16:30 Chelmsford City

Sunday 9 July 2023

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Happy Birthday Linda Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 24.88s

(1)

Media Guest⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 64

22/1

Fairly useful handicapper at best but out of sorts this term. 11/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 06-8958

(5)

One Hart⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: D P Quinn| OR: 64| D

25/1

10/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 69 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Grant Tuer.

Form: 426892

(4)

The Nail Gunner^h1,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: George Rooke| T: D P Quinn| OR: 63

20/1

First run since leaving Ivan Furtado when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 40/1) 26 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 272660

(2)

Bond Boy^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. 22/1, last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 13 days ago. Visor back on. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 670900

(6)

Hezahunk²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 61

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 50/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 64/58-7

(8)

Monaadhil^p¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Fifth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Interesting back at this venue.

Form: 2-13265

(3)

Ferensby^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: R Hannon| OR: 64

18/1

6/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 11 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 2-45756

(12)

Ben Hamrash^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 64

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 5/1) 20 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. One to consider.

Form: 6-043

(11)

Captain Wentworth³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N Callan| T: J Butler| OR: 62

7/4

9/2, good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D 31 days ago. That is fine form and he's set to go well again.

Form: 2-73042

(13)

Poweredbylove^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 62| C

28/1

Winner here in April. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 14/1) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 400-169

(9)

Fayasel²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 62| D

11/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in March. Sixth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 124346

(10)

My Mate Mike^h⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 61

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 52 days ago.

Form: 66203

Result Amended

Media Guest - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Ben Hamrash - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Non-Runners

(14)

Araifjan⁴⁵

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: M Herrington J: Jason Hart

(7)

Baccarat Baby¹¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: R Eddery J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Captain Wentworth (7/4), Ben Hamrash (4/1), Monaadhil (5/1), Hezahunk (10/1), Araifjan (10/1), Fayasel (11/1), Ferensby (18/1), Bond Boy (20/1), The Nail Gunner (20/1), My Mate Mike (20/1), Media Guest (22/1), One Hart (25/1), Baccarat Baby (25/1), Poweredbylove (28/1)

MONAADHIL is very interesting back at Chelmsford and is chanced. Captain Wentworth and Ben Hamrash head up a strong 3-y-o challenge.