19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 21 December 2023

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Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 19:04 | Winning time: 1m 24.29s

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(6)

Sterling Knight¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 91| D

4/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Respectable third of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 6/1) 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 075513

(7)

Tremblant⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Farragher| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 87| D

40/1

Latest win at Deauville in August. 9/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Longchamp (6.5f, good to firm) 81 days ago. First run for yard after leaving A. Fabre. Has work to do.

Form: 437130

(3)

Darwell Lion¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 87| D

22/1

16/1, first run since leaving John Butler when eighth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 12 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 5-40718

(4)

Miami Thunder⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Egan| T: George Scott| OR: 85

6/1

Winner at Newcastle in June. Tenth of 11 in handicap (9/2) at Newcastle (8f) 76 days ago, ridden too aggressively. First run for yard after leaving Darryll Holland. Worth a market check.

Form: 501200

(8)

Riot^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. 4 wins from 16 runs this year. 5/1, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Strong claims in the hat-trick bid.

Form: 532511

(1)

Prince of Zenda^v⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Hayley Turner| T: H Palmer| OR: 81

15/8

Winner at Chester in September. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (17/2) at Newmarket (8f, heavy) 47 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 32-2910

(5)

Revolutionise^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 80| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 17/2) 12 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Remains on a handy mark but needs them to go quick up front.

Form: 233268

(2)

Love De Vega¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 80| D

13/2

6/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago, left poorly placed. Could make his presence felt if the race is run to suit.

Form: 840545

Forecasts

Prince of Zenda (15/8), Sterling Knight (4/1), Riot (5/1), Miami Thunder (6/1), Love De Vega (13/2), Revolutionise (9/1), Darwell Lion (22/1), Tremblant (40/1)

RIOT looks back in top form and is still well treated on past efforts, so he's worth a chance to complete the hat-trick at the possible expense of Sterling Knight, who was better than the result at Lingfield last time. A return to form from Prince of Zenda would make him of serious interest given there's the chance of an easy lead.