15:05 Chelmsford City

Saturday 8 June 2019

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 1m 37.47s

(1)

Jilbaab²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: B J Meehan| OR: 77

5/1

Off the mark at the third attempt in maiden/novice company when making AW debut. Was impressive too as he turned over an odds-on favourite with the minimum of fuss. Makes handicap debut off fair mark and should have plenty of success at this level.

Form: 5-31

(13)

Prince Of Harts²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: B R Millman| OR: 76| BF

5/1

Only managed to find the progressive Cardano too good when runner-up at Nottingham (1m; soft) last time. Has definitely improved since switched to handicaps and he is a major player off just a 1lb higher mark.

Form: 055-162

(9)

Dragon Sun⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 76| BF| D

5/1

More was to be expected when he was a below-par fourth at Yarmouth (1m; good to firm) on his latest start. Sent off the 7-4F then but should benefit for the return to this grade/surface.

Form: 989-114

(10)

New Jazz²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 76

7/1

Made an underwhelming handicap debut at Newmarket (1m; good to firm) last time. 1lb lower for that effort and still early days. This is probably the weakest race she has contested in her career so far, so interesting to see how she fares.

Form: 35-25

(2)

Bay Of Naples³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75

7/1

Registered a couple of AW victories earlier in the year but hasn't done so well since switched to handicaps. Mark has dropped 6lb as a result of that but this is a better contest than when he was a disappointing fourth at Southwell (7f; standard).

Form: 411594

(4)

Onebaba^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 75

9/2

Did well to plug on for sixth when suffering trouble coming out of the stalls which left him in last place on handicap debut at Windsor (1m; good to firm). Has each-way claims off the same mark but may want stepped up to 1m2f soon.

Form: 0-636

(8)

Solar Heights^v1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 74| CD

6/1

Progressive in three runs on the AW which culminated in a C&D win in March. Made disappointing handicap/turf debut when fifth of six at Redcar (1m; good to firm). Dropped 2lb or that effort and could have place claims if putting that behind him.

Form: 6315

(11)

Kings Royal Hussar¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Queally| T: A King| OR: 72

14/1

Four-race maiden who improved upon what he had previously shown in maidens when runner-up on handicap debut at Nottingham (1m; good to firm). That was also his seasonal return so he should improve a good bit from that and is a player up 4lb.

Form: 505-2

(6)

Startego¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 70

25/1

Hasn't improved for the switch to handicaps and hasn't made an appearance on the AW since finishing well-beaten at this track last year. Ruled out with confidence in current form and is readily opposed.

Form: 7226-69

(3)

Mitigator³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: B Doyle| T: Mrs L Pearce| OR: 60

50/1

Hasn't cut much ice at all in his career so far, and mark has slid 18lbs in just four runs since switched to handicaps. Impossible to fancy in a race where many others have much more solid claims.

Form: 548-808

Non-Runners

(7)

Little Rock³⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: P Cosgrave

(12)

Fares Poet¹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: Daniel Muscutt

(5)

Capofaro¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J A Osborne J: Nicola Currie

Forecasts

Onebaba (9/2), Dragon Sun (5/1), Jilbaab (5/1), Prince Of Harts (5/1), Solar Heights (6/1), New Jazz (7/1), Bay Of Naples (7/1), Fares Poet (7/1), Little Rock (10/1), Capofaro (10/1), Kings Royal Hussar (14/1), Startego (25/1), Mitigator (50/1)

The form of Prince Of Harts' previous race has been franked with the winner going in again at Ripon this week. He is of interest off just a 1lb higher mark this afternoon and has the perfect AW record (1-1), but the handicapper knows where he is with him. The same cannot be said for JILBAAB who was somewhat of a surprise winner at Wolverhampton last month. There was no fluke about that victory, and he was value for more than the winning margin of a length suggests which could mean he is better than his opening mark. New Jazz has been a big disappointment so far but this assignment represents a drop grade and her consistency should see her finish in the placings again.