19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 11 April 2024

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6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 54.90s

(3)

Fleurman^b1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: O Murphy| OR: 94

11/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 25/1) 41 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 1220-40

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(2)

Barenboim^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 88| C

16/5

Course winner who arrives on back of creditable third of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 13 days ago, having to weave through. Likely to go well again.

Form: 9-98383

(8)

Capital Theory¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 86| C| D

11/4

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (14f). Off 140 days. Not taken lightly on return to action.

Form: 016337-

(4)

Seal Of Solomon^v²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 84| C

10/1

Course winner. Six wins from 18 Flat runs. 5/1, last of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (14f, good). Off 9 months. Won first time up last term and is worth a second look in the market.

Form: 7/12617-

(7)

True Courage^v³²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: K Stott| T: M L W Bell| OR: 84| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Kempton in March. Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap (22/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 32 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 18-6517

(5)

Rathgar²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 82

4/1

Good second of 9 in handicap (13/2) at York (11.8f, soft), running on. Off 6 months. Gelded since and must enter calculations on polytrack debut.

Form: 238972-

(1)

Banana Three^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: David Egan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77

11/2

Winner at Dundalk (12f) in December and back to that sort of form when good third of 11 in handicap over same C&D 20 days ago. Respected.

Form: 221-853

Non-Runners

(6)

Aztec Empire²¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Aztec Empire (2/1), Capital Theory (11/4), Barenboim (16/5), Rathgar (4/1), Banana Three (11/2), True Courage (8/1), Seal Of Solomon (10/1), Fleurman (11/1)

BARENBOIM is an in-form course winner and likely to go well again. Banana Three and Rathgar can also make their presence felt.