18:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 January 2025

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It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 6f  |   Standard / Slow  |   11 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:30  |   Winning time: 3m 4.49s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(9)
Horse silk
Black Smokeb,t19
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-9| J: Mason Paetel(7)| T: D M Loughnane| OR:  55| D
22/1
Latest win at Wolverhampton (14f) in September. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap back at that C&D (14f, 11/2) 19 days ago. Lines up here operating just 1 lb above last winning mark and he's not discounted here.
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2
(8)
Horse silk
Foinixv18
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Aiden Brookes(3)| T: J & S Best| OR:  55| C
22/1
Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield (11.6f, turf) in August. Off 4 months prior to finishing fourth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 14/1) 18 days ago, outpaced 2f out and plugging on. Visor refitted and that effort may well have brought him on.
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3
(3)
Horse silk
Carltonp21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen| T: James Owen| OR:  55| CD
4/5
Thrived upon joining present yard, landing back-to-back C&D handicaps in December, the latest by ¾ length from Lumberjack, overcoming positional bias. Sound claims nudged up 2 lb in hat-trick bid.
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4
(1)
Horse silk
Alex The Greatt11
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR:  55| D
15/2
Winner at Southwell (14.1f) in November. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in handicap back at that venue (14.1f) 11 days ago. Not ruled out.
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5
(5)
Horse silk
Meisterzinger22
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: M D I Usher| OR:  52| C
11/1
Course winner. Tenth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Kempton (11f) 22 days ago, trapped wide throughout. Steps back up in trip now and he's fallen 3 lb below last winning mark if he can scale a resurgence.
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6
(2)
Horse silk
Oscar Doodlep7
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: Morgan Cole(5)| T: Olly Williams| OR:  50| C
33/1
Course winner. Seventh of 12 in minor event (50/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 7 days ago, weakening over 1f out.
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7
(7)
Horse silk
Mamdoh14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Parr| OR:  53
9/1
Very good fourth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly back down in trip given he's fewer miles on the clock than most.
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8
(6)
Horse silk
Zooks21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Ian Williams| OR:  48
13/2
Respectable 2½ lengths fifth of 11 to Carlton in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 21 days ago. Mark has eased further but she does need to pull out a little more.
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9
(4)
Horse silk
Rogue Raiderp21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: Raul Da Silva| T: C Hobson| OR:  50
66/1
Maiden who left behind several distinctly lesser efforts when 3½ lengths sixth of 11 to Carlton in handicap at this C&D (66/1) 21 days ago. Mark has eased a little more but his task is to build on that effort.
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10
(11)
Horse silk
Lumberjackp21
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M D I Usher| OR:  47
28/1
6-y-o gelding who remains a maiden but he returned to form with the aid of a good position when ¾-length second of 11 to Carlton in C&D hadicap 21 days ago. Record is patchy though, so he wouldn't be certain to back that up, however.
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11
(10)
Horse silk
Leon Trotsky21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR:  48
14/1
Lightly-raced 4-y-o who produced best effort yet with headgear discarded when good ¾-length third of 11 to Carlton in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, well positioned. Respected if able to replicate that here.
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Forecasts

Carlton (4/5), Zooks (13/2), Alex The Great (15/2), Mamdoh (9/1), Meisterzinger (11/1), Leon Trotsky (14/1), Black Smoke (22/1), Foinix (22/1), Lumberjack (28/1), Oscar Doodle (33/1), Rogue Raider (66/1)

Verdict

CARLTON has been resurgent upon joining the James Owen yard, landing back-to-back C&D handicaps last month, and he's expected to make a bold bid to bring up a quick-fire hat-trick. Black Smoke and Foinix are others to consider with Mamdoh another worth a look given he has fewer miles on the clock than most.

  1. Carlton4/5
  2. Black Smoke22/1
  3. Foinix22/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00

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