16:05 Chelmsford City

Thursday 31 March 2022

All15:3016:0516:4017:1017:1317:4518:1518:4519:15

Inaugural LB Group Handicap

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 26.16s

(4)

Tell'em Nowt^b,e/s,t³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| D

7/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 7/1) 3 days ago. In the mix again.

Form: 117706

(8)

Mashaan¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 65| BF| D

9/2

Winner at Lingfield in March. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (11/8) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0-86316

(6)

Stone Circle^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: M L W Bell| OR: 64

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, last of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. More is still needed, though.

Form: 4626-00

(5)

Vape^p1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 63| BF| C

18/1

Course winner. 7/2, respectable third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Tony Carroll and back to a potentially lenient mark. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 76-4823

(3)

Soyounique^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 63| D

8/1

Only eighth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 333248

(2)

Wrath Of Hector^v²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| D

11/4

Won 7-runner handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 14/1) 26 days ago. Second and third have gone in since, so he's a big player nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 008-001

(1)

Last Date^v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: I Furtado| OR: 61| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 28/1) 19 days ago. Visor back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 500-280

(10)

Critical Thinking^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam J McNamara| T: D Loughnane| OR: 61| D

18/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 11/2, good second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 4-58432

(7)

Win Win Power^t1⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S Donohoe| T: Frank Bishop| OR: 59| BF| C

40/1

Course winner. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Kempton (8f) 54 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Eleven runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 68-5726

(9)

Tyche^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 58| D

15/2

9/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 6 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and no forlorn hope.

Form: 23-7224

Forecasts

Wrath Of Hector (11/4), Mashaan (9/2), Last Date (7/1), Tell'em Nowt (7/1), Tyche (15/2), Soyounique (8/1), Stone Circle (9/1), Vape (18/1), Critical Thinking (18/1), Win Win Power (40/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest, and with the form of his recent Southwell success proving very strong WRATH OF HECTOR is taken to go in again off just 1 lb higher. Critical Thinking is feared most on the back of his good Wolverhampton second, with top weight Tell'em Nowt considered too.