¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 67| BF

5/2

5/2, good 3¼ lengths seventh of 13 to Jabbar in nursery at Newcastle (8f) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 054257

(5)

Eddie The Beagle²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nicola Currie| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 66

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 8 in nursery at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 25/1) 23 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0038

(1)

Dashing To You³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 62

15/2

Winner at Brighton in August. Creditable third of 7 in nursery at this C&D (9/4) 35 days ago.

Form: 063513

(2)

Maggie's Joy¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: K R Burke| OR: 61

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 8¼ lengths tenth of 13 to Jabbar in nursery (6/1) at Newcastle (8f) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 36450

(4)

Myriad¹⁰⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 56

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (7f, 150/1). Off 104 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 909

Forecasts

Jabbar (9/4), Alphonse Le Grande (5/2), Delphinus (3/1), Dashing To You (15/2), Myriad (9/1), Maggie's Joy (22/1), Eddie The Beagle (40/1)

ALPHONSE LE GRANDE was a big eye-catcher behind Jabbar at Newcastle last time (likely to have been involved in the finish with a clear run) and he looks ready to strike. Jabbar showed improved form himself to get off the mark making nursery debut in a first-time visor and is the obvious threat again.