14:55 Chelmsford City

Sunday 21 January 2018

All13:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:30

Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 2m 7.93s

(5)

Buckland Beau²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 67| CD

3/1

Not won since completing an AW hat-trick in early 2016 with the last of those wins coming off a mark of 79. Now 12lbs lower than his last winning mark.

Form: 36805-5

(3)

Lazarus^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 65

4/1

Has produced two promising performances recently at Lingfield and Kempton on the Polytrack surface. Claims if handling the track.

Form: 25002-3

(4)

Hard Toffee⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: L Allan| OR: 63

9/4

Hasn't placed in six attempts at the AW and no win at all since August 2015. Not seen since early in December but not easy to dismiss.

Form: 254544-

(1)

Showdance Kid¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: K Frost| OR: 61

16/1

Without a win in eight starts over this trip and well beaten and no impression on first two starts for this yard. Out of form recently and hard to finish.

Form: 32200-6

(6)

Ted's Brother^b¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁷⁾| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 57| CD

5/1

Has gone well for this rider lately, winning over C&D and not disgraced at Wolverhampton and back here latest. Now running 10lb higher than last winning mark but still place claims for the game veteran.

Form: 25013-2

(7)

Ember's Glow^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Danny Brock| T: P S McEntee| OR: 58

25/1

Modest 67-rated handicapper for the Jason Ward yard before well beaten on stable debut when ninth of 10 earlier this month. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 52634-9

(8)

Kay Sera³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 56| C

33/1

Veteran who has been beaten 79L on his last two starts in December both on the Southwell Fibresand. Hard to construct much of a case for him.

Form: 166779-

(2)

Topmeup^v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 57

9/1

Victorious three times for David Evans and best effort in four starts for current yard came when finishing a neck second over 1m last month. Well beaten on sole start here in October 2016.

Form: 14624-7

Forecasts

Hard Toffee (9/4), Buckland Beau (3/1), Lazarus (4/1), Ted's Brother (5/1), Topmeup (9/1), Showdance Kid (16/1), Ember's Glow (25/1), Kay Sera (33/1)

Hard Toffee could make the early pace here from stall four with Showdance Kid and Ember's Glow for company. The early pace, be it fast or steady from the confirmed front-runners could set the race up for a battle between the veteran Ted's Brother and the Amy Murphy-trained LAZARUS who has put in two solid efforts of late. The pace-making Hard Toffee can hold on for third.