16:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 6 January 2022

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Injured Jockeys Fund Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 1m 42.84s

(5)

Crazy Spin^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 50| CD

7/2

Modest mare. C&D winner. Good third of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 10/1) 27 days ago. Has to be taken seriously in this company.

Form: 004903-

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(11)

Disarming⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: Dr J D Scargill| OR: 50| CD

9/1

Modest mare. C&D winner. 11/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at this C&D 56 days ago. Would be in with a shout if she were to put her best foot forward.

Form: 545958-

(9)

Essgee Nics^p³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R Brisland| OR: 49

25/1

Modest gelding. Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. Seventh of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 37 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 551537-

(4)

Ethel C⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Donohoe| T: H Spiller| OR: 47

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 14 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 66 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 560-

(10)

Ivahunch^h⁴³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: Ian Williams| OR: 42

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D. Off 14 months ahead of this debut for new yard and, unless the market suggests otherwise, he's probably best watched.

Form: 07007/

(1)

Laurentia¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 48| CD

11/2

Modest mare. C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 8/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 18 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 773344-

(6)

Maeve's Memory¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 48

50/1

Modest filly. 33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to firm). Off 121 days. Significantly up in trip on first run for yard after leaving Ben Haslam. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 864378-

(3)

Pips Tune²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 48

6/1

40/1 and hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (10f) 28 days ago, slowly away. Minor place money is probably the best he can hope for.

Form: 443580-

(7)

Recuerdame^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S Dow| OR: 47| C| D

7/2

Modest gelding. Course winner. 7/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (10f) 28 days ago, slowly away. Needs to bounce back, but would be a player at this level if able to do so.

Form: 349659-

Non-Runners

(2)

Farewell Kiss¹⁴⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: R Brisland J: Rhys Clutterbuck

(8)

No Diggity¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: J Butler J: L Morris

Forecasts

No Diggity (5/2), Crazy Spin (7/2), Recuerdame (7/2), Ethel C (9/2), Laurentia (11/2), Pips Tune (6/1), Disarming (9/1), Ivahunch (18/1), Farewell Kiss (20/1), Essgee Nics (25/1), Maeve's Memory (50/1)

None of these are especially convincing but CRAZY SPIN did at least return to form under a change of tactics when third in a 14-runner Southwell handicap last time. She could prove hard to peg back if again setting out to make all back at this course, the scene of her latest success in April. With No Diggity having run at Kempton on Wednesday, Laurentia and Recuerdame rate the main dangers.