17:45 Chelmsford City

Saturday 6 April 2024

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Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 24.96s

(10)

Smart Deal^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 71| C

8/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (3/1) at this course (8f) 28 days ago, showing good attitude. Respected again.

Form: 0-50521

(2)

Island Native^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in February. 5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago, eased off. Should bounce back.

Form: 326126

(9)

Baileysgutfeeling^b,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 70| D

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 66/1) 17 days ago. Needs a revival but very well handicapped.

Form: 0508-00

(8)

Once Adaay^t,v²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: George Wood| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 69| CD

5/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (9/2) at this C&D 28 days ago by short head from Island Native. 3-3 here and got to be feared.

Form: 21-2101

(6)

King Of Ithaca¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: J Tate| OR: 68| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) when last seen, not ideally placed. Off 121 days. Enters calculations.

Form: 321734-

(1)

Surprise Picture^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 68| D

7/1

Three wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 22/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 145857

(11)

Wake Up Harry^p⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 67| D

9/1

Blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 15/8) 54 days ago, cosily. Cheekpieces back on. Remains well treated and good shout again.

Form: 8291-31

(3)

Souffionne^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 66| D

28/1

Winner at Newcastle in November. 10/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 17 days ago, hampered. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 16-8567

(4)

Em Jay Kay⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 64

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 22/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 45-2487

(7)

Freetodream³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 61| D

8/1

7/4, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) under this rider 31 days ago. Can go well again up 3 lb.

Form: 6143-51

(5)

Harry The Haggler^t⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 61| BF| D

6/1

Latest win at Kempton in November. 3/1, respectable 2 lengths fifth of 11 to Once Adaay in handicap at this course (8f) 76 days ago.

Form: 141-325

Forecasts

Once Adaay (5/1), King Of Ithaca (11/2), Harry The Haggler (6/1), Surprise Picture (7/1), Freetodream (8/1), Island Native (8/1), Smart Deal (8/1), Wake Up Harry (9/1), Baileysgutfeeling (12/1), Souffionne (28/1), Em Jay Kay (28/1)

A competitive race for the grade, with WAKE UP HARRY taken to make it 3-5 for his new yard having scored cosily at Wolverhampton when last seen 8 weeks ago. Smart Deal and Once Adaay, who is unbeaten here, are a couple of others respected having also won last time out.