14:50 Chelmsford City

Saturday 6 July 2019

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Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 1m 36.9s

(3)

Surrey Hope³²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: G Mosse| T: H Morrison| OR: 89| D

8/1

Placed off a 7lb higher mark at Newbury (1m, good-to-firm) in May last year. Disappointing on four subsequent starts and is making his stable and seasonal debut in this contest.

Form: 330006-

(8)

Merchant Of Venice⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: George Wood| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 85| BF| D

8/1

Put a below par turf effort behind him when third over 1m at Kempton in May. Given a short break since and is one to note off a 1lb higher mark.

Form: 1-11303

(9)

Mushtaq⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 84| C| D

20/1

Struggled in a 1m2f handicap at Newbury (good-to-soft) on seasonal debut in April. Absent since and return to this distance looks likely to suit racing off a mark 3lb lower than for his latest success.

Form: 16647-0

(2)

Fields Of Athenry³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 92

7/2

Dual winner over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton including on his penultimate start. Good second over this C&D subsequently and is a leading player despite a 3lb rise in the weights.

Form: 13-2612

(13)

Turn 'n Twirl³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamus Cronin⁽⁵⁾| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 88

16/1

Debut winner over 7f at Lingfield in December and put a disappointing effort in Dubai behind him when a head second at Wolverhampton (7f) early last month. Interesting runner stepping up in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 1-82

(11)

Secret Return²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Paul George| OR: 79| D

33/1

Improved on seasonal debut when finishing 6L second in a soft ground 1m handicap at Newbury last month. Races off the same mark here and is making her first AW start in over a y ear.

Form: 3217-42

(6)

Felix The Poet^b1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 85

10/1

Unbeaten in two AW starts including over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton last November. Held in two starts on turf this campaign and blinkers tried for the first time on AW return.

Form: 4181-45

(10)

Noble Lineage⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: J Tate| OR: 85

9/1

Made a winning seasonal debut when victorious over an extended 1m1f at Wolverhampton in April. Well beaten in a 1m2f turf event at Sandown (good-to-firm) later that month and drops in distance on return from a break.

Form: 451-19

(7)

Artois^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Palmer| OR: 85| D

33/1

Off the mark at the second attempt when winning over 1m at Kempton in September last year. Gelded subsequently and makes his handicap debut with blinkers tried for the first time having disappointed at Redcar (1m2f, good-to-soft) on seasonal debut.

Form: 31-7

(1)

Dalaalaat³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 84| BF| D

5/2

Victorious in a maiden over an extended 1m at Nottingham (good-to-firm) last October and has run well in both starts this season. Beaten 3½ when third over an extended 1m at Nottingham (good) last time out and return to AW no issue.

Form: 51-53

(4)

Solar Heights^v²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: J Tate| OR: 84| CD

6/1

Unbeaten in two starts over this C&D including when successful by 4½L in a first time visor (retained) here a month ago. Well drawn here and one to note despite a 10lb rise in the weights.

Form: 63151

(5)

Dyagilev²⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J Mitchell| T: Mrs L Pearce| OR: 72

66/1

Best effort so far came when third in a 1m novice race at Kempton last September. Gelded and changed yards since and is worth a check in the market on handicap and seasonal debut.

Form: 653-

Non-Runners

(12)

Tahreek¹⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Sir Michael Stoute J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dalaalaat (5/2), Fields Of Athenry (7/2), Solar Heights (6/1), Merchant Of Venice (8/1), Surrey Hope (8/1), Noble Lineage (9/1), Felix The Poet (10/1), Tahreek (12/1), Turn 'n Twirl (16/1), Mushtaq (20/1), Secret Return (33/1), Artois (33/1), Dyagilev (66/1)

FIELDS OF ATHENRY ran well to place over C&D last time out and he can go one better than when finishing runner-up that day. The selection is taken to get the better of stablemate Solar Heights who was a winner here last time out and looks a progressive individual. Third place can go to Dalaalaat who has a promising apprentice in the saddle for his AW return.