17:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 9 March 2024

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It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: 2m 11.22s

(9)

Twilight Guest^v⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 60

11/4

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 9 days ago. Visor back on. Not taken lightly despite high draw.

Form: 98254-2

(6)

Mc'ted²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Alice Bond⁽⁷⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 56| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Possibly needed run when eighth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 22 days ago but others make more appeal.

Form: 53292-8

(8)

Optik^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Bass| T: D M Simcock| OR: 55| D

15/2

Latest win at Newcastle in January. 8/1, below form when sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 7 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 111676

(3)

Tables Turned²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 54

6/1

Good placed efforts on first 2 outings this season but raced too freely when fourth of 6 in handicap at this course (16f, 4/1) 23 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 875-334

(5)

Kingwell^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 54

8/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Good second here on penultimate start but failed to beat a rival in a 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 32 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 324-420

(1)

Mr Trick^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Bradley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 54| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Eighth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 9 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Looks on a fair mark if things set up in his favour this time.

Form: 14-5838

(10)

Calcutta Dream^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 52| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable nose second of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago, caught only late on having made his effort earlier than ideal. Worth chancing to overcome widest stall.

Form: 805-142

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(2)

Reverberation¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 9

T: J S Moore J: Non Runner

(7)

Elterwater¹⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D & C Kubler J: Callum Hutchinson

(4)

Laurentia²⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 8

T: J E Long J: Liam Wright

Forecasts

Twilight Guest (11/4), Calcutta Dream (7/2), Reverberation (7/2), Elterwater (11/2), Tables Turned (6/1), Optik (15/2), Kingwell (8/1), Mr Trick (9/1), Laurentia (20/1), Mc'ted (28/1)

CALCUTTA DREAM won a minor event over C&D in January and shaped best when collared late on at Wolverhampton last time, so in spite of a disadvantageous draw in stall 10, gets the nod to make amends for last month's unfortunate defeat. Elterwater has shaped encouragingly under aggressive rides on her last 2 outings and the suspicion remains there's a bigger effort in her.