19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 6 January 2022

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Betsi Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 2m 9.01s

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(9)

Mighty Power¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 75

7/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 10 days ago, well positioned. Upped further in trip.

Form: 213454-

(5)

Elmejor²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: K Jewell| OR: 73| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 9/1, bit below form third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 29 days ago. Drop back in trip looks a good move.

Form: 807013-

(4)

Qeyaady²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S Dow| OR: 73| D

12/1

16/1, first run since leaving Francois Rohaut when sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) on British debut 22 days ago, missing break. Must improve.

Form: 217006-

(6)

Majestic Tejaan²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: T Ward| OR: 72

10/1

12/1, first run since leaving Richard Fahey when creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 564224-

(1)

Pledge Of Honour⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: D K Ivory| OR: 70| D

85/40

5/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago, met some trouble. Shortlist material from his current mark.

Form: 264684-

(7)

Light Up Our Stars^h²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 67| C

9/1

Course winner. Won 11-runner handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 572101-

(8)

Bayston Hill^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M D I Usher| OR: 67| CD

11/1

Five-time C&D winner. 16¾ lengths fourteenth of 15 to Engrave in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 282050-

(10)

Engrave^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 67| CD

8/1

Three wins from 15 runs last year. 11/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 17 days ago. Likely to give it another good go back at this venue.

Form: 952215-

Non-Runners

(2)

Semser²²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: Jason Watson

(3)

Kentucky Kingdom¹⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: H J Evans J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Pledge Of Honour (85/40), Semser (3/1), Elmejor (7/2), Mighty Power (7/1), Engrave (8/1), Light Up Our Stars (9/1), Majestic Tejaan (10/1), Bayston Hill (11/1), Qeyaady (12/1), Kentucky Kingdom (14/1)

PLEDGE OF HONOUR is now 5 lb below his previous winning mark and he looked back in form here last time, meeting trouble at a crucial moment. He's therefore worth siding with to build on that, with Light Up Our Stars and Semser feared most.