December 19 / 20.30 Chelmsford (AW)

20.30

Standard To Slow

chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

  • Prize money: £3996
  • 1m 6f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 866456 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Has not made a serious impact since July and was well held at Lingfield (2m) last time but this dual C&D winner didn't get much luck when a fair fifth here (1m6f) on his penultimate run; now 3lb lower than for last win in April and he could be dangerous back at this track; cheekpieces reapplied.
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5th

7

(11)

19th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Estrela Star

9st 10lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ali Stronge

slowly away, in rear

10/1

4th

1

(7)

24th Aug 2023

Standard

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Estrela Star

9st 11lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ali Stronge

5-28 on AW compared to 1-17 on turf; may have needed his only start this summer (50-1, turf) and he's well handicapped given some of last year's AW and turf form, so he needs a second look in the returning cheekpieces which did the trick for him off this mark over C&D last December.

7/1

8/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 221609

Last run: 52 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Won at Kempton (1m4f) for Ian Williams in January but he's had only three runs since and was beaten 9l or more in all of them; with new yard now and has some questions to answer at this new trip.
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5th

5

(7)

5th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:00 Southwell (AW)

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9st 4lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: B F Brookhouse

Losing run goes back two years; has mostly run over further for this yard but he's run respectably in defeat at about 1m5f of late and refitting cheekpieces could help, having run three of his best races in them.

9/1

3rd

8

18th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 5f 66y

Class 6

13:20 Chelmsford (AW)

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9st 1lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: B F Brookhouse

Effective at this track; won two 1m4f handicaps on AW two winters back; three minor honours last winter and a respectable show 12 days ago after 215-day absence; assuming he can build on that, he's in the mix.

5/1

5th

7

(4)

6th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

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9st 5lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: B F Brookhouse

Won two 1m4f handicaps off lowly marks in 2021-22 AW season but may be better suited by staying trips now and was out of form when last seen last spring.

7/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 415827 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Has record of 6-17 on Polytrack and was runner-up at Lingfield (2m) on penultimate run; finished a long way back when favourite there last time but he had some major traffic issues and it wouldn't be a surprise if he bounced back with a big run back in trip (last win was at 1m5f in March).
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7th

4

(3)

10th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 68y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield

Capricorn Prince

9st 13lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Gary & Josh Moore

towards rear

12/1

16th

4

(5)

5th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:00 Lingfield (AW)

Capricorn Prince

9st 8lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Gary Moore

A three-time C&D winner but he's not the most reliable and resumed from six months off with a below-par seventh at Kempton (1m4f) last time; others appeal more.

8/1

16th

4

(5)

5th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:00 Lingfield (AW)

Capricorn Prince

9st 8lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Gary Moore

A three-time C&D winner but he's not the most reliable and resumed from six months off with a below-par seventh at Kempton (1m4f) last time; others appeal more.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 275215

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Has overall record of 2-38 and was a well-held fifth at Southwell (1m4f, Tapeta) last month but he won at Doncaster (1m2f; off 3lb lower) on his penultimate start and went very close over 1m6f at Haydock in September; still looks on a workable mark and he's not ruled out on this switch to Polytrack.
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4th

13

(11)

22nd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:05 Haydock

Red Derek

8st 6lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Lisa Williamson

10yo who's 2-55, with last win in 2022; well handicapped on some 1m6f form last term and probably needed recent run, but whether he can be competitive at this trip nowadays remains to be seen.

25/1

4th

4

(3)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Nottingham

Red Derek

8st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Lisa Williamson

Only 2-54 and a long time has passed since that second success; well handicapped on some form over 1m6f last season but he was up and down last year and he doesn't have a great record when fresh; others preferred.

10/1

7

(6)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

1m 5f 218y

Class 5

14:25 Redcar

Red Derek

8st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Lisa Williamson

Only 2-53 and a long time has passed since that second success; however, he had been knocking on the door until a near 10l defeat at Doncaster; couldn't be ruled out.

10/1

Form: 00-972

Last run: 48 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has not finished closer than 7l to a winner in six runs and his latest 8l second at Southwell (2m, Tapeta) was in a three-runner handicap; took a strong hold in that race but he needs to significantly raise his game back in trip.
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9th

8

(2)

18th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Tom Hazelgrove

8st 9lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

took keen hold early, prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

50/1

12th

12

(1)

10th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

14:40 Southwell (AW)

Tom Hazelgrove

8st 6lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

Modest nine-race maiden; tailed off over 2m here last week and others look much safer.

33/1

11th

14

(1)

2nd Feb 2023

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

17:05 Southwell (AW)

Tom Hazelgrove

8st 10lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Phil McEntee

Recent placed efforts not so encouraging as they look and he's now 0-8; needs to find something.

