17:55 Chelmsford City

Thursday 8 February 2018

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Bet placepot At totesport.com Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 2m 8.31s

(5)

Bloodsweatandtears¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson⁽³⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 56

10/1

0/29 on the AW is hardly an encouraging record and he's tough to place faith in despite some recent fair efforts on Polytrack.

Form: 33936-4

(9)

Dor's Law^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Keelan Baker⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 56

5/1

A winner over 1m at Kempton two starts ago. Ran well in defeat here since and now steps up in trip (stays this far) off what appears to be a workable handicap mark.

Form: 2524-14

(4)

Ted's Brother^p1¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: Kevin Lundie| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 56| CD

6/1

C&D winner in the past and has also placed here. Well-held back here in January but first-time cheek pieces could help and he can't be ruled out.

Form: 5013-25

(6)

Joys Delight²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mr Ryan Holmes⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 53

6/1

Has shown enough to suggest she should get off the mark in an AW handicap at some point but seems more at home on Wolverhampton's Tapeta surface.

Form: 06326-8

(8)

Tigerfish^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 49

6/1

All wins at 7f, which is a slight concern given that can be quite a specialist trip, but still could stay this far and has least been in good form recently.

Form: 6094-24

(2)

Sexy Secret^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L Pearce| OR: 46| CD

4/1

Losing streak is beginning to stack up but has won over C&D as well as over 1m2f at Kempton and is on a potentially interesting mark.

Form: 35552-9

(7)

Sharp Operator^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: C Wallis| OR: 45

7/1

Career best when third over C&D last time out. On a very dangerous handicap mark if able to improve on that effort with an apprentice rider claiming a further 3lb off his back.

Form: 090-873

(3)

Just Fred^b1,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Gabriele Malune| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 45

7/1

25 race maiden who has shown his best form here (including over C&D) but still has plenty to prove in first-time blinkers.

Form: 47045-9

(1)

Golden Cannon⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S West| OR: 45

20/1

Yet to hit the frame in ten races and has too much to find with most of these to be considered a realistic prospect here.

Form: 570098-

Forecasts

Sexy Secret (4/1), Dor's Law (5/1), Tigerfish (6/1), Joys Delight (6/1), Ted's Brother (6/1), Just Fred (7/1), Sharp Operator (7/1), Bloodsweatandtears (10/1), Golden Cannon (20/1)

DOR'S LAW has been in good form recently despite finishing fourth last time (she was beaten less than two lengths) and on the same mark as that effort may well be the one to side with here. She won over 1m two starts ago but stays this far, and has shown she acts round this course in the past. Sexy Secret is on a long losing streak but has won over C&D and looks well treated so is the main danger, ahead of Sharp Operator, third over C&D last time out.