19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 13 February 2025

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6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 25.66s

(4)

Baileys Honeymoon^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Lemos Souza| OR: 54

10/3

Back from 5 months off when good fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 27 days ago, never nearer. Return to this longer trip should suit on polytrack debut and merits consideration.

Form: 47744-5

(9)

Missile Mac^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 53

10/3

Returned to form, in first-time tongue strap, when creditable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 22/1) 24 days ago. 1 lb lower now and expected to be bang there.

Form: 87849-3

(5)

Navarre Special^h1,e/s1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 52

10/1

Ran with credit when fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, 22/1) 14 days ago. Returns to longer trip now and has been dropped 3 lb since. Eyeshields/hood on first time.

Form: 3658-84

(3)

Hype Merchant²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 52

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in nursery at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 7 months. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6807-

(8)

Rumba Bay²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 51

10/3

First run since leaving D. K. Weld when sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 17/2) 24 days ago. Entitled to build on that and enters calculations on polytrack debut.

Form: 70070-6

(1)

Jimmy Henry^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: M Herrington| OR: 45

13/2

Sixth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 12 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 80870-6

(2)

La Mer Grise¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

14/1

28/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (5f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Work to do.

Form: 8076-45

Non-Runners

(6)

Take The Boat¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: D Donovan J: Tyrese Cameron

(7)

Orlando Magic¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D Shaw J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Rumba Bay (10/3), Missile Mac (10/3), Baileys Honeymoon (10/3), Hype Merchant (6/1), Jimmy Henry (13/2), Navarre Special (10/1), Take The Boat (10/1), La Mer Grise (14/1), Orlando Magic (50/1)

Preference is for MISSILE MAC, who returned to her best form when third at Wolverhampton last month and figures off a handy mark. Baileys Honeymoon and Navarre Special can also make their presence felt.