19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 November 2023

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Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 10.64s

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(8)

Inanna^t1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 72

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 6 in handicap at this course (7f, 12/1) 9 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 092056

(6)

Tyger Bay^b,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 71| D

11/4

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 9/1) 29 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 545603

(4)

Midnightattheoasis²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 70| D

40/1

Lightly-raced winner. 3¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Kessaar Power in handicap at this C&D (5/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charles Hills (has also been gelded). Worth a market check.

Form: 5-2136

(11)

Em Jay Kay¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 69| D

25/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 123259

(9)

Belle Fourche^t,v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 69| D

9/2

3/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 21 days ago, meeting trouble. In top form prior to latest outing and should be right back on her game.

Form: 087326

(3)

Kessaar Power^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J F Egan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 69| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 66/1, last of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, soft) 13 days ago. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 704970

(2)

Impeach^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 68| D

11/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable third of 7 in claimer (18/1) at Kempton (6f) 22 days ago. Operating below best at present.

Form: 603693

(7)

Afterlife^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Gilligan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 67

28/1

Hooded for 1st time, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, 50/1) 14 days ago, not clear run. Shouldn't be written off just yet.

Form: 068505

(5)

Maxzeno^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Appleby| OR: 66| BF

6/4

11/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, soft) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. Has slipped to a good mark and looked back in top form last time, so worth taking a chance on.

Form: 252754

(10)

Mellys Flyer^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: C Wallis| OR: 66| D

50/1

Sixth of 10 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 084086

(1)

Porfin⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| D

16/1

Latest win at Newmarket in August. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good, 7/1) 90 days ago, hampered. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 323120

Non-Runners

(12)

Habooba¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: T Kent J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Maxzeno (6/4), Tyger Bay (11/4), Belle Fourche (9/2), Habooba (13/2), Impeach (11/1), Porfin (16/1), Inanna (20/1), Kessaar Power (22/1), Em Jay Kay (25/1), Afterlife (28/1), Midnightattheoasis (40/1), Mellys Flyer (50/1)

MAXZENO is leniently treated and shaped well from a poor position at Newmarket 13 days ago, so he's worth chancing having his first go on polytrack (good efforts both outings on tapeta). Belle Fourche is very much of interest on the back of an excusable run and Tyger Bay isn't without hope dropping in grade.