19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Russell, Rogers, Palmer Race Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 3m 29.28s

(1)

Smokey Malone^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 62| C

6/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (13.3f, 12/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 64-1353

(8)

Grand Duchess Olga^p¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 61| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (9/4) at this C&D, unable to sustain effort. Off 117 days. Claims if she's tuned up after a break.

Form: 14132-4

(4)

Mr Boson^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: H Morrison| OR: 59

6/1

Hooded for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 9/2) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-86277

(3)

Easy Equation^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Fellowes| OR: 57| D

5/2

7/4, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Southwell (16.5f) 30 days ago, no match for winner. Should give another good account.

Form: 832-322

(2)

Further Measure^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 56| C

11/4

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/2, shaped as if still in form when seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 27 days ago. Not the easiest to win with.

Form: 835427

(6)

Taxiing^v,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 54

10/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in January. 40/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visor back on and should benefit from return to AW.

Form: 5-21870

(5)

Shield Of Honour^t1¹⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 51

9/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (72/10) at Lyon La Soie (15.9f). Off 150 days. First run for yard after leaving Nick Littmoden. Tongue strap on 1st time. Worth a market check.

Form: 5/90-

Non-Runners

(7)

Wannabe Brave¹²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: J R Fanshawe J: R Coakley

Forecasts

Wannabe Brave (13/8), Easy Equation (5/2), Further Measure (11/4), Smokey Malone (6/1), Mr Boson (6/1), Shield Of Honour (9/1), Taxiing (10/1), Grand Duchess Olga (11/1)

WANNABE BRAVE responded well to capitalise on a reduced mark at Wolverhampton last time and he's still leniently treated on past exploits, so he's preferred to Easy Equation, who was runner-up at Southwell last time. Smokey Malone should also be thereabouts.