20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 21 September 2023

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2024 Fixtures Now On Sale Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 58.23s

(2)

Mick's Spirit^v²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: C Allen| OR: 62| D

11/4

9/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 24 days ago. Well treated and firm step back in the right direction last time, so obvious appeal in a thin race.

Form: 875473

(8)

Boom The Groom²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 9-11| J: N Callan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| CD

5/1

Won 10-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, always holding on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 660011

(6)

Talamanca^v1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: R Spencer| OR: 60

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 0-35537

(7)

Navy Drums¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 56| BF

5/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Lingfield in March. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 15/8). Off 131 days. Worth a market check back from a break.

Form: 211276

(3)

Mehmo^v²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: M Appleby| OR: 56| D

5/2

3 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Beverley in July. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 9/1) 24 days ago. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 631334

(1)

Mma Ramotswe²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: J Channon| OR: 56

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 14/1) 22 days ago. Plenty to prove.

Form: 7350

(4)

Universal Grace^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: S C Williams| OR: 47

8/1

Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/2) 12 days ago. Seems to have lost her form and others make more appeal.

Form: 399246

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(5)

Amor De Mi Vida¹⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: A Watson J: Hollie Doyle

(9)

Dalby Forest²⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: L Morris

Forecasts

Mehmo (5/2), Mick's Spirit (11/4), Boom The Groom (5/1), Navy Drums (5/1), Amor De Mi Vida (7/1), Universal Grace (8/1), Dalby Forest (8/1), Talamanca (10/1), Mma Ramotswe (22/1)

MICK'S SPIRIT is on a winning mark and looked back in form at Southwell last time, so he's worth a chance to get back to winning ways. Veteran Boom The Groom arrives on a hat-trick and is an obvious danger, while another solid show from Mehmo is likely.