17:10 Chelmsford City

Thursday 5 December 2024

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Sky Bet Club Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 58.38s

(8)

Bang On The Bell^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Levey| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 82| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 17/2, wasted no time getting back to form when third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 12 days ago, well positioned. Sound each-way claims.

Form: 244293

(2)

Existent⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 81| CD

5/4

C&D winner. Twenty-nine runs since last win in 2022. 9/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, not seen to best effect when ninth of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good to soft) 81 days ago, left poorly placed. Enters calculations in this grade.

Form: 444459

(7)

Due For Luck²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 78| D

17/2

Irresolute performer. 22/1, shaped as if back in form after 10 weeks off when fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago, never getting the room to fully open up in the straight.

Form: 358845

(9)

Dark Kestrel^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 78| D

20/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. 14/1, ran at least as well in defeat when third of 9 in handicap at same course (5f) 19 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 904313

(4)

El Bufalo^t⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 77| D

13/2

13/2, fared no better back up in trip when tenth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 6 weeks ago. Makes polytrack debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 21-660

(6)

Thankuappreciate²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 76| D

16/1

Latest win at Southwell in November. Not in same form from the same mark when sixth of 9 in handicap there (5f, 5/1) 23 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Must bounce back.

Form: 042516

(5)

Lipsink^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 74| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 8/1, turned in best effort of the year when winning 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) just under 3 weeks ago, well on top finish. 5 lb rise may not prove sufficient to stop him from following up.

Form: 362701

(1)

Angle Land^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: N Callan| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 74| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 13/2, got back on track returned to all-weather when third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 2 weeks ago. Needs to back that up here.

Form: 462263

Non-Runners

(10)

Acklam Express¹⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: C G Cox J: C Lee

(3)

Blazes Boylan²⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: R M H Cowell J: J Mitchell

Forecasts

Existent (5/4), Angle Land (11/2), Acklam Express (11/2), El Bufalo (13/2), Lipsink (8/1), Due For Luck (17/2), Bang On The Bell (12/1), Thankuappreciate (16/1), Dark Kestrel (20/1), Blazes Boylan (33/1)

A host in with chances but last-time-out winner LIPSINK gets the nod to notch his third success of 2024 having not had much racing at a bare 5f this season. His main danger may emerge from Existent, who is on a lengthy losing run but has tumbled in the weights and has his first outing on the all-weather since February 2022. Dark Kestrel and Acklam Express are another couple fancied to go well, too.