20:00 Chelmsford City

Saturday 30 September 2023

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Firework Spectacular At Chelmsford City Racecourse Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 1m 11.96s

(2)

El Hibri⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ian Williams| OR: 57| BF| D

6/5

Winner at Kempton in September. 11/8, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 500214

(3)

Last Date^v¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: K Stott| T: I Furtado| OR: 53| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 16 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 679-758

(7)

Brazen Girl³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 51

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in minor event at Kempton (7f, 125/1) 31 days ago. May do better now handicapping and she's one to note in the betting.

Form: 6-80

(11)

Senor Pockets⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jefferson Smith| T: H Spiller| OR: 52| C

22/1

Course winner. 14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 51 days ago. Would be a threat off this reduced mark if on-song.

Form: 364307

(4)

Jumira Bridge³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D Shaw| OR: 49| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 14/1) 33 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 786489

(10)

Laertes^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 49

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, 11/2) 9 days ago. Another who needs to bounce back but, having slipped to an attractive mark, he's dangerous to discount.

Form: 003570

(8)

Macho Mania¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 50

66/1

Third of 4 in maiden at Lingfield (5f, AW, 40/1) 14 days ago. Record now stands at 0-11 and he'll need to find improvement from somewhere in order to open his account here.

Form: 357903

(5)

Nahwand^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 50

16/1

14/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 9 days ago. Likely to come up short once more.

Form: 408069

(1)

Arlecchino's Gift⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: M D I Usher| OR: 47| D

33/1

Latest win at Windsor in June. 20/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 47 days ago. Capable of a bold show off this mark but he's not the easiest to catch right.

Form: 661500

(13)

Darlo Pride^b,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 48

15/2

11/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Also found just one too good here on his penultimate start but fact that he's drawn widest of all is off-putting.

Form: 764422

(6)

Alya's Gold Award^h,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

50/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 28/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good) 14 days ago, never nearer. Hood back on and she needs to raise her game a touch.

Form: 309466

(9)

Ritarocks^t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Raul Da Silva| T: P S McEntee| OR: 45

125/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, soft, 80/1) 9 days ago and she looks set for another struggle.

Form: 070060

Non-Runners

(12)

Sumac¹⁵⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: C Wallis J: Finley Marsh

Forecasts

El Hibri (6/5), Last Date (7/2), Darlo Pride (15/2), Laertes (9/1), Sumac (12/1), Jumira Bridge (14/1), Brazen Girl (16/1), Nahwand (16/1), Senor Pockets (22/1), Arlecchino's Gift (33/1), Alya's Gold Award (50/1), Macho Mania (66/1), Ritarocks (125/1)

It could be worth taking a chance on handicap debutante BRAZEN GIRL, particularly if the market speaks in her favour. She has merely hinted at ability in three qualifying runs but has been handed a lowly opening mark as a consequence. El Hibri is an obvious threat in current form and he rates the main danger ahead of Last Date, who has gained all three of his career wins here and is lurking on a dangerous mark.