18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 October 2022

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 11.81s

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(5)

Our Absent Friends^t⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 64

11/4

Lightly-raced winner. 33/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Newcastle (5f) 9 days ago, readily. Carries penalty. Makes polytrack debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3741

(14)

Epic Express²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 67| BF| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 5/2, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, left poorly placed. Merits consideration.

Form: 492516

(3)

Healing Power³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 66| C

13/2

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in July. Creditable 1½ lengths second of 9 to Epic Express in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 35 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 843132

(4)

Vape^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 65| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in October. 6/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 225512

(11)

Bobby On The Beat^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 64| BF| C| D

28/1

Course winner. 10/3, eighth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 570338

(8)

Nubough^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Joshua Bryan| T: M Pattinson| OR: 63| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 22/1, below form 6¼ lengths tenth of 16 to Vape in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 24 days ago.

Form: 339250

(2)

Port Noir^t,v⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: R Coakley| T: R Stephens| OR: 63| D

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good, 10/1) 55 days ago.

Form: 825208

(10)

Bowling Russian^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 62| D

125/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 28 days ago. Visor back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 843470

(9)

Fantasy Navigator^b1,h¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: M Appleby| OR: 61| D

25/1

Winner at Kempton in June. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft, 28/1) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, hood back on.

Form: 971668

(6)

Justjamie^v1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 60

40/1

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 30 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3-64296

(1)

Delagate This Lord⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Theodore Ladd| T: S Hodgson| OR: 59| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, good to soft) 46 days ago.

Form: 362749

(13)

Woe Betide¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: J R Boyle| OR: 59| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/8, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago.

Form: 9434

(7)

Secret Tryst^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: W J Knight| OR: 58

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 55-69

(12)

Anificas Beauty³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 58| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 37 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Something to find on form.

Form: 405607

Forecasts

Vape (11/4), Our Absent Friends (11/4), Healing Power (13/2), Woe Betide (8/1), Epic Express (17/2), Nubough (11/1), Delagate This Lord (11/1), Port Noir (18/1), Fantasy Navigator (25/1), Bobby On The Beat (28/1), Justjamie (40/1), Secret Tryst (66/1), Anificas Beauty (66/1), Bowling Russian (125/1)

OUR ABSENT FRIENDS showed much improved form to get off the mark on handicap debut at Newcastle 9 days ago and looks up to defying a penalty given how much he had in hand that day. Vape and Epic Express head the dangers.