20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 25 April 2024

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6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 53.44s

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(5)

Daaris^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: K Frost| OR: 63| BF

7/2

6/5, good second of 5 in handicap at this course (16f) 14 days ago, staying on well. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 1334-22

(1)

Fictional¹⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 62

1/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Windsor (8.1f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Upped markedly in trip for handicap debut and returns with his stable going well, so he's a likely improver.

Form: 660-

(3)

Beggarman¹³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Morrison| OR: 61| C

7/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f). Off 135 days. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 202300-

(6)

Bascinet^p³⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Carmichael⁽⁷⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 61| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. 10/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f). Off 12 months. Worth a market check.

Form: 231654-

(2)

Bakersboy^v²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 58

25/1

One win from 30 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 20 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 03442/0

(4)

Devizes¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 57

11/2

11/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 15 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 067553

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(7)

Golden Dove¹⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Simon Earle J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Fictional (1/1), Daaris (7/2), Devizes (11/2), Golden Dove (6/1), Beggarman (7/1), Bascinet (22/1), Bakersboy (25/1)

DAARIS arrives in top form and probably would have won at this course last time with a clear run, so he's worth a chance to gain compensation in a weak race. Fictional is one to note on handicap debut for an in-form stable and Devizes should give his running again.