19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 March 2023

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Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.53s

(6)

Kessaar Power¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J F Egan| T: K P De Foy| OR: 72| BF

11/4

9/2, creditable fourth of 10 in nursery at Southwell (7.1f). Off 163 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for new yard and not ruled out.

Form: 592604-

(4)

Midnightattheoasis²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 71| BF| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Southwell in January. Creditable third of 6 in handicap there (6.1f, 6/5) 27 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 5-213

(8)

Hobson Point^p⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 71

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 11/1) 57 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with work to do.

Form: 2534-77

(1)

Wadi Bani¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: S Durack| OR: 70

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in nursery (10/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f), left poorly placed. Off 138 days. Makes polytrack debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 59588-

(7)

Hiatus⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: C Allen| OR: 66| D

4/1

Winner at Kempton in January. Excellent second of 8 in handicap there 8 days ago. Expected to be bang there off the same mark.

Form: 0-41472

(3)

Sassy Redhead²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Collen Storey| T: W Stone| OR: 65| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 2/1, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 27 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 2514-21

(5)

Smasher¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 63

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in maiden (16/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 4-70

(2)

Rossmore Nation^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: M Appleby| OR: 61| BF| D

9/2

Winner at Southwell in February. Good second of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 11/10) 13 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 05-5142

Non-Runners

(9)

Tallulah Myla¹¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: S C Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kessaar Power (11/4), Hiatus (4/1), Rossmore Nation (9/2), Midnightattheoasis (5/1), Wadi Bani (7/1), Sassy Redhead (7/1), Hobson Point (11/1), Tallulah Myla (12/1), Smasher (66/1)

A few with chances but HIATUS looks the way to go here racing off the same mark as when an excellent second at Kempton eight days ago. Rossmore Nation also arrives in good nick so is next on the list while in-form duo Sassy Redhead and Midnightattheoasis need factoring in too in a competitive sprint.