17:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 February 2022

All16:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: 1m 26.09s

(2)

Bobby On The Beat⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: David Probert| T: P S McEntee| OR: 59

9/2

Won 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 10/1) 5 days ago. Not taken lightly saddling a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 6819-61

(5)

Are You Able^v¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P D Evans| OR: 60| CD

22/1

C&D winner in January before good fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago. Enters calculations off the same mark.

Form: 6780-14

(3)

Hector Loza^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 59| C| D

8/1

Course winner but he came in only eighth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 19 days ago. Hood back on and it's now twenty runs since his last win in 2019.

Form: 59036-8

(8)

Split Elevens^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 58| CD

9/4

C&D winner who posted good second in first-time blinkered at Lingfield (7f) 6 days ago, nearest finish. Firmly in the mix again.

Form: 373-112

(9)

Intervention^v1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| BF| D

11/4

Winner for his new yard at Wolverhampton in January. Not seen to best effect back at 6f when fourth at Newcastle 14 days ago. Visor goes on now, and he rates a big player up in trip.

Form: 304-124

(7)

Trepidation^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 56| CD

12/1

3/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, always holding on. Up 5 lb but he can't be discounted.

Form: 24947-1

(4)

Dors Toyboy^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 52| CD

8/1

C&D winner in November who has continued in good nick, neck second of 11 to Split Elevens over C&D 28 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 43144-2

(6)

River Chorus^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 51

40/1

Remains a maiden after 16 runs, and below-form fifth of 10 to Trepidation in handicap over C&D 28 days ago. Cheekpieces go on now with more needed.

Form: 22574-5

(1)

Rinty Maginty^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 45| D

100/1

Sole win from 35 runs came back in 2018. Only ninth of 11 to Split Elevens in handicap over C&D 28 days ago, so others are much more persuasive.

Form: 20830-9

Non-Runners

(10)

Rivers Lad²²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: R Brisland J: Tom Marquand

(11)

Arlo's Sunshine¹⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Alice Haynes J: Thore Hammer-Hansen

Forecasts

Split Elevens (9/4), Intervention (11/4), Bobby On The Beat (9/2), Dors Toyboy (8/1), Hector Loza (8/1), Arlo's Sunshine (10/1), Trepidation (12/1), Are You Able (22/1), Rivers Lad (33/1), River Chorus (40/1), Rinty Maginty (100/1)

INTERVENTION didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fourth at Newcastle last time so is well worth another chance to confirm himself favourable weighted reverted to 7f now. Split Elevens arrives at the top of his game so this C&D scorer rates the chief threat, although recent Lingfield winner Bobby On The Beat can't be dismissed either under his penalty.