20:45 Chelmsford City

Saturday 10 March 2018

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Off time: 20:47 | Winning time: 2m 4.42s

(9)

Sputnik Planum^t¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70

8/1

Placed once from eight starts so far and dropping in trip on debut for this stable having finished sixth over 2m at Lingfield when last in action back in October.

Form: 554246-

(3)

Scoones¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 70| D

10/1

Victorious over this trip at Lingfield in September but disappointed on turf at Leicester subsequently and returning from a break today.

Form: 9/75410-

(5)

Frown²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: R M Beckett| OR: 70

8/1

Placed twice from four starts but finished well beaten on last months handicap debut and this return to 1m2f looks likely to suit.

Form: 3-727

(6)

Stormingin²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: D E Cantillon| OR: 70

5/1

Disappointed on stable and hurdling debut at Huntingdon in January but returned to form when finishing runner-up over 1m at Kempton subsequently. Has run well over this trip in the past.

Form: 06346-2

(7)

Broughtons Story⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: P J McBride| OR: 69| D

4/1

Recorded his first AW victory when winning over this trip at Lingfield last time out. Has been raised 8lb for that success and more is needed today.

Form: 1514-31

(11)

Prerogative^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 67

12/1

21 race maiden and well held over 1m when returning to handicap company here last time out. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 3222-37

(1)

Lazarus^p,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 66| CD

8/1

Sole success in 12 starts came over C&D. Fair effort when finishing sixth over this trip last time out and worth a check in the market today.

Form: 2-31666

(2)

Iconic Belle¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 66| BF

7/2

Placed on each of her last three starts including in a maiden contest at Wolverhampton last time out. Races off a mark 1lb higher than when finishing a head second at Newcastle prior to that.

Form: 4-58322

(4)

Thahab Ifraj¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 63

16/1

Novice hurdle winner at Stratford in August but well beaten twice on the AW since and probably best watched at present.

Form: 3/233-60

(10)

Polar Forest^e/s⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: R C Guest| OR: 59| D

16/1

Winner of ten of his 81 starts but held in two outings since returning from a break and likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 9978-84

Non-Runners

(8)

Compatriot²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Compatriot (6/5), Iconic Belle (7/2), Broughtons Story (4/1), Stormingin (5/1), Sputnik Planum (8/1), Frown (8/1), Lazarus (8/1), Scoones (10/1), Prerogative (12/1), Thahab Ifraj (16/1), Polar Forest (16/1)

ICONIC BELLE has been running well in defeat of late and she can register her first victory by taking this 1m2f handicap. The selection finished a close second in maiden company last time out and can get the better of Stormingin who returns to this trip having finished runner-up over 1m last time. Of the remainder last time out winner Broughtons Story looks capable of claiming third off his revised mark.