15:40 Chelmsford City

Monday 1 April 2019

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Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 37.65s

(6)

Juanito Chico^h,t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: S C Williams| OR: 77| D

6/1

Running well prior to a modest effort at Southwell last time out; no obvious excuse for that display and no easy task here from joint top weight.

Form: 828338

(2)

Simoon¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| BF| D

5/4

Respectable efforts last season and has returned to a bang-in-form yard since last seen out (debut and then won a maiden for Andrew Balding as a juvenile). Worth another try over this trip and merits a place high on the shortlist.

Form: 644235-

(3)

Glory Awaits^b¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 75| CD

8/1

Already a dual C&D winner and is back on a handy mark. Wasn't beaten far in a Class 4 handicap latest and will appreciate this slight ease in grade. Well worth considering.

Form: 64-8364

(5)

Harbour Vision²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw| OR: 74| CD

7/2

Held his form well since being gelded and switching to his current yard. Open to improvement over the trip and no fears about the surface. 5lb higher than his last winning mark though.

Form: 65-1412

(4)

Arctic Sea¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Raul Da Silva| T: P & O Cole| OR: 71| D

12/1

Won an apprentices race at Lingfield in September but held twice after from slightly higher marks. Gelded since his last run, the betting can guide as he needed plenty of time last year. Might just be better for an outing.

Form: 452164-

(7)

Roof Garden¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M M Monaghan| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 68| CD

33/1

Won here twice towards the end of the end of last season but hit with a 10lb hike for his troubles. Now has a bit to prove but has to be a positive that he acts so well at the course. Place claims if fully wound up for his seasonal debut.

Form: 7/60115-

(8)

Cashel¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 68| CD

10/1

Enjoyed a good campaign in the spring and won over C&D from a 5lb lower mark in February. Well beaten in both starts since though. Yard had a welcome winner on Saturday but hasn't really been firing on all cylinders of late.

Form: 5-21185

(1)

Pearl Spectre^v⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Nicola Currie| T: P S McEntee| OR: 68| C| D

20/1

Has won over 7f here and entitled to be thereabouts on the pick of his form over shorter. Gets a mile but has been out of form lately and needs to stop the rot.

Form: 166367

Forecasts

Simoon (5/4), Harbour Vision (7/2), Juanito Chico (6/1), Glory Awaits (8/1), Cashel (10/1), Arctic Sea (12/1), Pearl Spectre (20/1), Roof Garden (33/1)

GLORY AWAITS looks the percentage call and is taken to be hard to peg back in his bid for a third C&D success. Harbour Vision and Roof Gardens are forwarded as the main dangers, while betting support for Cashel, now his yard has started to turn the corner, could make it an interesting scrap for the places. Simoon also merits a betting check.