18:40 Chelmsford City

Friday 31 May 2019

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Off time: 18:44 | Winning time: 2m 7.03s

(11)

Mister Fawkes¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Dwyer| T: A M Balding| OR: 60

8/1

Little to write home about in three starts over 1m at two but extra 2f should suit and also been gelded ahead of handicap bow so better effort expected.

Form: 908-

(2)

Picture Poet²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁷⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 60

5/1

12-race maiden has run well twice this year with a reasonably close fourth over C&D latest good enough to give him an each-way shout in this weaker but bigger field contest.

Form: 55-4254

(1)

Catalogue^p1¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 56

66/1

Showed little in three back-end maidens for Richard Hannon. Changes yards ahead of handicap bow and wears first-time cheekpieces so hopefully do a little better.

Form: 089-

(7)

Percy's Prince²²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Tate| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 55

8/1

Stoutly bred handicap newcomer achieved little in three starts over 7f and 1m last October. This trip may see him in a much better light and few are shrewder handicap wise than this trainer so is a really interesting runner here.

Form: 088-

(3)

Drumshanbo Destiny¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D C Costello| T: G & J Moore| OR: 51

9/2

Little to recommend him in three starts at two but bred to improve greatly for further and another winter under his belt so is one worth considering now.

Form: 789-

(4)

Tunky³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J F Egan| T: J G Given| OR: 51

14/1

More exposed than most after seven starts and penultimate fourth (career best) proved a false dawn. Others now preferred.

Form: 58-0849

(10)

Matilda Bay⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 50

25/1

Handicap debutante but having beaten just one rival in three starts she is very hard to recommend.

Form: 660

(12)

Half Full²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 48

20/1

Fourth of nine at Ripon latest his best effort of six starts to date. Gets 2lb back for that run so could again be in the hunt for a place although other less exposed sorts may prove beyond him.

Form: 08-9874

(5)

Archdeacon^p²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: D K Ivory| OR: 48

3/1

Career-best effort latest when a running on neck second over 1m1½f at Wolverhampton. Extra ½f here can only be a positive and looks likely to make a bold bid if that is his current level.

Form: 0-49952

(13)

Trouble Shooter^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Raul Da Silva| T: S L Keightley| OR: 45

5/1

10-race maiden done little lately to suggest he will imminently change that.

Form: 0-57477

(9)

Lethal Laura²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J G Given| OR: 45

14/1

Achieved next to nothing in first six starts over 6f-7f but massive step up when third of 10 at Southwell over this trip latest, Highly unexposed than at the trip and worthy of each-way consideration.

Form: 085-003

(8)

Cala Sveva¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

33/1

Struggled in a classified event over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton in early February. Given a break since and more needed upped markedly in distance on handicap debut.

Form: 808-7

(6)

Supreme Chance³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: E J Walsh| T: M Blanshard| OR: 45

66/1

Beaten a total of three rivals in five starts to date. Shown nothing and easily dismissed.

Form: 000-00

Forecasts

Archdeacon (3/1), Drumshanbo Destiny (9/2), Picture Poet (5/1), Trouble Shooter (5/1), Percy's Prince (8/1), Mister Fawkes (8/1), Tunky (14/1), Lethal Laura (14/1), Half Full (20/1), Matilda Bay (25/1), Cala Sveva (33/1), Supreme Chance (66/1), Catalogue (66/1)

A couple of unexposed sorts from highly respected yards in PERCY'S PRINCE and Mister Fawkes make the most appeal with the former preferred given his trainer's expertise with handicappers going up in trip. Archdeacon's recent second ought to be good enough to go close here also.