19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 10 November 2022

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Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 1m 10.79s

(2)

Ernie's Valentine^b,t¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 86| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap (6/1) at Sandown (7f, good to firm), reportedly lame. Makes reappearance after 5 months off with blinkers reapplied.

Form: 118-638

(9)

Romantic Time³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Collen Storey| T: W Stone| OR: 85| D

22/1

Three-time winner at 2 yrs, including in 6f Group 3. Mixed bag in handicaps so far this campaign, finding test too much when down the field at Leicester last month. Probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 248356

(10)

Gabrial The Devil²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| D

9/1

Returned to form when landing 12-runner handicap at Catterick (6f, soft, 4/1) 26 days ago, showing good early speed to get a handy position. Rare start on the all-weather nowadays but fancied to go well.

Form: 095301

(6)

Fai Fai^p1⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 82| D

50/1

33/1 and visored for 1st time, fared little better when last of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 8 weeks ago. Different headgear tried today.

Form: 1537-09

(5)

Society Lion^t,v1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 81| D

11/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. 5/1, ran one of his lesser races when seventh of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, soft) 31 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 177237

(7)

Laheg¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: M Botti| OR: 80| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (5/1) 19 days ago, leading final 1f and just holding on. Relatively unexposed so he should remain competitive from just a 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 210-741

(1)

Twilight Heir²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: S Durack| OR: 80| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in October. Ran at least as well in defeat when second of 15 in handicap at Newbury (6f, heavy, 17/2) 20 days ago, headed only late on. Fancied to be in the mix.

Form: 500212

(3)

May Night^t1⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 78

11/1

Fared little better after 5 months off when ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 16/1) 11 weeks ago. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 13-4689

(8)

Huddleton Mac^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 75

50/1

Failed to stay when eighth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 11/2) 29 days ago, weakening last ½f. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Hughie Morrison.

Form: 02-0668

(4)

Swiss Pride^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 74| D

18/1

Latest win at Lingfield in June. 25/1, below form when thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Return to all-weather in his favour but others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 313590

Forecasts

Twilight Heir (11/4), Ernie's Valentine (3/1), Laheg (10/3), Gabrial The Devil (9/1), Society Lion (11/1), May Night (11/1), Swiss Pride (18/1), Romantic Time (22/1), Huddleton Mac (50/1), Fai Fai (50/1)

LAHEG took his form up a notch when scoring over C&D last month and still relatively unexposed, he's fancied to make light of a subsequent 3 lb rise. Twilight Heir is going through a fine spell so he can give the selection most to think about, with Gabrial The Devil also fancied to go well.