19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 March 2025

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It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 58.16s

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(1)

Secret Handsheikh^v¹⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 69| BF| D

22/1

Latest win at Brighton in September. Well-beaten second of 7 in handicap at same course (5.3f, good to soft, 2/1) when last seen 6 months ago. One to consider on return.

Form: 175142-

(3)

General Assembly^p1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Jack Morland| OR: 69| D

3/1

6/1, bounced back to form under a change of tactics when winning 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 12 days ago, responding well to an attacking ride. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Expected to be bang there from just 2 lb higher.

Form: 979-891

(7)

Leodis Dream¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: D C Costello| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| CD

15/2

C&D winner in October. 33/1, didn't get home having a rare outing at 6f when sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell 16 days ago. Will benefit from this return to 5f.

Form: 413-306

(4)

Diamond Dreamer^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: P R Chamings| OR: 68| D

11/2

Four wins from 10 runs last year. 16/1, wasn't in the same form as on last 2 starts when sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago.

Form: 65-7326

(8)

Angle Land¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 68| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, again ran below form when seventh of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 16 days ago.

Form: 636-467

(5)

Birkenhead^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| D

16/1

Three wins from 15 runs last year. Wasn't disgraced when fifth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Southwell (5f) 16 days ago. Should step forward again.

Form: 1013-85

(2)

Merrimack^t,v⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 66| D

6/1

11/4, run best excused when last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) just over 9 weeks ago, poorly drawn and things going wrong from an early stage. Folly to ignore.

Form: 5624-28

(9)

Dark Side Prince^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 62| CD

9/1

5-time C&D winner (including this corresponding event from 2 lb higher last year). 50/1, looked rusty after 3 months off when seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 31 days ago.

Form: 35647-7

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Alafdhal^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 59| C| D

4/1

8/1, bounced back to form when second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 10 days ago, conceding first run. Blinkers back on and Rossa Ryan on board a positive.

Form: 125652

Forecasts

General Assembly (3/1), Alafdhal (4/1), Diamond Dreamer (11/2), Merrimack (6/1), Leodis Dream (15/2), Dark Side Prince (9/1), Angle Land (10/1), Birkenhead (16/1), Secret Handsheikh (22/1)

An open-looking sprint but the vote goes to GENERAL ASSEMBLY, who responded well to an attacking ride when scoring at Wolverhampton 12 days ago and Jack Morland's charge can defy a small rise in the weights sporting first-time cheekpieces. Merrimack can have his latest effort overlooked, so he heads up the dangers returning from a 9-week break, with Alafdhal rounding off the shortlist.