17:45 Chelmsford City

Sunday 21 January 2024

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 2m 3.97s

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Real Terms⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 78| D

22/1

Latest win at Haydock in September. 12/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 67 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes polytrack debut and needs considering.

Form: 573146-

(11)

Stately Home^p1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: S Lycett| OR: 75

50/1

33/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time with something to find on form.

Form: 56320-9

(6)

Warren Hill⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 76| D

10/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 11/2) 57 days ago, despite racing wide. Up 2 lb but he can go well again.

Form: 213041-

(15)

Thebeautifulgame⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover| OR: 75

25/1

18/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 76 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 36/7356-

(5)

Ninth Life^h³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 75| D

3/1

Confirmed earlier promise on yard debut when getting off the mark in 12-runner handicap (11/4) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 32 days ago. Form been franked so he merits serious consideration with hood again sported.

Form: 446421-

(8)

Cosmos Raj^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| D

20/1

12/1 and visored for 1st time, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Cheekpieces back on. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 25431-4

(14)

Carbis Bay^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies| T: M Botti| OR: 74

7/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 6/1) 20 days ago, slowly away. One for the shortlist.

Form: 26652-4

(3)

Cavalluccio^b⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 73| CD

15/2

Three-time winner last year who kickstarted 2024 with a win in 6-runner handicap at this C&D (9/2) 8 days ago. Can give another good account despite a 5 lb rise.

Form: 93162-1

(13)

Eyetrap²⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 74| D

13/2

Lightly-raced 1m2f winner but off for 8 months since a creditable third of 4 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy). Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 803/13-

(4)

Smart Deal¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 72| C

18/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 17 days ago. Back up in trip and one to consider.

Form: 4410-5

(9)

Romilda^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: W J Haggas| OR: 73| BF

7/2

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 11/4) 32 days ago, slowly away. In the picture eased 1 lb in her bid for a breakthrough victory.

Form: 349436-

(1)

August¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 73| BF

12/1

Below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 13/8) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly at these weights if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 74322-5

(12)

Boasty^v⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado| OR: 71| CD

40/1

3-time C&D winner but he came in last of 7 in handicap at this C&D 41 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 254527-

(2)

Escarpment^h1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Appleby| OR: 70

40/1

Fairly useful maiden for Freddie & Martyn Meade but yet to fire in two runs for his current yard. Needs to recapture the pick of his form with hood now reached for.

Form: 4/2360-5

Non-Runners

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Bringbackmemories¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

(7)

Tribal Wisdom⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ninth Life (3/1), Romilda (7/2), Eyetrap (13/2), Bringbackmemories (13/2), Carbis Bay (7/1), Tribal Wisdom (7/1), Cavalluccio (15/2), Warren Hill (10/1), August (12/1), Smart Deal (18/1), Cosmos Raj (20/1), Real Terms (22/1), Thebeautifulgame (25/1), Boasty (40/1), Escarpment (40/1), Stately Home (50/1)

NINTH LIFE rates a big player on the back of his success at Lingfield on his yard debut and a solid case can also be made for the likes of Cavalluccio, Romilda and Warren Hill.