18:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 22 October 2022

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Fairwood Brasserie Handicap

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 38.29s

(3)

Alpha Cru^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| D

11/1

Latest win at Chepstow in August. 12/1, good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, never nearer. That was an excellent start on the AW and she has the same mark here.

Form: 391382

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(5)

Aristobulus¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 77| C

20/1

Course winner. 100/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 10 days ago. That confirmed his stamina for this trip.

Form: 245704

(2)

Almaan¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 74| CD

5/2

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. 5/1, good 1½ lengths fifth of 12 to Double Time in handicap at Kempton (8f) 17 days ago. Quirky but has it in him to go well at this sort of level.

Form: 868135

(4)

River Derwent^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 74| D

33/1

18/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 17 days ago. In danger of going the wrong way.

Form: 857508

(8)

Roman Dynasty⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K Stott| T: J Parr| OR: 74

5/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Seventh of 11 in handicap (12/1) at this course (7f) 9 days ago, nearest finish. Down to a good mark but seemingly needs everything to fall right.

Form: 333867

(15)

Goddess Of Fire^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 73| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in April. 11/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 133975

(12)

Double Time¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: George Rooke| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 73| D

10/3

Step back up in trip really suited when winning 12-runner handicap (4/1) at Kempton (8f) 17 days ago, digging deep. That was a career-best effort and he's not yet exposed.

Form: 34221

(6)

Toophan¹²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Hayley Turner| T: P & O Cole| OR: 75

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 10 in novice event at Newmarket (8f, good). Off 126 days. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 688

(11)

Dinoo^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian| OR: 72

9/1

Visored for first time, eleventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Makes polytrack debut with cheekpieces the headgear of choice.

Form: 880-070

(13)

Cabinet Maker⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in August. 14/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 103504

(1)

Burning Bush⁴³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 73

40/1

5/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, 5 lengths sixth of 8 to Aristobulus in nursery at Nottingham (6.1f, good to soft). Off 14 months. Significantly up in trip and well-being has to be taken on trust.

Form: 643316-

(9)

Free Solo¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 70| D

14/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 18/1) 18 days ago, never nearer. Very well weighted now he's back in some sort of form.

Form: 567693

(10)

Marayel^t⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: H Kobeissi| OR: 70

100/1

40/1, sixth of 10 in novice event at Kempton (7f) 59 days ago. Makes handicap debut and difficult ask on balance of form.

Form: 9-56336

Non-Runners

(14)

Flash The Dash¹⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: Miss J A Camacho J: D C Costello

(7)

Secret Glow²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: H Main J: Joshua Bryan

Forecasts

Almaan (5/2), Double Time (10/3), Roman Dynasty (5/1), Secret Glow (7/1), Cabinet Maker (17/2), Dinoo (9/1), Alpha Cru (11/1), Free Solo (14/1), Aristobulus (20/1), Toophan (20/1), Flash The Dash (25/1), Goddess Of Fire (28/1), River Derwent (33/1), Burning Bush (40/1), Marayel (100/1)

Having tumbled in the weights, a runner-up effort at Southwell confirms that FREE SOLO has found his level so he's well worth siding with to build on that promise. Double Time was better than ever when successful at Kempton 17 days ago and can remain competitive, with Alpha Cru another to consider on the back of an excellent AW debut over C&D.