20:25 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 May 2019

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Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Novice Stakes

Off time: 20:28 | Winning time: 2m 4.85s

(3)

Ramsbury¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: J P Spencer| T: C Fellowes| BF

8/1

Won 1m4f novice stakes on bleated racecourse debut at Wolverhampton in December, then found one too good in similar event at Kempton last time. Has plenty of weight here but should be fresh and well on first start since January.

Form: 1-2

(8)

Emojie³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

100/1

Captain Gerrard gelding cost just 1000 guineas and showed very little to crow about when tailed off last in Fontwell bumper in March. Looks to face impossible task.

Form:

(9)

Derevo²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| CD

8/11

Top yard has 22% strike rate here. Dansili colt who shaped with prmise when second on only juvenile start at Doncaster in October. Still green and has to be shaken up to win on reappearance over C&D last month but will know plenty more now.

Form: 2-1

(1)

Duckett's Grove²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Mosse| T: E Walker

8/1

Made wining debut over a mile at Cork last summer for Emmet Mullins before joining current yard. Disappointing sixth of seven on start since at Newbury in September was too bad to be true. May need a little more time though.

Form: 16-

(2)

Landa Beach²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: A M Balding

12/1

Sprang a 50/1 shock when landng Newbury mile maiden on only start as a juvenile. Slow away and was hampered when under pressure before weakening at Leicester last month in 1m4f novice stakes. Drop back in trip makes sense.

Form: 1-5

(5)

Almokhtaar¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows

20/1

War Chant gelding cost $625,000 dollars as a foal. Fourth over a mile at Lingfield last term on only start to date and may need more experience. Yard in very good form though. so worth a market check.

Form: 4-

(7)

Great Example^h1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor

6/1

170,000 guineas son of Cape Cross. Sixth of 13 on debut at Thirsk last month, getting tired 3f out. Didn't show enough to get too excited about and much more needed here. First-time hood applied.

Form: 6

(4)

Maamora¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: David Egan| T: S Crisford| OR: 80| BF

4/1

Dubawi filly who disappointed on both starts last season. Better though on reappearance this term when well supported and found only potential Oaks candidate too good in Newmarket maiden last month. Steps up 2f and may not be at all far away.

Form: 78-2

Non-Runners

(6)

Almashriq¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: Jim Crowley

Forecasts

Derevo (8/11), Almashriq (13/8), Maamora (4/1), Great Example (6/1), Duckett's Grove (8/1), Ramsbury (8/1), Landa Beach (12/1), Almokhtaar (20/1), Emojie (100/1)

Plenty of big yards represented in an interesting contest. DEREVO gets the vote after winning well in the end when still running green over C&D last time. He should be sharper here and can get the better of Maamora, who will be suited by the extra two furlongs, and Alamshriq, who hails from last year's winning yard. Wolverhampton winner Ramsbury hasn't done much wrong but may find it tough conceding weight all round, while there could be better to come from the unexposed Almokhtaar and Landa Beach.