19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 11 January 2024

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Summer Weddings At Chelmsford City Racecourse Classified Stakes

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 11.67s

(4)

Alya's Gold Award^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 40

125/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Tenth of 11 in handicap (150/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 23 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Unreliable sort.

Form: 946600-

(5)

Bringhomethebacon^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: George Wood| T: C Wallis| OR: 17

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 200/1) 6 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4709-0

(8)

Due Date^v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: C Wallis| OR: 50

6/1

Modest gelding. 50/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 069754-

(6)

Furnicoe^p²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: M Appleby| OR: 48

6/1

Modest filly. Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 12/1, last of 7 in handicap at Leicester (5f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 705357-

(13)

Hard Solution^v⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 48| D

18/1

Modest gelding. Latest win at Hamilton in June. 9/1, below form fifth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, AW) 7 days ago, slowly away. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 56136-5

(2)

Kangaroo^t,v²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46

17/2

Modest gelding. 10/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 22 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 098328-

(14)

Monsieur Fantaisie^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 49| CD

3/1

Took this in 2022 but winless since and only eighth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, AW) 7 days ago, slowly away. More is needed.

Form: 50682-8

(9)

Moveonup^p⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 45| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 15/2) 65 days ago, lost all chance at start. Cheekpieces back on. Something to prove.

Form: 507268-

(3)

Q Twenty Boy³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 50| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. In good form until only ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 31 days ago. Has to be taken seriously at these weights if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 961229-

(12)

Seeking Perfection^b,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 45| D

100/1

66/1 and blinkered/tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Phil McEntee when last of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 19 days ago. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 59789/0-

(10)

Tilsworth Turf²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 50

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 12 in maiden at Southwell (5f) 27 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 647-

(1)

Universal Grace^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: S C Williams| OR: 47| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. Respectable fifth of 10 in minor event (7/2) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 7 days ago, nearest finish. In the picture.

Form: 15553-5

(7)

Viewfromthestars^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Hayley Turner| T: M D I Usher| OR: 43

15/2

Poor gelding. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 31 days ago, never nearer. Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs.

Form: 768466-

Non-Runners

(11)

Little Red Dancer²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: A D Brown J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Monsieur Fantaisie (3/1), Little Red Dancer (4/1), Q Twenty Boy (5/1), Universal Grace (5/1), Due Date (6/1), Furnicoe (6/1), Viewfromthestars (15/2), Kangaroo (17/2), Hard Solution (18/1), Moveonup (40/1), Tilsworth Turf (66/1), Seeking Perfection (100/1), Alya's Gold Award (125/1), Bringhomethebacon (150/1)

UNIVERSAL GRACE got going too late at Lingfield last week and can bounce back to winning ways returned to the scene of her previous victory. Q Twenty Boy and Due Date are feared.