19:30 Chelmsford City

Monday 11 December 2023

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Fairwood Brasserie Dining Experience Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 37.66s

(4)

Court Of Session^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 87| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 3/1) 17 days ago. Still, he looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 305642

(2)

Keyser Soze^b³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: K Shoemark| T: R Spencer| OR: 87| D

12/1

Good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 30 days ago, very slowly away. Back up 2 lb and likely to again find one or two too good.

Form: 806602

(6)

Urban Sprawl^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Johnston| OR: 85| BF

6/4

11/4, good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 6 days ago. This consistent 3-y-o is likely to be bang there once more off the same mark.

Form: 332432

(1)

Pearl Eye^p⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: H Crouch| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 85| BF| D

11/1

Four wins from 11 runs this year, the latest at Haydock in September. Fifth of 7 in handicap there (8f, soft, 5/2) 73 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 131125

(5)

Hieronymus^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Davies| T: George Baker| OR: 83| D

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 8 in handicap (7/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 16 days ago. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 002602

(7)

Eligible¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 79| D

8/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 17 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 725194

(3)

Gavi Di Gavi^p¹²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 79| BF| D

22/1

Latest win at Sandown in July. Creditable second of 12 in handicap (9/4) at Salisbury (8f, good), no match for winner. 17 lb higher now returned to the AW. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 417812

Non-Runners

(8)

Eagle Day¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: P D Evans J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Urban Sprawl (6/4), Court Of Session (2/1), Eagle Day (4/1), Eligible (8/1), Hieronymus (10/1), Pearl Eye (11/1), Keyser Soze (12/1), Gavi Di Gavi (22/1)

The vote goes to ELIGIBLE, who produced an eye-catching effort back from a break at Southwell recently and he's only 2 lb higher than for his success in a big-field York handicap during the spring. Assuming Eagle Day, who is due to run at Wolverhampton on Sunday, doesn't take his chance, the consistent Urban Sprawl and Hieronymus may emerge as the main dangers.