17:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m  |   Standard  |   10 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:32  |   Winning time: 1m 35.37s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(9)
Horse silk
Baltimore Boyv13
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-1| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR:  86| D
14/1
Latest win at Kempton in August. 11/1, didn't appear to get home upped in trip when sixth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (9f, good to firm) 13 days ago, left behind approaching final 1f. No surprise to see him back at 1m.
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2
(10)
Horse silk
Fantastic Fox33
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Varian| OR:  86| D
13/2
Wasted no time getting back to form when fifth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 14/1) 33 days ago, staying on inside final 1f. More needed to snap a losing run going back to 2021.
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3
(8)
Horse silk
Court Of Sessionp1112
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR:  85| BF| CD
9/1
C&D winner. Ran poorly after 9 weeks off when sixth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D when last seen in June. Each-way claims if the first-time cheekpieces have a positive effect.
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4
(3)
Horse silk
Urban Sprawl16
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-11| J: R Kingscote| T: C Johnston| OR:  85| BF
6/1
11/4, proved a let-down when sixth of 7 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes all-weather debut and will need to leave that effort well behind.
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5
(4)
Horse silk
Pjanoop14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: N Callan| T: R Spencer| OR:  82| BF| D
12/1
Winner at Windsor in August. Ran creditably in a muddling event back up in trip when fourth of 5 in handicap (9/4) at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 2 weeks ago. Makes polytrack debut. Must improve.
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6
(2)
Horse silk
Cry Havoc29
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest| OR:  78| C
33/1
Course winner. 40/1, ran poorly after just 6 days off when last of 13 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 29 days ago. Needs to bounce back quickly.
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7
(6)
Horse silk
Roman Dynastyp40
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: J Parr| OR:  77| BF| D
16/1
Latest win at Nottingham in June. 6/4, again ran well when second of 6 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago. Should continue in form. Engaged 4.22 Nottingham Wednesday.
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8
(7)
Horse silk
Leadenhallv148
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR:  78| BF| D
2/1
Winner at Haydock in August. Looked unlucky not to win when second of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm, 10/11) 48 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Visor on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.
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9
(5)
Horse silk
Band Of Steel23
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR:  78
13/2
Ran badly back on turf when ninth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to soft, 11/1) 23 days ago. Back down in trip.
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10
(1)
Horse silk
Turquoise Diamond13
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR:  73
15/2
2 wins from 5 runs this year, latest when producing a strong finish in 8-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 5/2) 13 days ago, leading well inside final 1f. Makes all-weather debut and he's fancied to feature.
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Forecasts

Leadenhall (2/1), Urban Sprawl (6/1), Fantastic Fox (13/2), Band Of Steel (13/2), Turquoise Diamond (15/2), Court Of Session (9/1), Pjanoo (12/1), Baltimore Boy (14/1), Roman Dynasty (16/1), Cry Havoc (33/1)

Verdict

LEADENHALL looked unlucky not to make it back-to-back victories at Newmarket just under 7 weeks ago, so Ralph Beckett's progressive 3-y-o is fancied to make amends fitted with a first-time visor at the expense of Turquoise Diamond, who arrives chasing a hat-trick and could have even more to offer. Court of Session and Roman Dynasty can fight out minor honours.

  1. Leadenhall2/1
  2. Turquoise Diamond15/2
  3. Court Of Session9/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,621.002nd: £3,107.003rd: £1,552.004th: £777.005th: £387.00

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