19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 October 2024

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Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 25.12s

(5)

Lord Rapscallion^v²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: S C Williams| OR: 69| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm, 22/1) 26 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 960300

(10)

Pinball Wizard¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 64| D

10/3

5/2, won 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 10 days ago, well on top finish. Carries 5 lb penalty but can make his presence felt once more.

Form: 454631

(6)

Guiteau¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 68| D

9/2

Latest win at Epsom in July. 22/1, fifteenth of 16 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 6-12860

(8)

Ten Commitments^h¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 69| D

9/1

16/1, below form eighth of 16 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Can give a good account if back on his A-game.

Form: 553328

(12)

I Can't Believe³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Finley Marsh| T: P D Evans| OR: 67

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 3 in maiden (10/3) at Chepstow (5.1f, good) 38 days ago, very slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 853

(4)

Super Hit^h⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 66| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 10/1 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 43 days ago. More is required.

Form: 143587

(11)

Nammos³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 63| CD

7/2

First run since leaving Adrian Nicholls when bagging 11-runner handicap at this C&D 33 days ago, always holding on. Up 3 lb but merits serious consideration.

Form: 788741

(2)

Nazalan^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: S Woods| OR: 65

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 11/1 and visored for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 13 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 357656

(9)

Manigordo^t,p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 61| D

40/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Last of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Thirsk (7f, good) 17 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 868750

(1)

Magic Fluke⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 62WS

80/1

80/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm). Off 97 days with work to do.

Form: 3-25988

(3)

Desert Dream^t²³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 59| D

20/1

3 wins from 12 runs this year. 9/2, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago, suited by way race developed. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 635311

(7)

Solara^b1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: H Palmer| OR: 60

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Difficult ask. Engaged 2.55 Musselburgh Wednesday.

Form: 03456

Non-Runners

(13)

Aljezur¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: L A Dace J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Pinball Wizard (10/3), Nammos (7/2), Guiteau (9/2), Super Hit (5/1), Lord Rapscallion (7/1), Ten Commitments (9/1), Desert Dream (20/1), Aljezur (20/1), Nazalan (25/1), I Can't Believe (25/1), Manigordo (40/1), Solara (40/1), Magic Fluke (80/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and NAMMOS is taken to go 2-2 for her new yard and make light of a 3 lb rise for her C&D success. Wolverhampton scorer Pinball Wizard is feared most under a 5 lb penalty ahead of Catterick victor Desert Dream.