12:00 Chelmsford City

Saturday 13 April 2024

All10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:05

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 6f  |   Standard  |   10 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:00  |   Winning time: 3m 3.74s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(5)
Horse silk
Buxted Too32
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-13| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR:  73| C
10/1
Course winner. Five wins from 11 runs last year. Stopped the slide back up in trip with headgear refitted when fourth of 7 in handicap (25/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 32 days ago, not knocked about. Not one to write off from this reduced mark.
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Timeform
2
(10)
Horse silk
Animatot1,v32
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR:  71
17/2
Again ran below form when fifth of 7 in handicap (13/2) at Southwell (12.1f) 32 days ago. Visor back on, tongue strap on 1st time. Must bounce back.
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Timeform
3
(11)
Horse silk
Star Legendp15
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: A J Farragher| T: James Owen| OR:  71
11/2
Winning hurdler. 80/1, ran well making Flat/handicap debut for this yard after 4 months off when ½-length third of 16 to Merrijig at this C&D 15 days ago. Can make presence felt nudged up 1 lb.
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Timeform
4
(9)
Horse silk
Greatness Awaitsb115
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Hutchinson(3)| T: B Pauling| OR:  70
13/2
Creditable 3 lengths fifth of 16 to Merrijig in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 15 days ago, short of room and stumbling over 1f out. Blinkers on 1st time.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
Cahersiveenp1187
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: R Menzies| OR:  70
25/1
8/1, first run since leaving K. J. Condon when tailed-off last of 4 in maiden at Pontefract (12f, good to soft). First run for yard after leaving Ollie Sangster (18,000 gns). Makes handicap debut.
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Timeform
7
(4)
Horse silk
Anisopterap15
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: B R Johnson| OR:  67
5/1
Cheekpieces on for 1st time, back to form when 3 lengths fourth of 16 to Merrijig in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 15 days ago. Vulnerable to less-exposed sorts, however.
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Timeform
8
(8)
Horse silk
Major Major12
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Alec Voikhansky(5)| T: R Hannon| OR:  68
5/1
9/2, ran creditably after 5 months off when fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 12 days ago. Can step up on that effort here.
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Timeform
9
(7)
Horse silk
Mickydee28
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: D Faulkner| OR:  63
40/1
Finished closer down in grade but didn't achieve anything particularly solid in a muddling event after 13 months off when fifth of 6 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 4 weeks ago, well positioned. Tough to fancy.
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Timeform
10
(2)
Horse silk
Placated68
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-13| J: George Wood| T: Dr J D Scargill| OR:  59
9/2
6/1, again ran well but found a single rival too good for the third race in succession in 12-runner handicap at Lingfield (13f, AW) 68 days ago. In the mix returning from a break.
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Timeform
11
(3)
Horse silk
Baileys Warriorp,h11
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-8| J: Ethan Jones(7)| T: D Faulkner| OR:  54
11/1
Sole win from 27 Flat runs came at Lingfield in February. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 11 days ago. Deserves credit for consistency but others preferred for win purposes.
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Non-Runners

6
(1)
Horse silk
Merrijig15
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 6
T: John Berry  J: David Probert
NR

Forecasts

Merrijig (7/2), Placated (9/2), Anisoptera (5/1), Major Major (5/1), Star Legend (11/2), Greatness Awaits (13/2), Animato (17/2), Buxted Too (10/1), Baileys Warrior (11/1), Cahersiveen (25/1), Mickydee (40/1)

Verdict

A few in with a squeak but MERRIJIG is a progressive stayer and having returned from 6 months off with a really likeable effort on all-weather debut over C&D last month, John Berry's lightly-raced 6-y-o gets the vote to complete the hat-trick at the expense of Star Legend, who was narrowly behind the selection in third last time. Placated and Buxted Too can do battle for minor honours.

Previous Winners

2023
Crescent Lake
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,468.002nd: £4,912.003rd: £2,454.004th: £1,228.005th: £612.00

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