20:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 November 2023

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 20:33 | Winning time: 57.08s

(9)

Song For Whoever^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 86

13/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good third of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 33 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 106783

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(6)

Blind Beggar^b⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 84| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Thirsk in August. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (6f, firm, 20/1) 61 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 033316

(3)

Woolhampton^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 84| D

13/2

Bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, heavy, 5/1) 17 days ago, running on. In good form prior to that and expected to bounce back away from testing conditions.

Form: 903324

(8)

Via Corone^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T E Whelan| T: H Spiller| OR: 83

150/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, 22/1) 21 days ago. Hood back on. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1-250

(7)

Dynamic Force⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 82| D

16/1

33/1, first run since leaving Taleb Ali when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Ascot (5f, firm) 61 days ago.

Form: 40-6900

(1)

Crimson Sand^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Simon Earle| OR: 82| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, heavy, 125/1) 17 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 42-9206

(2)

Almaty Star²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81| D

3/1

Winner at Lingfield in September. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, 5/1) 21 days ago, running on. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian. One to consider.

Form: 264142

(4)

Skallywag Bay¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 77| D

9/1

9/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 14 days ago. Remains on a fair mark and boasts excellent record on AW.

Form: 322961

(5)

Regal Envoy^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 77| D

12/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 601315

Forecasts

Almaty Star (3/1), Crimson Sand (4/1), Blind Beggar (9/2), Woolhampton (13/2), Song For Whoever (13/2), Skallywag Bay (9/1), Regal Envoy (12/1), Dynamic Force (16/1), Via Corone (150/1)

WOOLHAMPTON was bang in form before getting stuck in the mud at Windsor last time so she's worth a chance to bounce back and land this open-looking contest. Last-time-out winner Skallywag Bay is a player and Song For Whoever can't be ruled out.