21:15 Chelmsford City

Friday 17 November 2017

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:15

Gerry McCarthy 40th Anniversary Handicap

Off time: 21:17 | Winning time: 59.32s

1^st

(6)

Entertaining Ben

49-6

8/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: K Stott

Made most, ridden and ran on tchd 10/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(7)

Spin Top

39-3

6/1

T: W R MuirJ: D C Costello

Towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong op 5/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(1)

Pearl Acclaim

79-5

8/1

T: D C GriffithsJ: S J Drowne

Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong

3^rd

(9)

Firesnake

48-9

16/1

T: L WilliamsonJ: Gabriele Malune (7)

Dwelt towards rear, ridden halfway, headway entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish op 20/1 tchd 25/1

5^th

(4)

Red Stripes

59-3

4/1

T: L WilliamsonJ: David Probert

Dwelt towards rear, ridden 2f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish op 9/2

6^th

1 ½

(11)

Malaysian Boleh

79-7

33/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Nicola Currie (7)

Outpaced, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, never nearer

7^th

(2)

Frank The Barber

58-10

12/1

T: Steph HollinsheadJ: L Morris

In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1

8^th

(8)

Roundabout Magic

39-5

12/1

T: S DowJ: N Mackay

Raced wide chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 10/1

9^th

(3)

Mossgo

79-9

12/1

T: J R BestJ: R Havlin

Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 10/1 tchd 9/1

10^th

1 ½

(5)

First Bombardment

49-5

2/1f

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Chased winner, ridden when slightly hampered 2f out, soon weakened op 5/2 tchd 11/4

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Non-Runners

(10)

Shackled N Drawn⁵²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: P Hedger J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.90, £1.30, £1.60, £2.80EX:£46.40Trifecta:£400.90, £454.20Tricast:£383.77SF:£57.96Swingers:£8.60, £4.40, £23.50, £2.90, £16.90

Forecasts

First Bombardment (2/1), Red Stripes (4/1), Spin Top (6/1), Entertaining Ben (8/1), Pearl Acclaim (8/1), Frank The Barber (12/1), Roundabout Magic (12/1), Mossgo (12/1), Shackled N Drawn (12/1), Firesnake (16/1), Malaysian Boleh (33/1)

Fiendishly tricky race to end the card, as any number can make the running, which only conspires to cloud the picture. However, SPIN TOP may have needed the run last time and, given that he seems to have thrived since switching yards, he could be the one to benefit the among those scrimmaging up front. Entertaining Ben and Roundabout Magic can also sit handy enough to pounce in the closing stages, so also merit consideration, while Red Stripes is still well handicapped and would also be dangerous to ignore.