20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 November 2023

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Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 58.26s

(7)

Jacquelina⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 56| D

7/1

Winner at Chepstow in June. Off 4 months before encouraging fifth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (8/1) 5 days ago. Can take a step forward now so she merits serious consideration with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 122445

(10)

Thank The Lord^v²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Finley Marsh| T: S Hodgson| OR: 56| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in September. 9/1, fair fourth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good) 23 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 514014

(9)

Desert Illusion^p,t1⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: Andi Brown| OR: 55

66/1

80/1, last of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 83 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time. First run for yard after leaving Ismail Mohammed with work to do.

Form: 023980

(3)

Bernard Spierpoint^t,v²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 55| D

8/1

3 wins from 12 runs this year. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, 10/1) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 559287

(4)

Street Parade^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 54| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 8/1, good third of 7 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good) 23 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 667823

(8)

Mehmo^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Appleby| OR: 52| BF| D

4/1

3 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Beverley in July. 11/4, last of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 23 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 133450

(1)

Suanni^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 51| D

9/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 574283

(6)

Universal Grace^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 50| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Winner here in September. 5/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 924615

(2)

Lucy Lightfoot²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Johnson| OR: 45| D

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. One of her better efforts when fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 21 days ago. Others are still preferred.

Form: 895884

Non-Runners

(11)

Gustav Graves⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: D Shaw J: Jonathan Fisher

(5)

Rewilding¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: R M H Cowell J: Hayley Turner

Forecasts

Universal Grace (7/2), Mehmo (4/1), Suanni (9/2), Street Parade (5/1), Jacquelina (7/1), Thank The Lord (8/1), Bernard Spierpoint (8/1), Gustav Graves (8/1), Rewilding (16/1), Lucy Lightfoot (28/1), Desert Illusion (66/1)

Little between the principals on form but JACQUELINA should be all the better for her recent C&D fifth after an absence so edges the vote from in-form C&D winner Street Parade. Universal Grace is another C&D scorer who can have a say along with the handily-weighted Mehmo.