18:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 September 2024

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Betfair Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 24.86s

(3)

Captain Dandy^h,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 52

8/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago, missing break.

Form: 342707

(7)

Comedian Leader¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: J & S Best| OR: 52| D

9/2

7/2, creditable second of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago, nearest finish. Respected.

Form: 647472

(1)

Back From Dubai^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: K Frost| OR: 51| D

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 580748

(8)

Doves Of Peace^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 50| C

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in August. Respectable second of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW, 7/2) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 334142

(5)

Maverick Style^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: P & O Cole| OR: 52| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (7/2) at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 17 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on.

Form: 754273

(10)

Cut To The Chase⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 7/1) 43 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 80-723

(6)

Nemorum^b²⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: T Kent| OR: 47| CD

40/1

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. 16/1, last of 11 in handicap at this C&D. Off 9 months.

Form: 441900-

(4)

Kodi Hawk^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Raul Da Silva| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

80/1

80/1 and visored for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 94-0904

(9)

Kodi Noir¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 45| CD

22/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 9/1, last of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago.

Form: 057479

(12)

Irrelevant^h,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M Pattinson| OR: 48| D

28/1

Hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Lee Carter when good third of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW, 9/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 506543

(2)

Just Typical^h⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: Ian Williams| OR: 45

16/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 44 days ago.

Form: 900458

(11)

Just Ten High^t1,p1⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 45

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, fifth of 7 in novice at Ripon (5f, firm) 45 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time, cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 695

Forecasts

Cut To The Chase (4/1), Comedian Leader (9/2), Doves Of Peace (9/2), Just Ten High (11/2), Maverick Style (15/2), Captain Dandy (8/1), Back From Dubai (11/1), Just Typical (16/1), Kodi Noir (22/1), Irrelevant (28/1), Nemorum (40/1), Kodi Hawk (80/1)

CUT TO THE CHASE made a promising start to life in handicaps when third at Brighton, particularly considering he was reportedly struck into, so gets the vote over Doves of Peace and Comedian Leader.