18:30 Chelmsford City

Monday 22 November 2021

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Christmas Party Nights Handicap

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 59.5s

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(12)

Excellent George^p,t¹⁰⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Muhammad Adeel⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 60| C| D

28/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in August. Unsuited by conditions when sixth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Windsor (6f, soft) back in August. Each-way claims returning from a break.

Form: 488416

(10)

Shanghai Rock^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 59| CD

16/1

C&D winner here in October. 11/2, not in same form when seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 686617

(4)

Lethal Angel^p⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Levi Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 58| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 10/3, shaped a little better than the result when last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW), weakening last ½f. Won this race last year but may need the outing after 3 months off.

Form: 238038

(5)

Toplight^b³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 58| D

4/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. Back on track despite not being seen to best effect when fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 8/1) 37 days ago, hampered over 1f out. Not taken lightly.

Form: 451265

(1)

Cometh The Man^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 57

6/5

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 7/2, back on track when second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago, running on after hanging left over 1f out. Should be bang there once again.

Form: 643702

(7)

Ascot Jungle^b1,e/s1,t¹³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: C Hobson| OR: 55

40/1

Fair handicapper at best but generally below form for current yard. Others preferred.

Form: 646689

(11)

Swooper^p¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 52| CD

66/1

C&D winner earlier this year but little to shout about in recent outings. Others preferred.

Form: 450080

(9)

Moveonup^p¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 50| BF| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good to soft, 7/2). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 066848

(6)

Blackthirtyone^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: L Morris| T: A West| OR: 50

25/1

Temperamental sort. 100/1, ran no sort of race when last of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 546000

(3)

Tilsworth Rose^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 47| CD

33/1

C&D winner here in August. 66/1, again ran below form when ninth of 16 in handicap at Bath (5f, good) 35 days ago. Needs to bounce back to feature.

Form: 051679

(8)

Hope Springs^h²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 45

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Caught the eye on her second handicap start when fourth of 9 (6/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 20 days ago, left with lot to do. Merits consideration nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 9-7834

(2)

Lady Susie^p⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J R Boyle| OR: 45

20/1

18/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 53 days ago, needing stiffer test. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 574895

Forecasts

Cometh The Man (6/5), Toplight (4/1), Lethal Angel (7/1), Hope Springs (8/1), Shanghai Rock (16/1), Moveonup (16/1), Lady Susie (20/1), Blackthirtyone (25/1), Excellent George (28/1), Tilsworth Rose (33/1), Ascot Jungle (40/1), Swooper (66/1)

It's hard to put much faith in an 18-race maiden. However, COMETH THE MAN gets the vote to finally open his account after an encouraging runner-up effort on just his second start for this yard 9 days ago. The main danger could be Toplight, who wasted no time in getting back on track at Wolverhampton last month, with Hope Springs and Excellent George completing the shortlist.