16:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 4 November 2023

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Little Leighs Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 34.21s

(1)

Mostabshir⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: R Kingscote| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 105| D

6/4

Latest win at York in May. Highly tried after, blinkered for 1st time when 8¼ lengths seventh of 9 to Witch Hunter in Hungerford Stakes at Newbury (7f, good, 6/1) 77 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 1-51647

(2)

Excel Power^p⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 99| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eight wins from 25 Flat runs. Seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 25/1) 44 days ago, left poorly placed. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 12-6697

(6)

Positive Impact^p⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ross Coakley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 96| D

11/2

13/2, failed to meet expectations when ninth of 12 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good to soft) 63 days ago.

Form: 21-0869

(3)

Azano²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| D

28/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Sandown in September. 18/1, 21¼ lengths last of 9 to Vafortino in listed race at Redcar (7f, good) 28 days ago, turning it in.

Form: 536319

(8)

Enfjaar³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 96| BF| CD

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 7/2, unable to handle conditions after 3 months off in handicap at Haydock (8f, heavy) 35 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 1-100

(10)

Legend Of Leros¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Davies| T: M Botti| OR: 90

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (7f, heavy, 10/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 41-374

(9)

Forca Timao¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Hannon| OR: 90

50/1

Well held in Brittainia at Royal Ascot (8f, good to firm). Off 135 days. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 71-5570

(5)

Aalto²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ian Williams| OR: 89

33/1

Latest win at Longchamp in June. First run since leaving H-F. Devin when eleventh of 12 in handicap at York (10.2f, soft, 33/1) on UK debut 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 714-310

(7)

Urban Sprawl^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 85

5/1

15/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 940633

Non-Runners

(4)

Empirestateofmind³⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: J & S Quinn J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Mostabshir (6/4), Enfjaar (5/2), Urban Sprawl (5/1), Positive Impact (11/2), Empirestateofmind (7/1), Excel Power (14/1), Azano (28/1), Aalto (33/1), Forca Timao (50/1), Legend Of Leros (50/1)

ENFJAAR was unable to handle conditions after 3 months off at Haydock and is well worth another chance off what looks a decent mark. Excel Power took a step back in the right direction here last time and is next best ahead of Empirestateofmind.