20:15 Chelmsford City

Thursday 22 September 2022

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CCR Handicap

Off time: 20:17 | Winning time: 3m 28.61s

(7)

City Vaults⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 57

10/11

11/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Redcar (14f, good) 9 days ago, easing clear. Carries penalty. Makes polytrack debut. Looks way ahead of the handicapper.

Form: 512731

(2)

Bird For Life^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 51| D

15/2

Unreliable type. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 29 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 822933

(8)

Percy's Prince^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Hobson| OR: 51| D

50/1

33/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 29 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 06621-0

(1)

Libbretta^t1⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: S Hitchcott| T: J E Long| OR: 48

50/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 14/1). Off 96 days. Significantly back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 364465

(3)

Easter Icon²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 56

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Ripon (16f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 7706

(9)

Zealotalot²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: H Main| OR: 55

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in minor event (100/1) at Ffos Las (12f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 698

(6)

Copperplate^b³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 55

13/8

Winner at Ffos Las in July. 3/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this course (14f) 39 days ago, no match for winner. Should give another good account.

Form: 9-65122

(5)

Coul Universe^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J Quinn| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 45

50/1

Good fifth of 10 in handicap at Brighton (11.9f, good to soft, 80/1) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 709595

Non-Runners

(4)

Captain Howse⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: David Probert

Forecasts

City Vaults (10/11), Captain Howse (6/4), Copperplate (13/8), Bird For Life (15/2), Easter Icon (22/1), Zealotalot (33/1), Libbretta (50/1), Coul Universe (50/1), Percy's Prince (50/1)

Having bolted up at Redcar 9 days ago, CITY VAULTS looks a straightforward choice to defy a penalty in a really low-grade affair. Captain Howse only scraped home at Wolverhampton recently, but he has the scope to do better still over this trip and is feared most, with Copperplate not completely dismissed, either.