19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 15 February 2024

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Celebrate Valentine's At CCR Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.07s

(9)

How Impressive^t¹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 72| D

2/1

5/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) 1 day ago, readily. Carries penalty. Shortlist material.

Form: 286-011

(1)

Bang On The Bell^b⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 72| D

13/2

Four wins from 16 runs last year. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap (4/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 46 days ago by neck from Pablo Del Pueblo. Another bold showing expected.

Form: 720221-

(4)

Conquistador^p1,t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 71| D

11/1

22/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 4786-79

(7)

Golden Passport^b1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J A Osborne| OR: 71

20/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 23 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6456-67

(5)

Masterclass^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: D M Simcock| OR: 69| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 6/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 10 days ago. Big player if the race is run to suit.

Form: 173-653

(2)

Maharajas Express^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 68| BF| D

11/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. 5/4, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago, slowly away. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 06215-2

(8)

Libra Tiger⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 68| D

50/1

Good second of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 17/2) 43 days ago. On a good mark if he can build on that.

Form: 85449-2

(3)

Blackjack^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 65| D

10/3

5/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 10 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2380-32

(6)

Pablo Del Pueblo¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 61| D

28/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 13 days ago. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 542-035

Forecasts

How Impressive (2/1), Blackjack (10/3), Maharajas Express (11/2), Bang On The Bell (13/2), Masterclass (7/1), Conquistador (11/1), Golden Passport (20/1), Pablo Del Pueblo (28/1), Libra Tiger (50/1)

HOW IMPRESSIVE was better than ever when scoring at Lingfield 10 days ago and followed up at Kempton on Wednesday, so he's a likely candidate to defy a penalty if in the same form. Maharajas Express and Masterclass are two of several dangers in a warm race for the grade.