19:00 Chelmsford City

Saturday 30 September 2023

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Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Handicap

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 1m 10.76s

(1)

Mohareb⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 16/1) 75 days ago. Worthy of consideration back from a break on a handy mark.

Form: 68-4660

(10)

Lilkian⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 71| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Kempton in July. Wasn't disgraced when sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 33/1) 4 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 174306

(6)

Bear Profit²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: S C Williams| OR: 70| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/1) 23 days ago. Struggling for form lately.

Form: 840070

(3)

Hover On The Wind⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 70

11/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Kempton (7f) 45 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving James Ferguson. Drop back in trip should suit, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 23-3280

(2)

Sir Rodneyredblood^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 67| CD

8/1

6-time course winner. Latest win at Kempton in March. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 28/1) 24 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 127763

(9)

Legende d'Art³³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Jefferson Smith| T: H Spiller| OR: 67| BF| C

50/1

Course winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, 4/1), not knocked about. Off 11 months. Hard to weigh up back from a lengthy absence.

Form: 172147-

(5)

The Waiting Game³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K Stott| T: Jack Jones| OR: 67| CD

15/8

C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (11/10) at Southwell (6.1f) 33 days ago, readily. Strong claims of following up.

Form: 686111

(4)

Hiatus¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: C Allen| OR: 68| D

22/1

Latest win at Windsor in May. Eighth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 163768

(12)

Bobby On The Beat¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 63| C| D

66/1

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in April. Last of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 162240

(13)

Araifjan⁷⁵

18/1

3-time C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 17/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 75 days ago, not clear run. Merits respect.

Form: 583264

(7)

Munificent²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 61

14/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/3) 29 days ago. Should go well again in a race that lacks depth.

Form: 315421

(8)

Seas Of Elzaam^h¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 57| BF| C| D

66/1

Course winner. 11/4 and hooded for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f). Off 130 days. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0-67268

(11)

Sassy Redhead⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 58| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 14/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) 66 days ago. Back down in trip. Struggling for form lately.

Form: 215497

Forecasts

The Waiting Game (15/8), Bear Profit (3/1), Mohareb (7/1), Sir Rodneyredblood (8/1), Hover On The Wind (11/1), Lilkian (14/1), Munificent (14/1), Araifjan (18/1), Hiatus (22/1), Sassy Redhead (28/1), Legende d'Art (50/1), Bobby On The Beat (66/1), Seas Of Elzaam (66/1)

Having scored readily at Southwell last time, THE WAITING GAME Is fancied to follow up in a race where plenty have something to prove. Munificent should go well again and Sir Rodneyredblood is not dismissed.