19:25 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 January 2019

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Off time: 19:26 | Winning time: 3m 3.03s

(2)

Regal Gait⁴⁶⁹

4/1

C&D and 1m5½f winner here in just four starts at the course but this his first race in 469 days. Handicap well within range if ability remains and jockey booking adds intrigue. Not totally ruled out and market can guide.

Form: 065110/

(5)

Carvelas²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: David Probert| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 63| C

16/1

Back-to-back wins here in October over 1m2f and 2m. Lesser efforts the last twice over the shorter trip but this could prove a more suitable distance now so possibilities of better.

Form: 841168-

(8)

Sellingallthetime^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63

7/1

Frustrating 2018 saw him placed on several occasions without winning. Latest second at Wolverhampton over this trip when only beaten a neck reads well and has to be respected here.

Form: 633952-

(10)

Konigin^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: John Berry| OR: 64

9/2

Maiden was second here on stable debut over 1m5½f and since only beaten 1L into fifth off this mark over 1m4f at Lingfield where she looked likely to be even better over this trip. Winner waiting to happen now it seems and claims look strong.

Form: 366525-

(1)

Lazarus^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 59| C

10/1

Hurdles winner in October ran well next over them but below par since in one flat and one hurdles run. Must bounce back and others appeal more now.

Form: 665570-

(4)

Goldslinger^t1⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 57

10/1

Never won on AW and not won on flat since 2015 but ran best race on the level for sometime latest when a close fourth at Lingfield over 2m. Not much to find to be competitive and tongue-tie gives possibilities.

Form: 448-704

(9)

Your Band¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 60

5/2

1m4f winner at Lingfield on handicap debut noted finishing strongly for second in all three subsequent starts from 1m2f-1m4f. This trip could bring about further improvement and very little is needed so chances very obvious.

Form: 961222-

(7)

Affair⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison| OR: 56| CD

9/1

Bolted up on first start here over C&D back in November winning by 5L. 6lb rise for that not enough to temper enthusiasm so fully expecting another bold bid.

Form: 272631-

(3)

Geordielad²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: O Sherwood| OR: 45

25/1

Unplaced in eight career starts, three hurdles and five flat. Never better than eighth on the level so easy to dismiss even now trying this longer trip.

Form: 80898/

Non-Runners

(6)

Nafaayes¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Jean-Rene Auvray J: M Dwyer

Forecasts

Your Band (5/2), Regal Gait (4/1), Konigin (9/2), Nafaayes (9/2), Sellingallthetime (7/1), Affair (9/1), Goldslinger (10/1), Lazarus (10/1), Carvelas (16/1), Geordielad (25/1)

YOUR BAND has shown strong form since switching to handicaps and has all the while looked one who could be even better when stepped beyond 1m4f which he is for the first time here so he can improve on three seconds since his first win to gain a second success. In what looks quite a strong contest Konigin is an obvious threat after two good runs to start out for this yard as is Affair who won very comfortably over C&D in her last start in November.