21:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 22 February 2018

All17:5518:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Rotary On Track Handicap

Off time: 21:03 | Winning time: 1m 39.36s

(8)

Palawan³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 67

4/1

On a long enough losing streak but went very close to returning to winning ways at Kempton last time when beaten only a neck and can't be ignored off the same mark.

Form: 6467-52

(6)

Deliberator^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A Kirby| T: W J Knight| OR: 67

4/1

0/8 in his career but usually runs his race and entitled to be on the premises over a trip which suits.

Form: 56433-4

(5)

Tellovoi^v⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R C Guest| OR: 64| CD

10/3

Has been running fairly well over shorter trips than this recently but stays this far (and in fact may be slightly more effective over this distance). On the same mark as when second last time and is respected.

Form: 2663-12

(2)

Scribner Creek²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 63| CD

10/1

Disqualified from most recent race due to running in wrong race, but actually ran okay there. Generally solid form recently and may well be capable of hitting the frame.

Form: 8755-D5

(1)

Passing Star^p,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 63| C| D

12/1

Only win since 2014 was a sprint claimer here and despite a couple of close calls he probably needs a little bit more help from the handicapper before returning to winning ways.

Form: 46275-5

(9)

Arlecchino's Leap⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 63

16/1

Step in the right direction when beaten just a length over C&D last time, but all wins have come over shorter than this and not convincing this is the right race for him to show his best.

Form: 00-5764

(7)

Tinker Tailor¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 58

33/1

Yet to really show much improvement since sent handicapping but a 7lb drop down the weights is certainly useful and she could be worth keeping an eye on.

Form: 3506-87

(3)

Win Lose Draw⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Kevin Lundie⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 51| C

11/4

Carries a 6lb penalty for winning at this course last time out over 7f. Slight concern that he has only ever won over that shorter trip but shouldn't be out of it off this weight.

Form: 9934-01

(4)

Ember's Glow^h⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Danny Brock| T: P S McEntee| OR: 55

33/1

0/9 in his career and yet to fire for this yard despite running some nice races when trained by Jason Ward. Others hold more convincing claims.

Form: 634-960

Forecasts

Win Lose Draw (11/4), Tellovoi (10/3), Palawan (4/1), Deliberator (4/1), Scribner Creek (10/1), Passing Star (12/1), Arlecchino's Leap (16/1), Ember's Glow (33/1), Tinker Tailor (33/1)

There's no stand out candidate here but the veteran TELLOVOI represents an interesting option. The fact he has been running well over shorter than this recently is especially encouraging when considering that his optimum trip may well be this distance, and he remains on the same mark as when only narrowly beaten at Wolverhampton last time. The return to Polytrack is a positive and he is taken to see off recent course winner Win Lose Draw and William Knight's Deliberator.