19:15 Chelmsford City

Thursday 24 May 2018

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Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 37.78s

(2)

Bullingdon¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 85

2/1

Salisbury novice winner on second juvenile start and returned from harsh winter (gelded) with runner-up finish at Windsor (1m, good to firm) early this month. Likely sort on handicap debut.

Form: 31-2

(3)

George³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan⁽³⁾| T: S Kirk| OR: 82

6/1

A touch unfortunate not to get his head in front last season, returned last month with fair effort in Newmarket handicap (1m, good) and should build on that run.

Form: 59222-5

(1)

Kawasir²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Varian| OR: 81| BF

11/4

Improving with his racing, twice going close this season in novice contests at Lingfield and Wolverhampton, makes first dive into handicap company for a yard in super form (9-38) and should make a bid.

Form: 3-32

(4)

Capla Jaipur^t1⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M M Monaghan⁽³⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 80

7/1

Shown plenty of zest in novice races, including narrow defeat over C&D in March, tongue tie added for handicap bow and should be able to get in the mix.

Form: 832

(6)

Amplification⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 80

8/1

Improved on his debut when taking a Doncaster maiden (7f, good to soft) in October. Ran with credit in a novices' event at Newcastle last time, but initial mark looks a little stiff on what we have seen thus far.

Form: 31-3

(5)

Jetstream¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Winston| T: C Hills| OR: 80

7/1

Galileo colt, won a novice event on Newcastle's AW over 1m2f in February, raced keenly in rear in the Chester Vase recently, before being readily outclassed (tailed off), this has a more realistic look to it back down in trip.

Form: 0-10

(7)

Faithful Promise²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 76

33/1

Scored in maiden/nursery company last season on turf over 5f/6f, faded on reappearance at Beverley over 7½f (good), though that may have owed more to fitness than lack of stamina.

Form: 41206-6

Forecasts

Bullingdon (2/1), Kawasir (11/4), George (6/1), Jetstream (7/1), Capla Jaipur (7/1), Amplification (8/1), Faithful Promise (33/1)

The Roger Varian yard are thriving at the moment and that is enough to suggest that a winning handicap debut is within reach here for KAWASIR, who has twice gone close in AW novice events during the spring. Bullingdon looks a fair danger having gone well at Windsor on reappearance while Capla Jaipur and Jetstream, with sights now lowered dramatically, also have their merits.