18:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Available Handicap

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 10.11s

(1)

Tolstoy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 80| CD

5/2

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in September. 5/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, soft) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 288194

(9)

Champagne Sarah^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 80| D

18/1

Dual winner earlier in summer who got back on track when fourth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft, 9/2) 22 days ago, finishing well. Remains fairly treated and is one for shortlist.

Form: 112204

(7)

Alpha Zulu^p,t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Ferguson| OR: 78| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Kempton in March. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 15 days ago. Warrants respect.

Form: 2144

(3)

Cuban Breeze^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 77| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 275096

(10)

Beelzebub²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: A Wintle| OR: 77| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in April. 40/1, first run since leaving James Ferguson when good fifth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago, running on. Each-way claims.

Form: 130465

(4)

Bell Shot^v1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 75| D

50/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Work to do in first-time visor.

Form: 1314-00

(6)

Dashing Dick^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: W Stone| OR: 75| D

13/2

Latest win at Newmarket in August. Eighth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Newmarket (6f, good) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 036178

(2)

The Waiting Game¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: Jack Jones| OR: 75| CD

9/4

Been a revelation since switched to sprinting, bagging her third success over this C&D when readily taking 13-runner handicap earlier this month. 8 lb higher now but is the one to beat nonetheless.

Form: 861111

(5)

Hiatus¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Darragh Keenan| T: C Allen| OR: 67| D

25/1

Respectable 2¾ lengths third of 13 to The Waiting Game in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 12 days ago, left with too much to do. Not out of things.

Form: 637683

Non-Runners

(8)

Kit Gabriel¹⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: D Loughnane J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

The Waiting Game (9/4), Tolstoy (5/2), Kit Gabriel (7/2), Alpha Zulu (4/1), Dashing Dick (13/2), Cuban Breeze (15/2), Champagne Sarah (18/1), Hiatus (25/1), Beelzebub (28/1), Bell Shot (50/1)

It's hard to get away from THE WAITING GAME, who won with plenty in hand here last time. She can extend her winning run. Champagne Sarah and Kit Gabriel are feared most,