17:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 17 October 2024

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Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 37.83s

(1)

H Key Lails^v²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Very good short-head second of 12 to Bold Suitor in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, clear of rest. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 060932

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(4)

Carvalhal^v¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Dods| OR: 57

11/1

Winner at Hamilton in August. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 6/1) 17 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Booking of Murphy catches the eye and he's worth considering down in grade.

Form: 510045

(5)

Charlatan¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: D M Simcock| OR: 54| D

5/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Creditable second of 8 in handicap (11/4) at Leicester (8.2f, good), no match for winner. Off 103 days. Well respected.

Form: 130322

(8)

Bold Suitor^b⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Georgia Dobie| T: Craig Benton| OR: 50| BF| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (3/1) 5 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Remains well treated and should go well again.

Form: 456122

(9)

Top Button^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 50

40/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in July. 14/1, last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 5216D0

(3)

Drifts Away²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Aidan Keeley| T: T Kent| OR: 51

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable 6½ lengths third of 12 to Bold Suitor in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 0-673

(6)

High Court Judge¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 47| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 11/2) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving David Dennis. Starts out for shrewd yard but hasn't been there long.

Form: 455948

(2)

Rising Force¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: R Eddery| OR: 50| C

50/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 22/1) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 333960

(7)

Kodiac Brave^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan| T: Craig Benton| OR: 45

50/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 406768

Non-Runners

(10)

Kessaar Power⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P S McEntee J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Bold Suitor (15/8), H Key Lails (10/3), Charlatan (5/1), Drifts Away (13/2), High Court Judge (7/1), Carvalhal (11/1), Kessaar Power (12/1), Top Button (40/1), Kodiac Brave (50/1), Rising Force (50/1)

H KEY LAILS and Bold Suitor were closely matched over C&D 4 weeks ago and may dominate this, with preference for the former. The latter has shaped well here since that contest and Carvalhal looks of interest dropping in grade with Oisin Murphy booked.