20:47 Chelmsford City

Thursday 5 June 2025

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Service Without Compromise Sprint Handicap

Off time: 20:49 | Winning time: 1m 24.06s

(2)

Adelaide Bay³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 60| CD

15/8

C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. 11/4, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 30 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 867-151

(8)

Dr Ali²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 60

16/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 14/1) 29 days ago, badly outpaced before running on. Return to 7f firmly in his favour on that evidence and his mark has eased a little more ahead of this.

Form: 5-42335

(5)

Sharp Call³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58

50/1

Maiden who failed to find any improvement (also easy to back) when 8¾ lengths eighth of 11 to Adelaide Bay in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 40/1) 30 days ago. Work to do on polytrack debut.

Form: 9-75788

(9)

Arlecchino's Rex^t1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: M D I Usher| OR: 57| D

5/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in November. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 22/1) 38 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 14-2865

(7)

Stylish Affair^h³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 57

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in maiden (150/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 37 days ago. That was hardly a positive effort ahead of this switch to handicaps and others make much more appeal.

Form: 78-79

(4)

Al Baarez^b1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Faleh Bughenaim| T: H Kobeissi| OR: 57

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, probably needed the run after 6 months off when seventh of 12 in maiden at Kempton (6f) 31 days ago. Blinkers go on for handicap debut and promising rider takes off a handy 7 lb, so interesting if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 40-7

(6)

City Captain⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joanna Mason| T: H Bethell| OR: 56

11/8

Lightly-raced sort who justified good support on return/stable debut when winning 12-runner handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 6/4) 52 days ago. Remains relatively unexposed and interesting up 2 lb with further progress in the offing back up at 7f.

Form: 5594-1

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(10)

Kodi Banphrionsa⁴⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: B J Meehan J: Rossa Ryan

(3)

Dark Sorceress⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: C Hobson J: Marco Ghiani

(1)

Ceira G³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Michael Keady J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

City Captain (11/8), Adelaide Bay (15/8), Arlecchino's Rex (5/1), Kodi Banphrionsa (5/1), Al Baarez (9/1), Dark Sorceress (12/1), Dr Ali (16/1), Ceira G (16/1), Sharp Call (50/1), Stylish Affair (150/1)

C&D winner ADELAIDE BAY quickly got back on the up to make it 2 wins from his last 3 starts at Wolverhampton 30 days ago and the manner of that success suggests he may yet have more to offer. City Captain improved to make a winning return for new connections at Pontefract in April and he's a big threat. Kodi Banphrionsa is a handicap newcomer to note in the betting.