20:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 24 September 2022

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Texo Scaffolding And Construction Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:33 | Winning time: 2m 5.92s

(5)

Headshot¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54

8/1

7/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Returns to this longer trip. Down in grade but needs more to be able to take advantage.

Form: 726697

(7)

Night Force^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Ian Williams| OR: 53

10/1

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Yet to fire for new yard this year, though is at least dropping in the weights.

Form: 5/59-088

(3)

The Game Is On^v1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 52| BF| D

2/1

Off 12 weeks, first run since leaving Simon Dow when last of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Goodwood (9f, good) 27 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Is down to a tempting mark returned to the all-weather.

Form: 742680

(4)

Blairlogie^v³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 51| CD

9/2

Finally off the mark in 13-runner minor event at this C&D (10/1) 30 days ago. Tougher ask back in a handicap but can make his presence felt.

Form: 072741

(1)

Letter Of The Law^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 54

10/1

Visored for 1st time, fared better than of late when fourth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Chepstow (8.1f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Up in trip. On a good mark if headgear continues to have positive effect.

Form: 587374

(8)

Jeanette May¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 49| D

7/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good, 15/2) 18 days ago. However, had previously run well at this C&D on return from 13 months off, so she merits consideration.

Form: 1456-20

(2)

Isle Of Hope⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 53

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, failed to improve when eleventh of 14 in handicap (200/1) at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 5-75000

(6)

Shyjack^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

8/1

Temperamental sort. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, soon off bridle when ninth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. One to treat with caution.

Form: 655599

(10)

Hammock^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 45

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, again made the frame when fourth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 66/1) 31 days ago. Back up in trip. Others stronger for win purposes.

Form: 889044

Non-Runners

(9)

Saxonhill²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: P S McEntee J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Game Is On (2/1), Blairlogie (9/2), Jeanette May (7/1), Headshot (8/1), Shyjack (8/1), Letter Of The Law (10/1), Night Force (10/1), Saxonhill (10/1), Isle Of Hope (12/1), Hammock (33/1)

THE GAME IS ON disappointed on his stable debut last time, but that run came after 12 weeks off and he has now dropped to a dangerous mark returned to the all-weather with a visor on for the first-time. The 6-y-o can get back to winning ways, at the expense of Blairlogie who is bidding to follow up his C&D success from a month ago. Jeanette May is also considered.