18:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 22 September 2022

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Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 37.70s

(8)

Counterattack⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Cosgrave| T: G Boughey| OR: 54

15/8

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eleventh of 14 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 50 days ago. Needs a second look now pitched into a handicap off a lowly opening mark.

Form: 840

(6)

Essme¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J J Bridger| OR: 49

5/1

Winner at Lingfield in May. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago. Likely to make her presence felt.

Form: 127526

(3)

Hey Bails²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Quinn| T: A Carson| OR: 53

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 10 in handicap at Ffos Las (14f, good to soft, 16/1) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving David Menuisier and he looks up against it.

Form: 9480

(1)

Dark Kris^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 48

3/1

One win from 34 Flat runs. 11/2, eighth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 22 days ago. Capable of a bold show in a race of this nature if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 496248

(2)

Three Dons⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 50

7/2

Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm, 6/1) 57 days ago. Now 0-15, but this won't take a great deal of winning and he's one of the likelier types.

Form: 08-8423

(9)

Sweet Summer^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 49

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Harry & Roger Charlton when last of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 40/1) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and she needs to take a sizeable step forward.

Form: 09-590

(7)

Saxonhill⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 45

7/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 40/1) 78 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Lambe and she's probably best watched.

Form: 0880-00

(5)

Elementofsurprise²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Rooke| T: J J Bridger| OR: 45

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 8 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago, slowly away. Hard to warm to.

Form: 00368

Non-Runners

(4)

Somedayonedaynever⁴⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Counterattack (15/8), Somedayonedaynever (11/4), Dark Kris (3/1), Three Dons (7/2), Essme (5/1), Saxonhill (7/1), Hey Bails (33/1), Sweet Summer (66/1), Elementofsurprise (150/1)

THREE DONS is taken to finally open his account having performed with credit when third back from a four-month break at Leicester in July. He races off the same mark here and is proven on this surface. Dark Kris is capable at this level, but his profile is patchy and bigger threats may be posed by handicap-debutant Counterattack, Essme and Somedayonedaynever.