20:30 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 8 November 2022

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Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 58.01s

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(1)

Miss Nay Never⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 85| CD

15/8

Three wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (7/1) at this C&D 40 days ago by 1¼ lengths from The Defiant. This 5 lb higher mark may be enough to anchor her.

Form: 595101

(8)

Jack The Truth³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 84| CD

11/1

Four-time C&D winner. Latest win at Bath in July. 50/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 38 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 851487

(4)

Mustaffiz¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: C Wallis| OR: 84| D

100/1

Cheekpieces on, eighth of 10 in minor event (67/10) at La Teste (5.5f, good). Off 118 days ahead of this handicap debut for new yard and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 631778

(2)

Lucky Ava⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 82| CD

11/2

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 8¾ lengths eighth of 10 to Miss Nay Never in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 40 days ago. Possibilities if able to bounce back.

Form: 791478

(7)

Zim Baby^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 80| D

16/1

Creditable 2¼ lengths second of 9 to So Smart in handicap (18/1) at Leicester (5f, heavy) 15 days ago. Hood back on. Will do well to reverse the placings with that rival, for all that she's now 7 lb better off.

Form: 555902

(6)

Show Me Show Me¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79| D

10/3

Latest win at Newcastle in August. 9/2, bit below form 4½ lengths third of 9 to So Smart in handicap at Leicester (5f, heavy) 15 days ago, never nearer. Makes polytrack debut and will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 142843

(5)

So Smart^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 79| BF| D

15/2

Winner at Leicester in October. 5/6, good second of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, soft) 13 days ago. This consistent 3-y-o looks sure to give another good account.

Form: 323212

(3)

Autumn Flight^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: N Callan| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 74| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he has questions to answer at present.

Form: 7-77797

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The Defiant^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Joshua Bryan| T: D Steele| OR: 74| D

11/1

Four wins from 15 runs this year, the latest at Lingfield in August. Creditable 1¼ lengths second of 10 to Miss Nay Never in handicap (11/1) at this C&D 40 days ago and should be on the premises once more.

Form: 531202

Forecasts

Miss Nay Never (15/8), Show Me Show Me (10/3), Lucky Ava (11/2), So Smart (15/2), Jack The Truth (11/1), The Defiant (11/1), Zim Baby (16/1), Autumn Flight (16/1), Mustaffiz (100/1)

The most solid option is SO SMART, who has barely put a foot wrong this year and lost little caste in defeat when just touched off at Nottingham last time. Show Me Show Me was a shade below par when third to the selection at Leicester last month but he merits respect nonetheless, while The Defiant has a good chance of reversing recent C&D placings with Miss Nay Never on these revised terms.