19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 5 October 2023

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Little Leighs Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 11.28s

1^st

(9)

Selina's Star

39-7

5/1

T: D K IvoryJ: Cieren Fallon

Mid-division, good headway out wide over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, eased close home op 9/2

2^nd

(4)

Katar

39-4

6/1

T: Mrs R FordJ: B A Curtis

Raced keenly, chased leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish op 13/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

(1)

Ben Dikduk

39-7

11/2

T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill

Chased leaders on inside, hung left then switched right over 1f out, soon switched back left, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 4/1

4^th

(7)

Agostino

39-9

11/4f

T: R M H CowellJ: Hayley Turner

Pulled hard, soon steadied mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders tchd 5/2

5^th

(11)

Dresden Green

38-8

28/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders tchd 33/1

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Tarbet

39-7

18/1

T: I Mohammed & J SantosJ: Saffie Osborne

Held up off the pace towards rear, never dangerous op 12/1

7^th

(3)

Bernard Spierpoint

69-7

10/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Liam Wright (7)

Chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden and losing place when hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 16/1

8^th

2 ¼

(2)

Moonlight Dreamer

39-8

10/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Jason Hart

Led until ridden hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

2 ¾

(10)

Starjik

68-12

12/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: C Lee

Restless in stalls, very awkwardly away and lost all chance op 17/2 tchd 14/1

10^th

9 ½

(6)

Poweredbylove

39-6

9/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Marco Ghiani

Chased leaders out wide, wide home turn, weakened soon after and behind op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

(12)

Phoenix Glow²⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: J Channon J: George Bass

(8)

Macho Mania⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: P S McEntee J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.90, £2.10, £2.30EX:£36.40Trifecta:£203.70Tricast:£175.88SF:£35.45Swingers:£6.40, £5.10, £6.80

Forecasts

Agostino (11/4), Phoenix Glow (7/2), Selina's Star (5/1), Ben Dikduk (11/2), Katar (6/1), Poweredbylove (9/1), Bernard Spierpoint (10/1), Moonlight Dreamer (10/1), Starjik (12/1), Macho Mania (16/1), Tarbet (18/1), Dresden Green (28/1)

SELINA'S STAR remains a maiden but she got firmly back on track equipped with first-time blinkers when runner-up in a C&D handicap 21 days ago and she could be the answer provided the headgear has the desired effect once more. Agostino and Phoenix Glow are others fancied to be in the mix.