18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 5 May 2022

All17:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Sigma Here 28th May Handicap

Off time: 18:06 | Winning time: 1m 25.11s

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Selected odds by:

(2)

Perfect Focus¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Ray Dawson| T: H Spiller| OR: 67

5/2

Well-backed 7/2, first run since leaving Lee Carter when sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago, left poorly placed and not unduly punished. Down in grade so he's very much one to consider.

Form: 64-8286

(10)

Broxi¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 66| D

22/1

Again ran below form when fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 12/1) 10 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 3817-05

(8)

Katyusha^p1¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S W Kelly| T: C Fellowes| OR: 66

17/2

12/1, ran no sort of race when fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (7f, soft). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 8/36230-

(9)

Moonlit Cloud²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: D K Ivory| OR: 63

40/1

Shaped better than on handicap debut when fifth of 9 (33/1) at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 630555-

(3)

Jenson Benson²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: S Lycett| OR: 62| BF| C

9/4

Course winner. 9/2, again ran below form when tenth of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 133-250

(5)

Inclement Weather²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: A M Hales| OR: 62| D

13/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Kempton (7f, 5/1) 29 days ago, leading under pressure under 2f out and asserting last ½f. Nudged up 3 lb and there's every chance she will be in the mix.

Form: 565-251

(11)

Last Date^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 60| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 12/1, did well under the circumstances given the hold he took when third of 6 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 0-28023

(7)

Luna Wish¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: C Hobson| OR: 59| C

80/1

4-time course winner. Hooded for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (10f, 50/1), paying the price for a big move into contention. Off 6 months. Down in trip.

Form: 286990-

(1)

Makambe^p⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 56

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Probably remained in form when fourth of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 47 days ago, every chance approaching final 1f. Not without hope.

Form: 6-24234

(6)

Magicinthemaking²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J E Long| OR: 56| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 20/1, never dangerous when 8 lengths eighth of 12 to Inclement Weather in handicap at Kempton (7f) 29 days ago. Needs to bounce back but that's possible with Hollie Doyle back on board.

Form: 3-72018

(4)

Arlo's Sunshine⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: David Egan| T: R Eddery| OR: 50| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 9/2, first run since leaving Alice Haynes when eighth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Not easy to make a case for judged on his latest effort.

Form: 331168

Forecasts

Jenson Benson (9/4), Perfect Focus (5/2), Inclement Weather (13/2), Katyusha (17/2), Last Date (10/1), Arlo's Sunshine (12/1), Makambe (12/1), Magicinthemaking (14/1), Broxi (22/1), Moonlit Cloud (40/1), Luna Wish (80/1)

A few in with chances but the vote goes to PERFECT FOCUS, who came in for strong support but was never really in the race from a poor position on first start for this yard at Wolverhampton 17 days ago. That outing should have blown away any cobwebs and, now down in grade, he's taken to open his account. Inclement Weather, Makambe and Last Date look the main dangers in that order.