20:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 14 March 2024

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Betsi Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 39.44s

(1)

Rising Force⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Eddery| OR: 54| C

9/4

Course winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 4 days ago, racing off the pace and unable to land a blow. Type to bounce back.

Form: 333339

(7)

Profitman^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 48

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, improved on previous form when third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago. Possible he could build on that.

Form: 087-83

(6)

Niloufar^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 45

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Will hold more chance now handicapping up in trip from basement mark.

Form: 7-77

(5)

Lightning Bay^v1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 45

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 7 days ago, weakening final 1f. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 9-0975

(2)

Clionia^b,h1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

12/1

11/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 098-656

(3)

Blacklion^h1¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 45

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, last of 12 in minor event at Kempton (6f). Off 162 days. Significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 800-

Non-Runners

(4)

Eccentric⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: J A Osborne J: Saffie Osborne

Forecasts

Eccentric (5/4), Blacklion (2/1), Rising Force (9/4), Profitman (16/5), Niloufar (15/2), Clionia (12/1), Lightning Bay (28/1)

ECCENTRIC showed much-improved form under an aggressive ride when only edged out late on at Wolverhampton 5 days ago and a repeat here gives Jamie Osborne's 3-y-o sound claims of going one place better from the same mark. Profitman is another to consider, whilst Niloufar demands a market check on handicap debut from a basement mark.