19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 November 2023

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Betsi Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 1m 23.63s

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(10)

Indie Skies¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 57

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win perspective.

Form: 8554

(9)

Adace^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: D K Ivory| OR: 53| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in August. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, 5/1) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 741263

(2)

Pontius⁴⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Hills| OR: 52| BF

7/2

Respectable third of 11 in handicap (5/2) at this C&D when last seen 15 months ago. Claims if fit enough do himself justice, but chances are he will come on for the run.

Form: 5/42023-

(8)

Outreach²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: M D I Usher| OR: 51

7/2

Good second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 10/3) 23 days ago, never nearer. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 704562

(3)

Macho Mania^p³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Gilligan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 48

14/1

22/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 3 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and this 14-race maiden looks vulnerable.

Form: 903579

(1)

Kangaroo^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 48

50/1

10/1 and visored for 1st time/tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 579009

(6)

Safe Passage^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: L A Dace| OR: 46

7/1

Fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, 25/1) 12 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 6269-94

(5)

Fast Flo^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

15/2

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 7 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 307324

(7)

College Wizard^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

16/1

80/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 10 days ago, slowly away. That represented a step back in the right direction.

Form: 070074

(4)

Craggy Range^v⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 45

100/1

Visored for 1st time, first run since leaving Ed Walker when ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 33/1). Off 94 days and back down in trip. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 0-78669

Forecasts

Adace (3/1), Pontius (7/2), Outreach (7/2), Safe Passage (7/1), Fast Flo (15/2), Indie Skies (12/1), Macho Mania (14/1), College Wizard (16/1), Kangaroo (50/1), Craggy Range (100/1)

OUTREACH posted his best effort yet when going close at Wolverhampton last month and is taken to open his account off an unchanged mark. Next on the list is Adace, who was beaten less than a length into third over a mile here last time and shouldn't be inconvenienced by this drop back in trip. College Wizard and Fast Flo both make some each-way appeal, while Pontius would be a serious threat if resuming from a 15-month absence in top form.