18:05 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 May 2022

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Michael Andrews Barconn Limited Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:06 | Winning time: 1m 36.73s

(13)

Big Meeting^p1³⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor

9/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 10 in maiden (8/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good), unable to sustain effort. Off 11 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 65-

(1)

Assessment³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| D

2/5

Well-related colt who came well clear with another good prospect when opening his account at Yarmouth a month ago. Further improvement is on the cards, and he's likely to follow up.

Form: 2-1

(6)

Apache Grey¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in minor event at this course (7f, 14/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 47

(9)

Arcadian Friend¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW, 125/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 88

(10)

Bay Of Baku²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 20 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 00

(11)

Captain Howse¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: Sir Mark Prescott

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 11 in minor event (300/1) at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0-90

(8)

Enzos Angel²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams

12/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in novice (16/1) at Newmarket (7f, soft) on debut. Off 7 months. Open to progress in time.

Form: 5-

(4)

Glory Nights³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Sir Michael Stoute

9/1

Promising individual. 5/1, fourth of 11 in novice at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 30 days ago. Bred to be smart, so should have more to offer.

Form: 5-4

(12)

Kasai River^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Harley| T: A King

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW) 21 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Looks a handicap type.

Form: 64

(3)

Mzahem¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: Tom Clover

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 17 days ago.

Form: 57

(7)

Timestamp

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: George Scott

50/1

95,000 gns foal, No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 1m-1¼m winner Gulf of Poets and 11f winner Time Signal. Dam 1¼m winner. Not ruled out.

Form:

(5)

Valley Mist

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ray Dawson| T: S bin Suroor

4/1

Dubawi filly. Dam winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner). Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Top Button⁴³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: P Leech J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Assessment (2/5), Valley Mist (4/1), Big Meeting (9/1), Glory Nights (9/1), Enzos Angel (12/1), Top Button (33/1), Timestamp (50/1), Apache Grey (150/1), Mzahem (150/1), Arcadian Friend (250/1), Kasai River (250/1), Bay Of Baku (300/1), Captain Howse (300/1)

ASSESSMENT got off the mark at Yarmouth last time and his eye-catching debut at this track sticks in the mind, so he's an obvious choice to double his tally. His stablemate Glory Nights is a likely improver and ranks the main danger, while Valley Mist is a notable newcomer for a stable that has been firing in winners lately.