20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 25 April 2019

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 38.45s

(8)

Labrega^h1²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: H Palmer| OR: 86| D

10/1

Came to hand early last season and beat a subsequent French Listed winner at Haydock. Can be keen and she has failed to progress since. Interesting to see her kept in training but no surprise to see a hood fitted. Worth checking market sentiment.

Form: 6/2140-

(9)

Top Mission²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: M Botti| OR: 85| C

6/1

Won a maiden here over 7f in 2017 and not disgraced in a hot handicap over 1m2f behind Alfaaris last summer. Left Godolphin for 18,000 gns in February and debuts for new yard under top jockey but without usual cheekpieces.

Form: 312/549-

(6)

Itsakindamagic¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 81| CD

7/1

Landed a maiden over C&D by 8L for Andrew Balding and has had some stiff tasks since. Has dropped to a favourable mark but yard's horses usually improve for a run.

Form: 2364/50-

(3)

Bacacarat²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: A M Balding| OR: 81| D

7/4

Heavily supported when dead-heating at Newmarket in 2018 over a mile. Has failed to stay further since, but this is his optimum trip, he is nicely treated and he could prove to be yet another winner for the De Sousa/ King Power/Balding triumvirate.

Form: 23417-8

(4)

Oh It's Saucepot²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall| OR: 80| D

11/1

Completed a hat-trick in 2017 and went very close off today's mark on her seasonal return last year. Stable have made a quiet start, but she is feared none the less.

Form: 1/22428-

(1)

Samphire Coast^h,t,v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw| OR: 80| CD

6/1

Five-time course winner has been holding his form well. Return to 1m ideal for him, but there are others in this who may be better handicapped given he's never won off a mark above 77.

Form: 152454

(7)

Able Jack²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Bentley| T: S C Williams| OR: 79| CD

10/1

Landed a very good class 3 event over C&D in March 2018 off 5lb higher. Excuses for his last two efforts when poorly drawn and, most recently, in a tactical affair. Has as good a chance as any in an open contest.

Form: 90-6703

(2)

Letsbe Avenue¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 79| D

10/1

Winner of back-to-back 1m handicaps at Newbury and Salisbury last term. Has also won at Kempton and he starts 2019 on his last winning mark.

Form: 0/41198-

(5)

Rock Icon¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁷⁾| T: J Hughes| OR: 76| D

25/1

Bath winner last June, but has been unable to add to that success off higher marks on turf/AW. Does not look up to this standard.

Form: 325-070

Forecasts

Bacacarat (7/4), Top Mission (6/1), Samphire Coast (6/1), Itsakindamagic (7/1), Labrega (10/1), Letsbe Avenue (10/1), Able Jack (10/1), Oh It's Saucepot (11/1), Rock Icon (25/1)

This looks wide open but BACACARAT should be race fit following a Doncaster return when he was fancied but failed to stay the extra 2f. He is relatively lightly raced and figures on a manageable mark judged on his share of the spoils at Newmarket last summer. Able Jack has done better than his last two placings suggest and he will be winning before too long, whilst Oh It's Saucepot and Labrega came to hand early last season and need to be checked in early trading.