19:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 11 November 2023

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CCR Welcomes The Mayor Of Chelmsford Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 9.21s

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(1)

Buccabay¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 83| D

4/1

Latest win at Bath in September. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 10/3) 10 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 545124

(5)

Burstow^p1⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: P & O Cole| OR: 83| D

50/1

25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, soft). Off 98 days. Cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 87-1806

(9)

Letmelivemylife¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Joshua Bryan| T: F Brennan| OR: 83| C

40/1

Course winner. Five wins from 18 Flat runs. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Only sixth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Ascot (7f, soft). Off 119 days. First run for yard after leaving Sean Curran but can't be ruled out.

Form: 111366

(2)

Leap Abroad^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: P & O Cole| OR: 83| D

22/1

22/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 10 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1-44468

(4)

Dare To Hope⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| D

15/2

Latest win at Ripon in September. 7/2, suffered a poor run from 2f out when eighth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 8 days ago. Very much one to consider on his polytrack debut.

Form: 607218

(6)

Shalaa Asker^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: A Keatley| OR: 81| CD

9/1

4 wins from 16 runs this year. 16/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at York (5f, heavy) 29 days ago, nearest finish. Can give a good account.

Form: 321473

(11)

Hello Me^v⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: J Parr| OR: 79| BF| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. 9/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 65 days ago. Visor back on and in the picture.

Form: 210125

(10)

The Waiting Game³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: Jack Jones| OR: 78| CD

8/1

4-time C&D winner. 5 wins from 12 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (9/4) 30 days ago by short head from Cuban Breeze, all out. Can go well again.

Form: 611111

(8)

Cuban Breeze^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 78| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 509623

(7)

Holkham Bay²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 78| D

10/3

15/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Kempton (6f) 24 days ago. Back up 6 lb but still weighted to go close.

Form: 290771

(12)

Billyjoh⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 74| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Doncaster in July. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy, 6/1) 46 days ago. Makes polytrack debut with more needed.

Form: 13557

(3)

Masterclass^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 71| CD

7/1

3/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 9 days ago. Enters calculations desoite a 3 lb rise.

Form: 410621

Forecasts

Holkham Bay (10/3), Buccabay (4/1), Masterclass (7/1), Dare To Hope (15/2), The Waiting Game (8/1), Shalaa Asker (9/1), Cuban Breeze (10/1), Billyjoh (12/1), Hello Me (16/1), Leap Abroad (22/1), Letmelivemylife (40/1), Burstow (50/1)

Lots with chances. HOLKHAM BAY remains handily weighted despite going up 6 lb for his recent Kempton success so is taken to follow up at the chief expense of Dare To Hope, who didn't enjoy the rub of the green when eighth at Newcastle last time. The Waiting Game, Cuban Breeze and Hello Me all have winning form here and need factoring into this competitive handicap too.