19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 7 December 2023

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Racing Welfare Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:38 | Winning time: 1m 25.3s

(6)

Legende d'Art^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: R Coakley| T: H Spiller| OR: 62| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and not taken lightly down in grade.

Form: 147-403

(4)

Reputation¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62| D

12/1

Yet to fire this season, though run best excused when seventh of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago, hampered.

Form: 597077

(5)

Sienna Breeze^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: L Wadham| OR: 61

15/2

Stepped up markedly on reappearance run when second of 8 in handicap (10/1) at this course (8f) 26 days ago, having run of race. In the mix with a repeat.

Form: 4208-02

(7)

Afterlife^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 60| D

40/1

50/1, last of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 12 days ago. Something to prove at present.

Form: 850500

(8)

Poetic Jack²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 58| CD

12/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark in 10-runner handicap (11/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, by short head from Little Red Dancer. May do better still.

Form: 455731

(1)

Adace^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: D K Ivory| OR: 58| CD

7/2

Proved better than ever when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, plenty in hand. 5 lb rise seems fair and fancied to follow up.

Form: 412631

(9)

Split Elevens^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 56| CD

9/2

Unreliable individual but didn't shape badly when fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 17/2) 17 days ago, nearest finish. Well treated and threatening to come good soon.

Form: 353955

(3)

Kodi Noir^p1,h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 54| CD

9/2

C&D winner who looked a hard ride when tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 10/3) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 314320

(2)

Little Red Dancer^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P J McDonald| T: A D Brown| OR: 50

7/1

Winner at Catterick in May. 17/2, good short-head second of 10 to Poetic Jack in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, running on. Can give another good account.

Form: 197032

Non-Runners

(10)

Al Tarmaah¹⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: L Carter J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Adace (7/2), Split Elevens (9/2), Kodi Noir (9/2), Legende d'Art (11/2), Little Red Dancer (7/1), Sienna Breeze (15/2), Reputation (12/1), Poetic Jack (12/1), Al Tarmaah (12/1), Afterlife (40/1)

ADACE only beat a field of maidens over C&D 3 weeks ago, but she did it easily and a 5 lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent the follow up if turning up in similar form. Poetic Jack's lightly-raced profile provides hope for better still, with Legende d'Art and Split Elevens others to consider.