20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 January 2017

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Totepool Betting At Betfred.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 1m 12.84s

(8)

Al Sail³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

15/8

Broke poorly on debut but finished his race off well and beaten just two-lengths by odds-on favourite. Entitled to come on plenty for that and was bought for €95,000 as a two-year-old so likely to be of warm order in the market.

Form:

(2)

Arzaak³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 76

6/4

Has shown a fair level of form but would need others in here to underachieve if he's to get involved and was beaten as a short priced favourite last time.

Form: 425162

(7)

Roman Navigator^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Botti

20/1

Unplaced in two starts to date but improved last time out when third of seven. Qualifies for a mark after this race so may do better down the line.

Form: 8

(6)

Clean Cut¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado

40/1

Cheap purchase and likely to do better over further. Jockey has a good record around here but best watched unless market says otherwise.

Form: 77874

(1)

Porto Ferro⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: Dr J D Scargill| OR: 85

7/2

Sets a fair standard to aim at here and performed well at Kempton last time on stable debut. That looked like an above average maiden for the track so plenty to like about her chances here.

Form: 43-5159

(3)

Prufrock¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: William Carson| T: D M Simcock| OR: 65

12/1

Roderic O'Connor filly who ran a couple of decent races in the summer and did better than finishing position suggests when sixth over six furlongs after a four month break last time. However, that level of form looks a level below what's required here.

Form: 2428

(5)

Zilza^t1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: C Allen

28/1

Very disappointing when well-backed last time but showed more on debut when disqualified for rider drawing incorrect weight. Likely to need more even on that form.

Form: D

Non-Runners

(4)

Fille The Force

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: S Dixon J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Arzaak (6/4), Al Sail (15/8), Porto Ferro (7/2), Prufrock (12/1), Roman Navigator (20/1), Fille The Force (25/1), Zilza (28/1), Clean Cut (40/1)

It's hard to get away from the claims of AL SAIL here who showed plenty of promise on debut after proving green in the stalls. Porto Ferro sets a good standard and should take advantage if the selection fails to live up to his billing. Arzaak may be capable of securing a place if he runs his race once again. 1. Al Sail 2. Porto Ferro 3. Arzaak