18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Brenda Karn-Smith Memorial Handicap

Off time: 18:04 | Winning time: 1m 36.22s

(1)

Always Fearless^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 65| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. 20/1, tenth of 15 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good) 25 days ago. Not fully discounted back in a handicap from 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 971610

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(11)

Lunarscape^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 67

11/2

Returned to form from out of the blue when second of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 7 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. High draw will mean more is required here.

Form: 207092

(7)

Hostelry^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 64| D

17/2

3 wins from 13 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 29 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Most reliable sort for one at this level and should go well again.

Form: 342211

(6)

Hurricane Kiko^p⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 65| CD

12/1

C&D winner last season and produced his best effort this year when second over C&D in the summer. 22/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 59 days ago, doing too much too soon. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1-60620

(5)

Haughty^p⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 65| D

17/2

Winner at Salisbury in August. 25/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 43 days ago. Bit more needed from this mark.

Form: 35-6715

(2)

Velvet Crush^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 64

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 10 in minor event (10/1) at Kempton (8f) 20 days ago Blinkers on 1st time. Type to better in handicaps if able to cut out slow starts.

Form: 355

(9)

Al Tarfa³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 63

4/1

Bumped into thriving rival when second of 10 in handicap (3/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 22 days ago, left with lot to do. Going the right way and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 467822

(3)

Brown Mouse³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: T Ward| OR: 60

50/1

In frame 6 times at Les Landes this year, including when 3¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Clear Man last time. Doesn't look well treated having first start on the mainland since January 2021.

Form: 706324

(8)

Creme Chantilly⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 62| CD

17/2

Made her second start a winning one over C&D last year but hasn't really fired in handicaps this term and has a fair bit to prove despite sliding mark.

Form: 21-5095

(10)

Dicko The Legend¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 62

40/1

Looked virtually unrideable when pulled up on his stable debut at Bath (8f, soft) 10 days ago and is very hard to make a case for.

Form: 77-676P

(4)

Got No Dollars^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 57| C

10/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 15 days ago. On a workable mark if able to build on that.

Form: 782985

Forecasts

Velvet Crush (4/1), Al Tarfa (4/1), Lunarscape (11/2), Always Fearless (7/1), Creme Chantilly (17/2), Haughty (17/2), Hostelry (17/2), Got No Dollars (10/1), Hurricane Kiko (12/1), Dicko The Legend (40/1), Brown Mouse (50/1)

AL TARFA has only been beaten by one of the most progressive handicappers in the country on his last 2 outings and surely will take plenty of beating without a rival of that calibre in opposition this time. Hostelry is a really likeable mare and she should give another good account attempting to follow up from her Carlisle win, with the Gosdens' Velvet Crush also interesting on her handicap debut.