18:30 Chelmsford City

Friday 15 March 2019

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Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 18:33 | Winning time: 59.27s

(8)

Verne Castle^b1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 91| CD

11/1

Won back-to-back races over C&D at the back-end of last summer. Not in the same form since but shaped with promise after a break last time and with first-time blinkers added here could be dangerous.

Form: 1134-57

(5)

Shamshon⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 90| CD

13/8

Previous C&D winner who's been in god form. Winner off 5lb lower at Wolverhampton three starts back before being held in a stronger race than this back there over 6f last time. Drops in grade and should be in the mix.

Form: 6-12127

(6)

Green Door^v⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 85| D

25/1

Smart on his day and won a Group 2 as a juvenile. Hasn't won since 2016 now but shaped much better than the bare result over C&D last time when not getting the best of runs. Should come on for that and is entitled to run well.

Form: 637/47-6

(1)

King Robert²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: David Egan| T: C Wallis| OR: 83| C| D

7/2

Been in fine form around here over 6f this winter having won in December and gone close the last twice. Drops in trip here but has good draw and clearly thrives at this venue.

Form: 641-632

(2)

Bosham^b,t¹⁸⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 82| CD

25/1

Has won 14 times in the past but was badly out of form when last seen back in September. Returns from a six-month break but will need to be cherry ripe to be winning on return here.

Form: 624704-

(4)

Primo's Comet¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 81| D

5/1

Had hinted that his turn was not far away prior to just getting up late on at Newcastle (5f) two week ago. Riders claim offsets the small rise in the weights but this track is a different test altogether.

Form: 51-5341

(9)

You're Cool^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Balding| OR: 80| CD

25/1

Front-runner who's running style is well suited to this venue. Draw has not been overly kind but should still be able to get prominent and will be a danger to all if getting loose on the front.

Form: 7131-75

(3)

Something Lucky^v¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 80| CD

4/1

Has left the crossbar in pieces of late with close seconds on his last three starts. Sure to go well again if getting a good pace to aim at. Entered at Southwell Thursday.

Form: 752228

Non-Runners

(10)

Boom The Groom¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: A W Carroll J: Tom Marquand

(7)

Dynamo Walt²⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 8

T: D Shaw J: P Mathers

Forecasts

Shamshon (13/8), King Robert (7/2), Something Lucky (4/1), Primo's Comet (5/1), Boom The Groom (8/1), Verne Castle (11/1), Dynamo Walt (12/1), You're Cool (25/1), Bosham (25/1), Green Door (25/1)

An open race in which Verne Castle and Dynamo Walt both make appeal having appeared to be running into form of late. Something lucky will be a player if coming here after Southwell on Thursday. We will take a chance that YOU'RE COOL can get loose on the front end and hold them all off.