14:00 Chelmsford City

Friday 9 February 2018

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4016:1516:45

toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Handicap

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 25.26s

(6)

Jumping Around^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: Ian Williams| OR: 60

9/2

Just a sole 6f maiden win from 16 starts but has plummeted in the handicap and was a runner-up from this mark over 7f at Wolverhampton last time. No surprise if heavily in the mix once again.

Form: 32896-2

(8)

Sonnet Rose^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: C Allen| OR: 59| BF

6/1

Only win so far came from a low mark in a weak maiden handicap over 1m at Southwell but a runner-up twice since at Lingfield. Mark is climbing all the time though and 7f is on the sharp side for her.

Form: 6318-22

(2)

Yogiyogiyogi¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D J Coakley| OR: 59

7/2

Bits and pieces of promise in maidens but no immediate improvement since going handicapping, beaten 7L over 1m here last time. Dropped 2lb for that but questions to answer as she drops below 1m for the first time.

Form: 43696-5

(1)

Swot^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: R Winston| T: R A Teal| OR: 58| BF| D

9/4

Hasn't won since a lone 7f success in 2015 but has slipped to a fair mark on the evidence of five successive placed efforts. Just touched off at Southwell (7f) last time but something to prove on first visit here.

Form: 4333-22

(7)

Showdance Kid^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: K Frost| OR: 58

10/1

Juvenile winner who has found life tougher since transitioning to handicaps and no sign of improvement in three runs for this yard over further. Hopes pinned on an easing mark and a drop in distance.

Form: 2200-64

(3)

Hidden Stash^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone| OR: 57| CD

6/1

Largely underwhelming after winning a maiden for Andrew Balding but used forcing tactics to win successive 7f handicaps for this yard last back-end. Struggled under a more restrained ride on his return from 6lb higher mark last month, however.

Form: 75U11-8

(4)

Soaring Spirits^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: D K Ivory| OR: 56| D

16/1

Quite prolific earlier in his career but is becoming increasingly hard to win with, though he did go close over 7f at Lingfield in December. Respected on that form, though has underperformed twice since.

Form: 3402-47

Non-Runners

(5)

Aragon Knight¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: M Appleby J: Alistair Rawlinson

Forecasts

Swot (9/4), Yogiyogiyogi (7/2), Jumping Around (9/2), Sonnet Rose (6/1), Hidden Stash (6/1), Showdance Kid (10/1), Aragon Knight (14/1), Soaring Spirits (16/1)

A largely unconvincing bunch and, on the face of things, a decent chance for JUMPING AROUND to end a lengthy losing streak if he can reproduce the form he showed to finish a runner-up in a similar event at Wolverhampton last week. Seven furlongs around here would be as sharp as Sonnet Rose would want but she arrives here in good heart and is likely to again be in the mix, whilst front-running C&D winner Hidden Stash is better than he showed under a more restrained ride at Lingfield last time.