19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 October 2022

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Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

Off time: 19:04 | Winning time: 1m 24.49s

(8)

G'daay^b,h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J Mitchell| T: J Parr| OR: 77| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in August. 8/1, good third of 11 in handicap back at this C&D 14 days ago. Major player.

Form: 129173

(3)

Chola Empire⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: David Probert| T: D M Simcock| OR: 76| CD

7/2

C&D winner on debut. Went backwards from belated reappearance when seventh of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm, 17/2) 40 days ago. Remains early days but needs more to defy current mark.

Form: 13-57

(7)

Fighting Temeraire¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 74| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Nottingham in July. Off 13 weeks, last of 14 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 66/1) 17 days ago. Capable of getting involved if on a going day.

Form: 6-87160

(2)

Under The Twilight^p1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R Kingscote| T: T Ward| OR: 74| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Soon back to form when third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 11/2) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give another good account.

Form: 017373

(10)

Got No Dollars^t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 72| C| D

14/1

Two-time course winner (6f). After 4 months off, tenth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm, 28/1) 40 days ago. Remains unproven on turf so could bounce back returned to polytrack.

Form: 122530

(9)

Puffing^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 74| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 14/1, not seen to best effect when sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Could fare better with blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1-956

(6)

Give A Little Back⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: S Curran| OR: 72

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, failed to repeat previous effort when fourth of 5 in maiden at Nottingham (6.1f, good, 13/8). Off 91 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy.

Form: 86-3534

(5)

Canters Well^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 69

22/1

Hasn't gone on from his promising return this year, fifth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft, 16/1) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 54-3605

(4)

Miss Bella Brand²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Wood| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 67| C| D

9/1

Course winner (6f) in July. Again ran respectably when fifth of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Can give her running once more.

Form: 133235

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Letmelivemylife⁷⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: S Curran J: M Harley

Forecasts

Under The Twilight (5/2), Chola Empire (7/2), G'daay (4/1), Puffing (5/1), Miss Bella Brand (9/1), Got No Dollars (14/1), Letmelivemylife (14/1), Canters Well (22/1), Give A Little Back (25/1), Fighting Temeraire (50/1)

G'DAAY ran up to his best when third over C&D a fortnight ago and can build on that effort to record a third win of the year. The main danger looks to be Under The Twilight who wasted no time getting back to form at Wolverhampton last week, ahead of the lightly-raced Puffing who could resume her progress with blinkers now applied.