18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 October 2022

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   6f  |   Standard  |   14 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:01  |   Winning time: 1m 11.81s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(5)
Horse silk
Our Absent Friendst9(ex 5)
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR:  64
11/4
Lightly-raced winner. 33/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Newcastle (5f) 9 days ago, readily. Carries penalty. Makes polytrack debut. Expected to be bang there.
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2
(14)
Horse silk
Epic Express28
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: O McSweeney(5)| T: C A Dwyer| OR:  67| BF| CD
17/2
C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 5/2, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, left poorly placed. Merits consideration.
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3
(3)
Horse silk
Healing Power35
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-13| J: Elle-May Croot(7)| T: I Furtado| OR:  66| C
13/2
Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in July. Creditable 1½ lengths second of 9 to Epic Express in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 35 days ago. Chance on old form.
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4
(4)
Horse silk
Vapep9
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-12| J: Aidan Keeley(5)| T: J L Flint| OR:  65| CD
11/4
C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in October. 6/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.
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5
(11)
Horse silk
Bobby On The Beatt15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: Grace McEntee(3)| T: P S McEntee| OR:  64| BF| C| D
28/1
Course winner. 10/3, eighth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago. Tongue strap back on.
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6
(8)
Horse silk
Nubought24
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-10| J: Joshua Bryan| T: M Pattinson| OR:  63| CD
11/1
C&D winner. 22/1, below form 6¼ lengths tenth of 16 to Vape in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 24 days ago.
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7
(2)
Horse silk
Port Noirt,v55
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: R Stephens| OR:  63| D
18/1
Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good, 10/1) 55 days ago.
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8
(10)
Horse silk
Bowling Russianv28
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR:  62| D
125/1
Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 28 days ago. Visor back on. Not easy to make a case for.
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9
(9)
Horse silk
Fantasy Navigatorb1,h17
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: M Appleby| OR:  61| D
25/1
Winner at Kempton in June. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft, 28/1) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, hood back on.
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10
(6)
Horse silk
Justjamiev130
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: R M H Cowell| OR:  60
40/1
8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 30 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others more persuasive.
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11
(1)
Horse silk
Delagate This Lord46
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-6| J: Theodore Ladd| T: S Hodgson| OR:  59| D
11/1
Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, good to soft) 46 days ago.
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12
(13)
Horse silk
Woe Betide15
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: J R Boyle| OR:  59| BF
8/1
Lightly-raced maiden. 13/8, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago.
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13
(7)
Horse silk
Secret Trysth24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: W J Knight| OR:  58
66/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago. Uphill task.
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14
(12)
Horse silk
Anificas Beauty37
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR:  58| CD
66/1
C&D winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 37 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Something to find on form.
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Forecasts

Vape (11/4), Our Absent Friends (11/4), Healing Power (13/2), Woe Betide (8/1), Epic Express (17/2), Nubough (11/1), Delagate This Lord (11/1), Port Noir (18/1), Fantasy Navigator (25/1), Bobby On The Beat (28/1), Justjamie (40/1), Secret Tryst (66/1), Anificas Beauty (66/1), Bowling Russian (125/1)

Verdict

OUR ABSENT FRIENDS showed much improved form to get off the mark on handicap debut at Newcastle 9 days ago and looks up to defying a penalty given how much he had in hand that day. Vape and Epic Express head the dangers.

  1. Our Absent Friends11/4
  2. Vape11/4
  3. Epic Express17/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,996.002nd: £1,876.003rd: £938.004th: £469.005th: £300.006th: £300.00

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