18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 February 2023

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Winning Connections Networking Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.72s

(8)

Magical Max^p,t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 75| D

8/1

7/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ran well on first start since leaving Mark Walford when 1½ lengths second of 7 to El Hombre in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Cheekpieces back on, Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/3000-2

(9)

Bang On The Bell⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 74| D

28/1

Three wins at Wolverhampton from 16 runs last year, with his latest success in August. In-and-out form of late, one of lesser efforts when eighth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 20/1) 62 days ago.

Form: 132038-

(4)

Muscika^v⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 20/1, back to form when winning 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 9 days ago, digging deep. Can give another good account.

Form: 134-601

(1)

El Hombre²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 70| CD

11/2

C&D winner in January. 9/1, not seen to best effect when sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 26 days ago, drawn wide. Had previously been running well so could bounce back.

Form: 435-126

(7)

Bezzas Lad¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| D

13/2

Latest win at Lingfield (6f, AW) in January. 7/1, continued in good form when second of 8 in handicap at the same C&D 12 days ago. Respected in his current mood.

Form: 008-212

(5)

Thismydream^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 68

12/1

Finally off the mark when making all in 5-runner minor event at Southwell (5f, 9/4) 24 days ago, keeping on well. Back up in trip. Needs to build on his latest effort back in handicap company.

Form: 8344-21

(2)

Jupiter Express^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Appleby| OR: 64| BF

15/8

Winner at Wolverhampton in January. 5/4, quickly back to form when second of 8 in handicap at the same course (6.1f) 29 days ago. Can resume winning ways with more to offer for his current connections.

Form: 78-3172

(10)

Desert Boots^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁷⁾| T: S Pearce| OR: 63| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, never a threat when sixth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 6 days ago, again slowly away.

Form: 2469-36

(3)

Mustaffiz¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: C Wallis| OR: 62

33/1

50/1, ran better than for a while when sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Still looks to be up against it in this contest, though.

Form: 9990-06

(6)

Autumn Flight^h³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 57| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Not discredited when fifth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 3 days ago. Remains vulnerable once more for win purposes.

Form: 5-57455

Forecasts

Jupiter Express (15/8), El Hombre (11/2), Muscika (6/1), Bezzas Lad (13/2), Magical Max (8/1), Desert Boots (9/1), Thismydream (12/1), Autumn Flight (14/1), Bang On The Bell (28/1), Mustaffiz (33/1)

Having won on his third outing for current connections, JUPITER EXPRESS soon returned to form when runner-up at Wolverhampton last time and he can build on that effort to resume winning ways. The 4-y-o is taken to get the better of last-time-out winner Muscika, while Bezzas Lad is also respected in his current form.