19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 November 2023

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Betsi Handicap

Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 2m 48.72s

(3)

Appier⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: David Egan| T: S Woods| OR: 85

4/1

Seven wins from 20 Flat runs. Latest win at Lingfield in June. Held back by very slow starts the last twice.

Form: 131540

(5)

Moliwood³⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 84

9/1

Absent since finishing well held in the 2022 Cesarewitch at Newmarket. Given a chance by the handicapper but watching brief the percentage call unless the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 766400-

(4)

Haliphon^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 84

5/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Redcar (1¾m, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 582093

(9)

Lucky's Dream^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 83| C

16/1

Four-time course winner but the last one was in 2020. Remote fourth in a Huntingdon handicap hurdle last month. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 324647

(1)

Croeso Cymraeg²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Joshua Bryan| T: H J Evans| OR: 81| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Salisbury in July. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (1¼m, good to soft, 17/2) 24 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 148225

(2)

True Courage^v⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 78

13/2

In winning form on AW last autumn but has found life tougher since. 12/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (12.5f) 70 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 189-408

(6)

World Without Love¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 75| BF

9/2

Latest win at Carlisle in June. 4/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (13f) 14 days ago, needing stiffer test. Could go well.

Form: 140434

(7)

Red Force One^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P A Kirby| OR: 69| D

50/1

Has struggled under both codes since scoring over hurdles at Huntingdon in May. Eighth of 9 in handicap (80/1) at Newcastle (2m) 20 days ago.

Form: 14-90P8

Non-Runners

(8)

Red Flyer²²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: K Jewell J: L Morris

Forecasts

Haliphon (5/2), Red Flyer (7/2), Appier (4/1), World Without Love (9/2), Croeso Cymraeg (6/1), True Courage (13/2), Moliwood (9/1), Lucky's Dream (16/1), Red Force One (50/1)

RED FLYER has been knocking on the door and might be able to get his head back in front. Croeso Cymraeg is another who arrives in form and is second choice ahead of World Without Love.