20:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 1 April 2023

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Ladies Day Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 3m 6.33s

(5)

Eye Knee^h1,t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 62

12/1

66/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Syd Hosie. Hood on 1st time. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run.

Form: 203582-

(7)

Heath Rise¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 62| CD

1/1

C&D winner. 4/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 19 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 12/0-922

(1)

Ask Peter²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 61

28/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 87/4244-

(3)

What Will Be^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: O Murphy| OR: 60| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Fakenham (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Respectable on last Flat run.

Form: 365146/

(4)

Smokey Malone^b³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 59| C

9/2

Course winner. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 37 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Could get back on track.

Form: 5329-68

(2)

Testing Faith⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: Ian Williams| OR: 57

9/2

Good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 9/1) 49 days ago. Merits respect in a weak race.

Form: 05606-2

Non-Runners

(6)

Two Two Time⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: P S McEntee J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Heath Rise (1/1), Smokey Malone (9/2), Testing Faith (9/2), What Will Be (13/2), Eye Knee (12/1), Two Two Time (20/1), Ask Peter (28/1)

HEATH RISE upped his game when runner-up here last time and he hasn't had much racing over this trip, so he's a confident choice to get back to winning ways. Testing Faith is the main danger and there's reason to think Smokey Malone might fare a bit better than he has on his two previous outings this year.