18:15 Chelmsford City

Thursday 13 December 2018

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Off time: 18:19 | Winning time: 1m 28.69s

(2)

Miss Bates³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 50

6/1

17-race maiden was only narrowly denied at Newcastle two starts back before a poor run up in grade. Place possibilities back down in class.

Form: 3-84028

(14)

Ahfad^b1²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 50

10/1

Nine-race maiden for Stuart Williams and only narrowly denied at Yarmouth. Drop of a furlong should help and rates a contender on stable debut.

Form: 37-7402

(6)

Cockney Boy^t,v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 50

7/1

Sole win from 26 starts came off a 4lb lower mark and has plenty to find based on his last three runs. Others preferred.

Form: 362497

(7)

Haraz⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: P Butler| OR: 50| C

50/1

Just one win from 46 starts and has been badly out of sorts since joining this stable. Remains easy to oppose.

Form: 690600

(12)

Lady York^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Wallis| OR: 50

40/1

Failed to progress in three starts in Ireland and tailed off on stable and UK debut. Looks easy to dismiss. Wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 5670

(1)

Gulland Rock¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Philip Prince| T: A Carson| OR: 49| D

10/1

Front-runner has now fallen 9lb below last winning mark and drawn to attack. Respected down in grade but yet to produce his best at this track.

Form: 897346

(10)

Tasaaboq^p,t¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: P S McEntee| OR: 49

33/1

Just four wins (all at Wolverhampton) from 59 AW starts while regularly placed. Remains on a competitive mark and can't be dismissed.

Form: 494196

(11)

Space War^t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 48| BF| D

5/1

Losing run now stretches back to April 2017 and disappointing at Southwell last time. Remains well handicapped so could bounce back down in grade.

Form: 233555

(3)

Amor Fati^v1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Katherine Begley⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 47

6/1

Eight-race maiden showed promise on stable debut since leaving John Oxx but below that when dropped to this trip latest. May need further and progress required.

Form: 638-925

(5)

Canimar^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Jones| T: S L Keightley| OR: 47

20/1

Still a maiden after 11 starts and she's looked regressive since joining this yard. Tailed off last time and best watched at present.

Form: 709690

(9)

Baby Gal^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 47

12/1

Sole win from 28 efforts came on her second start back in May 2016. On a competitive mark and place possibilities again but proving hard to win with.

Form: 529248

(13)

Slipalongtrevaskis^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: P Howling| OR: 47

6/1

14-race maiden but has gone close in his last five starts. Lost little in defeat over 6f here last time and while he can go well again he may be more vulnerable over this extra furlong.

Form: 422442

(8)

Malaysian Boleh^b,e/s¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46| CD

10/1

Has won 11 times in all but not as reliable as he once was. Declared Lingfield on Wednesday and others preferred.

Form: 557675

(4)

Tommy Boy^t1¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 46

8/1

Has shown very little in six starts for previous three yards. Joins a shrewd trainer adept at improving imports but still best watched.

Form: 000-779

(15)

Ertidaad^v²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Emma Owen| OR: 46| C| D

20/1

Has proven very hard to win with but now 1lb below last successful mark. Had shown promise for new yard in a couple of starts but needs to raise his game after a disappointing latest run.

Form: 709356

Non-Runners

(16)

Shyarch²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Mrs C A Dunnett J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Space War (5/1), Slipalongtrevaskis (6/1), Miss Bates (6/1), Amor Fati (6/1), Cockney Boy (7/1), Tommy Boy (8/1), Shyarch (8/1), Malaysian Boleh (10/1), Ahfad (10/1), Gulland Rock (10/1), Baby Gal (12/1), Ertidaad (20/1), Canimar (20/1), Tasaaboq (33/1), Lady York (40/1), Haraz (50/1)

The consistent Slipalongtrevaskis has to convince over this extra furlong but shouldn't be far away in a weak basement handicap. A change of headgear and in particular a drop in trip could suit AHFAD if he is given an aggressive ride on stable debut. Tasaaboq is hard to win with but should be competitive again.