20:15 Chelmsford City

Saturday 2 September 2023

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Handicap

Off time: 20:17 | Winning time: 1m 36.51s

(2)

Roman Dynasty^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: J Parr| OR: 77| BF| D

6/4

Latest win at Nottingham in June. 11/4, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago, clear of rest. Needs considering.

Form: 212232

(3)

Tahitian Prince^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: R Hannon| OR: 77| D

5/1

Back on song when third of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago, despite being slowly away and not enjoying a clear run over 2f out. Player off an easing mark.

Form: 575393

(4)

Finery^h⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 76| CD

4/1

4-time C&D winner, latest when posting a career best in 9-runner handicap 9 days ago. Not taken lightly despite another 4 lb rise.

Form: 154561

(7)

Super Den¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: T Kent| OR: 75| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 28/1) 10 days ago, slowly away. Shortlisted.

Form: 168846

(6)

Last Hoorah^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 72

5/1

Creditable 1½ lengths third of 9 to Finery in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 9 days ago. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021, however.

Form: 302573

(1)

Cephalus⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: G & J Moore| OR: 68| C| D

33/1

Course winner. 40/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 72 days ago, very slowly away. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 175-808

Non-Runners

(5)

Shoot To Kill⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: R Brisland J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Roman Dynasty (6/4), Finery (4/1), Tahitian Prince (5/1), Last Hoorah (5/1), Super Den (11/2), Shoot To Kill (13/2), Cephalus (33/1)

None of these can be safely ruled out but TAHITIAN PRINCE has slipped to a handy mark and signalled he is ready to go in again when a good Kempton third last time so edges the vote. Finery is feared most in her attempt to bag a fifth C&D success, with Super Den and Roman Dynasty also in the mix.