17:20 Chelmsford City

Thursday 20 June 2024

All14:1514:5015:3016:1016:5017:20

Hallgarten & Novum Wines Handicap

Off time: 17:24 | Winning time: 1m 37.38s

(10)

Billy Mill³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Finley Marsh| T: B R Millman| OR: 79| D

4/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. 11/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7f) 39 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 311334

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(9)

Assessment^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 78| D

20/1

18/1 and hooded first time, last of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (7f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Something to prove at present.

Form: 1P-8970

(12)

Noodle Mission³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 78

5/1

Two wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (12/1) at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 32 days ago, keeping on well. This likeable type can figure again if stall 12 isn't too big an inconvenience.

Form: 84-3121

(3)

Restrict¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: D M Simcock| OR: 77

10/1

Dual AW winner last year. Struggled in Dubai early this year but may fare better back in Britain.

Form: 1620-89

(6)

Bass Player^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrea Pinna⁽⁷⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 77

28/1

Unreliable type. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap (50/1) at York (7f, good) 34 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 32-0890

(13)

Rascallion⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 76

50/1

First run since leaving Nick Littmoden when twelfth of 18 in handicap at Newbury (1¼m, good, 100/1) on UK debut 61 days ago, ridden too aggressively.

Form: 1117-00

(1)

Running Star^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 75| BF

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable third of 11 in handicap (9/4) at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) on reappearance 27 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on first time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 322-3

(4)

Royal Parade¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 74

20/1

No more than a respectable effort when 9 lengths fourth of 7 in handicap at Goodwood (1m, good, 22/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 407-074

(8)

Valkyrian¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 74| D

12/1

Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Windsor (1m, good to firm) on reappearance 17 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Back on a good mark.

Form: 71630-7

(7)

Hey Lyla¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 74| CD

15/2

C&D winner last autumn. Won 7-runner handicap (13/2) at Hamilton (9f, good to firm) on reappearance 14 days ago, pushed out. Should remain very competitive after only a 2 lb nudge.

Form: 01267-1

(2)

Boasty^v²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 71| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 6/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (1¼m) 28 days ago.

Form: 177233

(11)

Bold Suitor^b,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: Craig Benton| OR: 65| CD

80/1

C&D winner back in 2020. Also won in Hong Kong in 2022. Lost action and pulled up on British return 19 days ago. Can only watch after that.

Form: 05111/P

Non-Runners

(5)

Bora Bora¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: J Butler J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Running Star (2/1), Billy Mill (4/1), Noodle Mission (5/1), Hey Lyla (15/2), Restrict (10/1), Valkyrian (12/1), Boasty (12/1), Bora Bora (16/1), Royal Parade (20/1), Assessment (20/1), Bass Player (28/1), Rascallion (50/1), Bold Suitor (80/1)

VALKYRIAN shaped better than the result on her Windsor reappearance and is given a chance to build on that promise. The unexposed Running Star has a handy inside stall and is second choice ahead of Hey Lyla and the thriving Noodle Mission.