Ninth Race 8.30pm

THE chelmsfordcityracecourse.com HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 4)

for three yrs old and upwards x Total race value £13000 Owners Prize Money. 1st £5291, 2nd £2645, 3rd £1323, 4th £661, 5th £240, 6th £240. (Penalty Value £6696)

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CITY SELECTIONS SHOW ME SHOW ME (third) didn’t get much luck in running when he finished behind So Smart (winner) and Zim Baby (second) on heavy ground at Leicester last month and may be worth chancing in his bid to turn the form around. Richard Fahey’s gelding is back on his last winning mark and, notably, he still has scope to improve on the all-Weather. Jack The Truth goes well here and is another to bear in mind.

SHOW ME SHOW ME

So Smart Leading course trainer (17-22): M Appleby (76 wins from 640 runners, 12%) runs ZIM BABY Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): J J Quinn (3 wins from 10 runners, 30%) runs MISS NAY NEVER Longest Travellers: SHOW ME SHOW ME trained by R Fahey, MISS NAY NEVER trained by J J Quinn, both Malton, 216 miles.

Br Breeding O Owner B Breeder J Jockey T Trainer S Sponsor

1 MISS NAY NEVER (IRE) (40) 505101 CD

Br B f No Nay Never (USA) - Desert Sky (IRE) O The Wild Rovers 4 9-9 (1)

Jason Hart J John Quinn, Malton T B Lynch Bages JJ Quinn Racing Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Three wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (7/1) at this C&D 40 days ago by 1 1/4 lengths from The Defiant. This 5lb higher mark may be enough to anchor her. TFRHHHII BHA85 2 JACK THE TRUTH (IRE) (38) 051400 CD

Br Ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Friendly Heart (CAN) O Mr Jack Stephenson B Michael G. Daly 8 9-8 (8)

Callum Shepherd J George Scott, Newmarket T The Fitzdares Club S TIMEFORM VIEW Four-time C&D winner. Latest win at Bath in July. 50/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 38 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good. TFRHHIII BHA84 3 MUSTAFFIZ (GB) (118) 631000 D 3 9-8 (4)

Br B g Oasis Dream - Mulkeyya (IRE) Luke Morris J

O Mr J. M. Bradley Charlie Wallis, Ardleigh T

B Shadwell Estate Company Limited TIMEFORMVIEW Cheekpieces on, eighth of 10 in minor event (67/10) at La Teste (5.5f, good). Off 118 days ahead of this handicap debut for new yard and it’s probably best to look elsewhere. TFRHIIII BHA84 4 LUCKY AVA (GB) (40) 001400 CD

Br B f Heeraat (IRE) - Nigella O Qickco Ltd 4 9-6 (2)

Taylor Fisher (7) J Conrad Allen, Newmarket T

B Mickley Stud & Joy McMahon TIMEFORM VIEW Three-time C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 8 3/4 lengths eighth of 10 to Miss Nay Never in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 40 days ago. Possibilities if able to bounce back. TFRHHHII BHA82 5 ZIM BABY (GB) (15) 555002 D

Br B m Roderic O’Connor (IRE) - Kenyan Cat O FOSNIC RACING B David Botterill & John Guest 5 9-4 (7)

Alistair Rawlinson J Michael Appleby, Oakham T Trade Access Panels Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Creditable 2 1/4 lengths second of 9 to So Smart in handicap (18/1) at Leicester (5f, heavy) 15 days ago. Hood back on. Will do well to reverse the placings with that rival, for all that she’s now 7lb better off. TFRHHHII BHA80 6 SHOW ME SHOW ME (GB) (15) 142043 D 5 9-3 (6)

Br B g Showcasing - Springing Baroness O Ontoawinner 8 and Partner 4 B Whitsbury Manor Stud

Oisin Orr J Richard Fahey, Malton T www.ontoawinner.net S TIMEFORM VIEW Latest win at Newcastle in August. 9/2, bit below form 4 1/2 lengths third of 9 to So Smart in handicap at Leicester (5f, heavy) 15 days ago, never nearer. Makes polytrack debut and will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward. TFRHHHII BHA79

7 SO SMART (IRE) (13) 323212 D BF 3 9-3 (5)

Br B g Dandy Man (IRE) - Model Looks (IRE) O John Abbey & Mike Nolan

Callum Hutchinson (5) J David Evans, Abergavenny T B Ballyhane Stud Emma Evans Racing Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Winner at Leicester in October. 5/6, good second of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, soft) 13 days ago. This consistent 3-y-o looks sure to give another good account. TFRHHHHH BHA79

Neil Callan J Robert Cowell, Newmarket T B Troy Cullen Al Basti Equiworld S TIMEFORM VIEW C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he has questions to answer at present. TFRHIIII BHA74 9 THE DEFIANT (GB) (40) 531202 D

Br B g Morpheus - Killer Class O Mrs Linda Chester 6 8-12 (9)

Joshua Bryan J Daniel Steele, Henfield T B Mr Frank Brady Brady & Gallagher (1999) Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Four wins from 15 runs this year, the latest at Lingfield in August. Creditable 1 1/4 lengths second of 10 to Miss Nay Never in handicap (11/1) at this C&D 40 days ago and should be on the premises once more. TFRHHHII BHA74

DECLARED RUNNERS 9 2021: SIR RODNEYREDBLOOD 4 9 3 Marco Ghiani 9-1 (J R Jenkins) 9 ran Hood worn by No. 5. Tongue Strap worn by No. 2, 7, 9. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 8. Stewards Note: LUCKY AVA: Following its run on 29/9/2022 it was reported that the trainer could not explain poor run.

Probable S.P’s: 13-8 So Smart (IRE), 6-1 The Defiant (GB), 7-1 Show Me Show Me (GB), 15-2 Miss Nay Never (IRE), 8-1 Zim Baby (GB), 10-1 Lucky Ava (GB), 22-1 Jack The Truth (IRE), 40-1 Mustaffiz (GB), Autumn Flight (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER The most solid option is SO SMART, who has barely put a foot wrong this year and lost little caste in defeat when just touched off at Nottingham last time. Show Me Show Me was a shade below par when third to the selection at Leicester last month but he merits respect nonetheless, while The Defiant has a good chance of reversing recent C&D placings with Miss Nay Never on these revised terms.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.SO SMART (IRE) 2.SHOW ME SHOW ME 3.THE DEFIANT

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