20:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 8 December 2022

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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 2m 4.98s

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(5)

Vidhaata^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Botti| OR: 76

8/1

Fair maiden. Well held on 9.5f Wolverhampton handicap debut 31 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. First-time cheekpieces need to help him get back on track.

Form: 9340

(6)

Storm Catcher¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: David Probert| T: S Pearce| OR: 73

7/2

Off 9 months, shaped well when fifth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield 19 days ago, keeping on from too far back. Claims if he can build on that now.

Form: 37200-5

(8)

Chateau D'if^p,t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 73| D

9/1

AW winner at Lingfield in January and also successful on turf in France in June. Creditable third at Newcastle in October but below par at Kempton since.

Form: 108030

(4)

Rhubarb Bikini^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: M J Attwater| OR: 71| C

25/1

Ungenuine type. Course winner but not at his best at Chelmsford last month. Also well held over hurdles at Lingfield since.

Form: 492446

(1)

Far Horizon¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 71

4/1

Improved to win 1m Lingfield novice 19 days ago. Longer trip ought to suit now handicapping. Respected.

Form: 531

(7)

They Don't Know^b,t⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 72

9/2

Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at this course (1m) when last seen in September. Back up in trip after a short break.

Form: 225264

(2)

Copperknob¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70| D

5/1

Readily made all at Brighton when last seen in June. Peak fitness has to be taken on trust after 6 months off but it's likely he's still on a feasible mark.

Form: 577-531

(3)

The Bay Warrior^p¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: M D I Usher| OR: 63| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 33/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Ffos Las when last seen in August. Should be competitive if primed after a 4-month break.

Form: 262194

Forecasts

Storm Catcher (7/2), Far Horizon (4/1), They Don't Know (9/2), Copperknob (5/1), The Bay Warrior (7/1), Vidhaata (8/1), Chateau D'if (9/1), Rhubarb Bikini (25/1)

It all clicked for COPPERKNOB at Brighton in June and he could have more to offer over this sort of trip so he gets the nod back from a break. Recent 1m Lingfield novice winner Far Horizon should be suited by this step up in trip for his handicap debut so he's feared most ahead of Storm Catcher.