19:05 Chelmsford City

Thursday 24 August 2023

All17:5518:3019:0519:3520:0520:35

Betsi Handicap

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 1m 37.12s

(10)

George Morland^p,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 73| D

12/1

20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, very good second of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Worth considering.

Form: 006792

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(1)

Covert Mission^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 73| D

9/2

Latest win at Lingfield in July. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Ffos Las (7.4f, heavy) 16 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 254713

(2)

Last Hoorah^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 72

9/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 430257

(7)

Finery^h⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm, 3/1) 81 days ago. Should be suited by return to this track, so worth taking a chance on.

Form: 5-15456

(6)

Crack Regiment⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jefferson Smith| T: H Spiller| OR: 71| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 13/2, below form third of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) 84 days ago. One to note back up in trip after a break.

Form: 095-723

(8)

Bruno's Gold⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Johnson| OR: 69| D

33/1

40/1, last of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 49 days ago. Struggling for form lately and others make more appeal.

Form: 5-74800

(4)

Nasim^b,e/s³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (18/1) at this course (10f) 30 days ago. Should be well suited by this drop back in trip, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 773260

(3)

Beautiful Crown²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B R Johnson| OR: 66

4/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, tenth of 14 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good) 29 days ago. Likely to strip fitter for that.

Form: 928240

(5)

Asdaa^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 63| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 20 days ago. Just running respectably of late.

Form: 355505

Non-Runners

(9)

Cephalus⁶³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Beautiful Crown (4/1), Last Hoorah (9/2), Covert Mission (9/2), Nasim (6/1), Crack Regiment (6/1), Finery (9/1), Asdaa (11/1), George Morland (12/1), Cephalus (20/1), Bruno's Gold (33/1)

FINERY is on a handy mark and tends to save her best for this C&D, so she's fancied to get back to winning ways. Crack Regiment is also back under more suitable conditions returning from a break, so he's a danger and a solid showing from George Morland seems likely.