20:00 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 8 November 2022

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Betsi Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 2m 54.00s

(5)

Aced It^t²⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J Mitchell| T: C Poulton| OR: 85

12/1

9/1, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 8 months and has little margin for error.

Form: 2327-83

(4)

Duty Of Care²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S W Kelly| T: J A Osborne| OR: 84

6/1

Fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 66/1) 21 days ago, never nearer. Way he finished off his race on that occasion suggests he's worth a shot at this trip.

Form: 1/615-05

(1)

Humanitarian^h,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 80

17/2

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip and he lurks on a dangerous mark these days.

Form: S00874

(2)

Trinity Girl²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 79| C

10/1

Course winner. Well-beaten twelfth of 15 to Perfect Alibi in listed race at Yarmouth (14.1f, good to soft, 150/1) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 222850

(8)

Midrarr⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 78

50/1

14/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian Ellison. Not easy to make a case for though drop back in trip will help.

Form: 392795

(9)

Fairmac^b³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78

10/3

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Enters calculations on the back of a short break switched to the AW.

Form: 423267

(3)

Vaynor¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K Stott| T: C Hills| OR: 82

5/2

Three wins from 9 runs this year. 18/5, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 19 days ago, comfortably. Makes polytrack debut and he's on the up.

Form: 115421

(7)

Iconique^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 66

18/1

28/1, good third of 11 in handicap at this course (14f) 33 days ago. Nudged up 1 lb and this is a deeper race.

Form: 264553

(11)

Heatherdown Hero¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 66| C

13/2

3/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this course (14f) 17 days ago. Up 3 lb in a better race but should go well again.

Form: 532321

Non-Runners

(6)

Gyllen¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: M Hunt J: Callum Hutchinson

(10)

Brasca²¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: R M Beckett J: Rob Hornby

Forecasts

Vaynor (5/2), Fairmac (10/3), Duty Of Care (6/1), Heatherdown Hero (13/2), Brasca (8/1), Humanitarian (17/2), Trinity Girl (10/1), Aced It (12/1), Iconique (18/1), Gyllen (33/1), Midrarr (50/1)

VAYNOR tanked through the race when turning a Southwell handicap into a one-sided affair 3 weeks ago and while the assessor has reacted with an 8 lb rise, it may not be enough. Brasca is fresh for this time of year and is feared most, though Heatherdown Hero is thriving.