16:50 Chelmsford City

Thursday 11 September 2025

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Betfair Plays Different Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 24.41s

(3)

Finbar's Lad³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: N Callan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 73| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 11/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 543197

(8)

Age Of Baroque^t,p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: George Wood| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 73| D

33/1

Winner at Southwell in June. First run since leaving Marco Botti when eighth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, firm, 9/1) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 005158

(7)

Vibrato^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D C Costello| T: L Morgan| OR: 72| D

40/1

18/1, first run since leaving Jennie Candlish when eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f) 14 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly back up in trip and hood refitted. Others more persuasive.

Form: 964918

(4)

Rascal Recknell³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Edward Greatrex| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| D

4/1

Latest win at Doncaster in June. 15/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 9998-16

(5)

Backspin^b1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Alexandra Egan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 74

5/1

Winner at Southwell in March. 5/2, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago, left poorly placed. Hopes pinned on the first-time blinkers sparking some improvement.

Form: 314855

(2)

Lessay¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 70| D

10/3

Third of 5 in handicap at Ffos Las (7.4f, soft, 4/1) 13 days ago. Figures on a workable mark and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 645673

(11)

Anthropologist^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Archie Young⁽⁵⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 72| D

12/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Thirsk (7f, good) 27 days ago. That wasn't one of his better efforts, but he wouldn't be without an each-way chance if on-song.

Form: 232457

(1)

Soldiers Star^v²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 72| D

11/2

Improved to win 8-runner handicap at Kempton (7f, 13/2) 22 days ago, driven out. 2 lb nudge fair enough and he should make his presence felt.

Form: 957701

(9)

Spiritualism^h,t,p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Davies| T: Lemos Souza| OR: 70

100/1

Latest win at Wetherby in June. 33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Hood back on and she's not as appealing as some of the others.

Form: 079188

(6)

Invincible Melody^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: S C Williams| OR: 66

17/2

Visored for 1st time, creditable second of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Windsor (6f, good to soft) 10 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 252362

Non-Runners

(10)

Ararat⁵⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: R M H Cowell J: George Downing

Forecasts

Lessay (10/3), Rascal Recknell (4/1), Finbar's Lad (9/2), Backspin (5/1), Soldiers Star (11/2), Invincible Melody (17/2), Anthropologist (12/1), Ararat (16/1), Age Of Baroque (33/1), Vibrato (40/1), Spiritualism (100/1)

A deserved first taste of success beckons for INVINCIBLE MELODY, who left the strong impression that the return to this trip would be just the ticket when second over 6f at Windsor recently. Lessay is capable of a bold show off this mark and is next on the list, while Anthropologist won't be far away if on-song and last-time-out Kempton winner Soldiers Star also merits respect.