19:15 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Remembrance Race Day 11th November Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 19:18 | Winning time: 2m 3.92s

(7)

Croachill⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 76| D

10/3

Only sixth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Chester (12.3f, good) 45 days ago. Chance on old form but he's an unreliable sort.

Form: 36-6326

(9)

Smiling Sunflower^b1,t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 74

20/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 14/1) 40 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 334760

(8)

Tahasun^v²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jefferson Smith| T: H Spiller| OR: 74| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 25/1, last of 11 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good) 26 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 10-0620

(10)

Mayfair Gold^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A King| OR: 73| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Hooded for 1st time, good second of 12 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, running on. Needs considering.

Form: 2-11802

(3)

Moonspirit³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 77

9/2

Built on debut promise when landing 10-runner maiden at Bath (8f, good) 34 days ago with a bit in hand. Up in trip and rates a player now handicapping with more to offer.

Form: 41

(4)

Valkyrian¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J A Osborne| OR: 73

16/1

Winner at Windsor in May. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to soft, 16/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 331606

(2)

Rosa Chinensis¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D M Simcock| OR: 73

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fair fourth of 7 in minor event at Newmarket (12f, good, 25/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut but has something to find on form.

Form: 4624

(6)

Silver Nightfall¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 73

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in March. Good fourth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good) 17 days ago. Up in trip and in the mix.

Form: 122144

(1)

Creme Chantilly⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 69| BF| C

6/1

Lightly-raced course winner. 11/4, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 78 days ago. Up in trip. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 21-50

Non-Runners

(5)

Hey Lyla¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: C Johnston J: J Fanning

Forecasts

Mayfair Gold (5/2), Croachill (10/3), Moonspirit (9/2), Creme Chantilly (6/1), Hey Lyla (13/2), Rosa Chinensis (9/1), Silver Nightfall (12/1), Valkyrian (16/1), Smiling Sunflower (20/1), Tahasun (25/1)

George Boughey's MOONSPIRIT had a bit left in the tank when getting off the mark at Bath last month and appeals as the sort to keep improving now going into handicaps so she gets the vote. Mayfair Gold must enter calculations on the back of her good recent C&D second, while both Hey Lyla and Silver Nightfall are weighted to have a say too in this open-looking handicap.