18:25 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 May 2024

All17:5018:2519:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Murray Kerr Memorial Handicap

Off time: 18:27 | Winning time: 1m 38.60s

1^st

(7)

Nikovo

59-11

9/4f

T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson

Held up towards rear, switched right and headway 2f out, edged left and bumped when challenging inside final furlong, led towards finish op 11/4

2^nd

(6)

Red Hat Eagle

49-6

6/1

T: W J KnightJ: N Callan

Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, ridden over 3f out, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish op 4/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

(2)

Boasty

79-7

11/2

T: I FurtadoJ: Marco Ghiani

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, no impression towards finish tchd 5/1

4^th

3 ¾

(9)

Egoiste

59-4

14/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Kyle Strydom

Awkward start and slowly away, behind, effort over 1f out, no impression op 11/1

5^th

(3)

Smart Deal

59-8

9/2

T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 5/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

4 ¾

(5)

Handel

68-7

28/1

T: C BanhamJ: Joey Haynes

Reared in stalls, slowly away, headway on inside 6f out racing keenly, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 25/1 tchd 22/1

7^th

(8)

Wadacre Grace

59-7

13/2

T: C JohnstonJ: Billy Loughnane

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 17/2

8^th

(4)

David's Diva

49-6

8/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Gina Mangan (3)

Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 17/2

9^th

2 ¾

(10)

The Mouse King

59-10

28/1

T: Miss J FeildenJ: Sam Feilden (7)

In touch on outside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 25/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

War Of Words⁴³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A French J: S De Sousa

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.60, £2.10, £2.10EX:£18.80Trifecta:£90.00Tricast:£65.26SF:£16.25Swingers:£3.90, £4.10, £6.00

Forecasts

Nikovo (9/4), Smart Deal (9/2), Boasty (11/2), Red Hat Eagle (6/1), Wadacre Grace (13/2), David's Diva (8/1), Egoiste (14/1), War Of Words (16/1), Handel (28/1), The Mouse King (28/1)

The most appealing of these is NIKOVO, who made a winning start for this yard in good style at Newcastle and a 5 lb rise is unlikely to stop him in his tracks. Wadacre Grace is proving consistent and is next on the list ahead of Red Hat Eagle and the hat-trick seeking Egoiste.