18:10 Chelmsford City

Thursday 10 May 2018

All18:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4021:10

Bet Placepot At totesport.com Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:12 | Winning time: 1m 24.41s

(1)

Golden Slam⁷⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 74

20/1

Off the track since beating an ordinary bunch almost two years ago. It's a positive that the yard have kept him on, but he faces a stiff task here on these terms.

Form: 61/

(12)

Glendevon²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| D

5/2

Fulfilled debut promise when slamming his rivals next time. Could be useful and looks the type to make up into a decent three-year-old

Form: 21-

(7)

Mr Marrakech²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| D

1/1

Has an AW pedigree and duly obliged at Kempton on debut when well-supported. More to do here but yard are having an excellent campaign with this age group.

Form: 1

(4)

Tadbir^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Dane O'Neill| T: B J Meehan| C

7/2

Made all to score over 6f here and despite looking green. This is much tougher but he is clearly progressing.

Form: 5-1

(11)

Excelabit^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: J Quinn| T: D R Lanigan

66/1

Exceed and Excel colt who fetched 48,000 gns as a yearling and is a close relation of middle distance winner Big Ego. No show on Wolverhampton debut and this looks even harder.

Form: 0

(10)

Fard^v1

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: S Crisford

20/1

130,000 gns yearling by Dutch Art out of a speedy Group 3 winning dam. Looks interesting on paper but in a tough heat on debut.

Form:

(8)

Pheidippides²⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: Tom Clover

33/1

Much improved run on second start but needs to have found an awful lot more during the winter to have any chance.

Form: 73-

(6)

Saphil²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: David Egan⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan

50/1

Has shown nothing in either run and this looks an above average contest. Will qualify for handicaps after this and will be of more interest then.

Form: 8-0

(3)

Timssaah¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: G Peckham

50/1

Gelded son of Showcasing who fetched 115,000 gns as a yearling and is a half-brother to three winners over 6f and 7f. Soundly beaten on both starts and has too much to find to merit consideration.

Form: 79

(5)

Fata Morgana^h1¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: Rosie Jessop| T: Mrs C A Dunnett

150/1

Well beaten on Yarmouth debut last autumn and in a much tougher heat on return. Impossible to consider on tangible form.

Form: 0-

(2)

Smart Dart^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: Miss Emma Wilkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Beckett

25/1

Not totally unfancied on either start but has failed to show enough to warrant consideration. Apprentice ridden now and blinkers fitted.

Form: 6-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Arbalet²³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: James Doyle

Forecasts

Mr Marrakech (1/1), Glendevon (5/2), Tadbir (7/2), Arbalet (9/2), Golden Slam (20/1), Fard (20/1), Smart Dart (25/1), Pheidippides (33/1), Saphil (50/1), Timssaah (50/1), Excelabit (66/1), Fata Morgana (150/1)

Arbalet sets the bar high on his Group 3 third as a juvenile, but GLENDEVON is held in high esteem and it would be no surprise to see him emerge as a top-class horse given his size and scope. Tadbir showed plenty of sped to score here last time, but he is up in trip and taking on much tougher opponents. The same applies to Golden Slam who has been off for almost two years and Pheidippides who was much improved last time.