20/1

Form: 7362-1 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
No win in his first ten runs but he returned from 20 months off with a comfortable success on his stable debut at Wolverhampton (1m6f, Tapeta; 16-1) three weeks ago; 3lb rise for that win looks fair and he's a major player again if he can back that up.
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7

(8)

29th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Newmarket (July)

Three Dragons

8st 11lb

J: George Rooke

T: Matt Crawley

Defied long absence to win on stable debut (1m6f, AW) last November and returned from break with close third at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm) last month; has gone very close over 2m in the past; one to be interested in.

11/2

3rd

2

(8)

31st May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 23y

Class 6

17:12 Beverley

Three Dragons

9st 8lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: Matt Crawley

Long absence before Wolverhampton win (1m6f, AW) in November on stable debut; below form at Chelmsford in December after racing too freely; lightly raced but his solitary run on turf was satisfactory debut in 2019.

9/1

6

(3)

17th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

16:20 Lingfield (AW)

Three Dragons

9st 4lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: Matt Crawley

Returned from long absence to win quite comfortably at Wolverhampton (1m6f) on stable debut in November; well below that form after racing too freely over same C&D in December and not an easy one to predict here but today's trip/surface combination won't be a problem and he's still lightly raced for his age.

5/1

Form: 086276

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
3yo who kicked off her handicap career with a near-miss over C&D (7-2 favourite) in October but she's been well held at Lingfield (2m) and Southwell (1m6f) in both subsequent runs; still unexposed and may have paid the price for racing near a good pace last time but others are more persuasive.
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5th

9

10th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:35 Chelmsford (AW)

Manyana

8st 11lb

T: Jonathan Portman

took keen hold, raced in second, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places inside final 110yds

5/1

3rd

5

(3)

15th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Lingfield

Manyana

9st 12lb

J: Olivia Tubb

T: Jonathan Portman

reared start

9/2

2nd

3

(1)

10th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Chepstow

Manyana

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

Good second at Nottingham (1m6f, good to firm) on her penultimate run but she's an inconsistent maiden who was disappointing at Yarmouth 25 days ago; record now stands at 0-11 and she needs to step up again on this drop back in trip.

11/2

Form: -00056

Last run: 6 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Won a juvenile hurdle at Huntingdon (good) in October but he has form figures 0900056 on the Flat and was never involved when a 6l sixth of ten at Wolverhampton (1m6f, Tapeta) last week; mark has bottomed out now and he needs to find improvement.
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5th

3

25th Nov 2023

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

11:50 Huntingdon

Anger Management

11st 4lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: John Ryan

Inconsistent and unraced beyond 2m4f but was found to be lame when well beaten here last month and he scored at Bangor (2m3f, good) the time before; won here (2m, good) last season and not written off today.

7/1

5th

5

10th Oct 2023

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

15:45 Huntingdon

Anger Management

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: John Ryan

Has very mixed record since winning four-runner juvenile hurdle here a year ago but doubled his tally with hard-fought success at Bangor (2m3f, good) last month and has the services of Sean Bowen again here.

5/1

Form: 054605

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden who ran her best race so far when fifth of 14 at Lingfield (1m4f, Polytrack) last month but was still beaten over 4l in that handicap and she goes into unknown territory at this trip; others preferred.
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7th

8

(5)

4th Mar 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

15:41 Lingfield (AW)

Gin And Tea

9st 2lb

J: Mark Crehan

T: Rebecca Woodman

Unplaced in all 12 starts and she's very difficult to recommend, for all that her best run came over C&D.

50/1

6th

9

(8)

27th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:50 Lingfield (AW)

Gin And Tea

8st 11lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Rebecca Woodman

Seemed to run well (66-1 fifth) over C&D in November but has failed to beat a rival in two subsequent runs and looks a poor maiden on balance; far from solid.

50/1

13th

13

(7)

5th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

15:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Gin And Tea

8st 10lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Rebecca Woodman

took keen hold, midfield, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

40/1

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Payout
Exacta £28.80
Straight Forecast £23.36
Tricast £105.25
Trifecta £167.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Three Dragons

NEWMARKET:

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POSTDATA:

Capricorn Prince

The Sun:

Manyana

LAMBOURN:

Estrela Star

The Times:

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RP Ratings:

Three Dragons

Telegraph:

Three Dragons

The Guardian:

Three Dragons

Daily Mail:

Three Dragons

D Express:

Three Dragons

The Star:

Three Dragons

Daily Record:

Three Dragons

Daily Mirror:

Capricorn Prince