17:25 Chelmsford City

Saturday 26 October 2024

All16:5517:2517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 1m 12.5s

Settings

Selected odds by:

(8)

Bluebells Boy^b,t⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: L Morris| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 63| CD

10/3

Thriving a present, making it 3 wins from his last 4 starts in 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/2) 5 days ago. Has to be respected under a 5-lb penalty.

Form: 541131

(1)

Betties Bay^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Joshua Bryan| T: G Nicholls| OR: 64| D

3/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Tenth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 46 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 759060

(12)

Mokaatil¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 62| C| D

11/2

Course winner who ran below form when only sixth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 12 days ago. Possibilities if bouncing back.

Form: 113336

(3)

Nazalan^b1,t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: S Woods| OR: 63

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7f) 23 days ago. Blinkers/tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 576569

(4)

Melisende^p,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 62| D

22/1

Winner at Lingfield in September but below form both outings subsequently.

Form: 578180

(2)

Shamardia¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Paddy Bradley| T: I Mohammed| OR: 61| D

7/1

Eked out a bit more improvement to double her career taly at Wolverhampton in September. Run best excused back there 7 days later and remains relatively unexposed.

Form: 651210

(5)

Almodovar Del Rio^p²³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Quinn| T: M Botti| OR: 60| D

10/1

12/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW). Off 7 months but has gone well fresh before, so not ruled out.

Form: 346-258

(6)

Lewis Barnes^b,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 55| D

9/1

Showed a good attitude to get off the mark in12-runner handicap at Kempton (6f) 24 days ago, rallying. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 434251

(9)

Tilsworth Ony Ta¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 54| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in July. Last of 5 in handicap (4/1) at Windsor (5.1f, heavy) 12 days ago, reportedly bled.

Form: 714445

(7)

Grand Style²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M Wigham| OR: 45

66/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 66/1) 22 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Philip Kirby.

Form: 094988

Non-Runners

(11)

Prince Of Bel Lir⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: J Parr J: Daniel Muscutt

(10)

Alafdhal¹⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: P S McEntee J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Betties Bay (3/1), Prince Of Bel Lir (3/1), Bluebells Boy (10/3), Mokaatil (11/2), Shamardia (7/1), Lewis Barnes (9/1), Nazalan (9/1), Almodovar Del Rio (10/1), Alafdhal (10/1), Melisende (22/1), Tilsworth Ony Ta (28/1), Grand Style (66/1)

SHAMARDIA had excuses on her most recent outing and had been on an upward trajectory prior to that, so she's well worth another chance to regain the progressive thread. Lewis Barnes and the thriving Bluebells Boy head the opposition.