19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 September 2024

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Betfair Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 24.08s

(3)

Top Button^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 52| D

9/2

Winner at Wolverhampton in July. 11/2, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 725216

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(11)

Dashing Donkey⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: W Stone| OR: 54| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in July. 7/4, seventh of 8 in handicap there (8f, good) 42 days ago, going off too hard. Place claims having been dropped 2 lb.

Form: 271147

(1)

Twitch^b¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Georgia Dobie| T: Craig Benton| OR: 51

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 80/1, second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. Can make presence felt if able to back that up.

Form: 784592

(6)

Capallcliste²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 49

9/2

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 15/2, good second of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 28 days ago, keeping on well after meeting trouble. Knocking on the door recently and he's respected.

Form: 496422

(5)

Tilsworth Max¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 49

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Third of 9 in minor event (100/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago. On a feasible mark if able to back that up in handicap company.

Form: 8603

(7)

Warrior Square^v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: T Kent| OR: 48| D

8/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW, 6/1) 19 days ago. Visor back on. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 9P2494

(10)

Poles Apart¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Morrison| OR: 49

17/2

4/1, respectable fifth of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort after racing freely. Looks capable of making greater impact in handicaps from this mark but may prove better over further.

Form: 794735

(4)

Miss Billie¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: M Wigham| OR: 45

12/1

16/1, ran up to best when fifth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 16 days ago but more will be needed to get off the mark.

Form: 904675

(8)

Dequinto^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

11/1

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 14 days ago. Can give a good account but others appeal as likelier winners.

Form: 344425

(2)

Greycee Bell^t⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: William Cox| T: P Attwater| OR: 47

66/1

First run since leaving Tom Dascombe when last of 4 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, firm, 12/1) 47 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 690-894

Result Amended

Top Button - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 10th.

Tilsworth Max - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.

Warrior Square - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Poles Apart - Original Position 10th. Amended Position 9th.

Miss Billie - Original Position 8th. Amended Position 7th.

Dequinto - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Greycee Bell - Original Position 9th. Amended Position 8th.

Non-Runners

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Another Jack²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: K Jewell J: Edward Greatrex

Forecasts

Dashing Donkey (4/1), Capallcliste (9/2), Top Button (9/2), Twitch (5/1), Warrior Square (8/1), Poles Apart (17/2), Dequinto (11/1), Miss Billie (12/1), Tilsworth Max (25/1), Another Jack (33/1), Greycee Bell (66/1)

Long-standing maiden CAPALLCLISTE can build on a couple of narrow deafeats to finally get off the mark. Warrior Square has been given a chance by the handicapper returning to this company and is also shortlisted, whilst Twitch posted his best effort on these shores last time and could be in the mix if backing that up.