18:15 Chelmsford City

Sunday 21 January 2024

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CCR Private Venue Hire Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 38.75s

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(10)

Maruna²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Newcastle in November. 25/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 29 days ago, merely closing up late. Mark remains on stiff side.

Form: 4165-

(6)

Seattle Time¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 65

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good). Off 103 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Sylvester Kirk. Stable switch looks a positive move and he's interesting on the pick of his efforts in the summer.

Form: 59/329-

(3)

Jenson Benson⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S Lycett| OR: 64| CD

13/2

Four-time course winner. 9/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (10f) 61 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark but needs to improve on recent efforts.

Form: 360836-

(11)

Dynamic Talent^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 64

17/2

Returned to form from career-low mark to win 10-runner handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 8/1) 15 days ago by neck from Once Adaay, driven out. High draw will make life harder but he's not fully discounted.

Form: 07480-1

(7)

Top Button^p1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: Jack Jones| OR: 62

12/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Frame claims again.

Form: 9/5344-4

(9)

Always Fearless^b⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 62| C| D

22/1

Course winner. 13/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 47 days ago, not ideally placed. Has slipped to last winning mark and can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 104965-

(1)

Once Adaay^t,v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 62| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. 9/2, good neck second of 10 to Dynamic Talent in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 15 days ago. Operating at the top of his game at present and should be in the mix again.

Form: 76321-2

(8)

Harry The Haggler^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 62| BF| D

3/1

Latest win at Kempton in November. Evens, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D 8 days ago. Beaten only by another thriving rival there and he's shortlisted again.

Form: 2141-32

(2)

Min Till^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 62

11/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago. Can continue in form but others perhaps rate as more interesting from this mark.

Form: 05821-4

(4)

Al Suil Eile¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: S A Harris| OR: 59| D

14/1

Latest win at Southwell in December. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 9/2) 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Not discounted.

Form: 24651-5

(5)

Tonal¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Ian Williams| OR: 55

12/1

First run since leaving C. Laffon-Parias when last of 9 in maiden at Kempton (6f) on UK debut 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. This should reveal more but still hard to recommend as a betting proposition after that effort.

Form: 78-9

Forecasts

Harry The Haggler (3/1), Once Adaay (9/2), Seattle Time (11/2), Jenson Benson (13/2), Dynamic Talent (17/2), Min Till (11/1), Tonal (12/1), Top Button (12/1), Al Suil Eile (14/1), Always Fearless (22/1), Maruna (50/1)

HARRY THE HAGGLER found only another rival at the top of his game too good over C&D last week and he can continue his good spell. Once Adaay was behind Dynamic Talent at Southwell last time but meets that rival on slightly better terms and has a more beneficial draw, so it would be no surprise if he could turn the form around, whilst Seattle Time is also interesting on debut for the up-and-coming Jack Jones yard.