17:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 7 December 2023

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Off time: 17:04 | Winning time: 2m 6.48s

(5)

Kentucky Kingdom¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 67| CD

9/2

4-time C&D winner. Won 8-runner handicap at this C&D (7/2) 16 days ago, cosily. Thriving and can win again.

Form: 741611

(3)

Cavalluccio²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 67| CD

7/1

3 wins from 13 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (3/1) at this C&D 26 days ago, kept up to work. Merits consideration.

Form: 246931

(8)

Zambezi Magic^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 66| D

66/1

66/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 15 days ago.

Form: 1154-08

(1)

Letaba^b²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 67

7/2

5/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 263527

(2)

Give A Little Back^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: H Crouch| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 64

11/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. First run since leaving Sean Curran when seventh of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 12 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 797287

(11)

Beau Vintage^b1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Tom Clover| OR: 66

10/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 17/2) 31 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 052458

(7)

Fantizzy⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J Mitchell| T: C Wallis| OR: 65

80/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, soft, 28/1) 83 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Steph Hollinshead.

Form: 264506

(10)

Lucky Protector^h1¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 64

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Third of 5 in novice at Pontefract (8f, good, 3/1). Off 109 days. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 6723

(4)

Jumeira Vision^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 64

9/2

6/1, improved when winning 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 20 days ago, sticking to task. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Remains of firm interest.

Form: 57831

(13)

Swing To The Stars²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mathers| T: Ian Williams| OR: 60| BF

8/1

Fair maiden. 7/4, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 20 days ago, though a beaten favourite once again.

Form: 9325V3

(6)

Sun Festival^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Parr| OR: 60| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 19 runs this year. Latest win here in September. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 31 days ago, well positioned. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 134122

(9)

Alibaba²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 59

40/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 27 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 538357

(14)

Khangai^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: M G Rimell| OR: 58| D

33/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 13/2) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 726560

(12)

Grand Central¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 47

125/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Ninth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f). Off 135 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 257799

Forecasts

Letaba (7/2), Jumeira Vision (9/2), Kentucky Kingdom (9/2), Sun Festival (11/2), Cavalluccio (7/1), Swing To The Stars (8/1), Beau Vintage (10/1), Give A Little Back (11/1), Khangai (33/1), Alibaba (40/1), Zambezi Magic (66/1), Fantizzy (80/1), Lucky Protector (80/1), Grand Central (125/1)

KENTUCKY KINGDOM arrives at the top of his game and can make it 4 wins from his last 5 starts given the manner of his most recent success over C&D. This does look competitive, though, with last-time-out winners Jumeira Vision and Cavalluccio heading the dangers.