19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 17 February 2022

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Betsi Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 25.73s

(9)

Dutch Decoy⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 81| CD

9/1

Ungenuine type. C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in January. Third of 5 in handicap (15/2) at Newcastle (7.1f) 7 days ago.

Form: 37-1223

(1)

Cry Havoc¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: Rae Guest| OR: 81| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Good third of 7 in handicap (18/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Has to be taken seriously returning to this venue.

Form: 6646-43

(8)

Hala Joud^p¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Robert Tart| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 80| D

20/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D (12/1). Off 112 days. One to consider.

Form: 135717-

(5)

Flatley¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: A Wintle| OR: 78

12/1

15/8, respectable second of 5 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 39024-2

(4)

Exceedingly Regal¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 77

3/1

Winner at Kempton in August. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/1). Off 127 days. First run for yard after leaving William Knight. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 343140-

(2)

Main Target¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: K P De Foy| OR: 76| D

11/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Richard Fahey when seventh of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Kempton (7f) 15 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 551/7

(6)

Good Humor^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: S C Williams| OR: 75| D

28/1

Winner at Kempton in October. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Roger Varian when sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 35 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 43951-6

(7)

Tributo^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 68| D

13/2

7/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago, better placed than most. Each-way claims.

Form: 2210-51

(3)

Legende d'Art^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: H Spiller| OR: 65| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (7/2) 35 days ago, running on late. Warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 82341-2

Forecasts

Legende d'Art (9/4), Exceedingly Regal (3/1), Cry Havoc (6/1), Tributo (13/2), Dutch Decoy (9/1), Main Target (11/1), Flatley (12/1), Hala Joud (20/1), Good Humor (28/1)

CRY HAVOC has been in good form without winning recently and a return to the scene of two of her career wins may well bring a return to winning ways. Legende d'Art has been very consistent over this C&D of late and he has to be taken seriously. Tributo is a danger too following his Wolverhampton victory.