14:10 Chelmsford City

Saturday 3 August 2019

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 1m 12.42s

(1)

Thegreatestshowman⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 83

5/2

5lb rise for his 5f Yarmouth success latest sees him here on a joint career-high mark. Still must prove he's as effective over 6f too so on the balance others are preferred.

Form: 4-62381

(7)

Fares Kodiac^t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 80| CD

14/1

Hasn't added to two juvenile wins and below par on his last four runs. Handicap mark sliding but not looking ready to take advantage.

Form: 648776

(5)

Leo Minor^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 72| D

12/1

12lb lower than last win but only made the frame twice in 12 subsequent starts so in all honesty he isn't an appealing proposition.

Form: 077435

(2)

Queen Of Burgundy¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L P Keniry| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 76| D

7/1

40/1 winner at Leicester (6f, good to firm) earlier this season and twice been second in four races since off similar marks to today. Should be as effective on AW and rates a viable each-way proposition.

Form: 712724

(10)

Michaels Choice²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Tate| T: W Jarvis| OR: 75| D

25/1

Beat Swiss Pride in a Bath nursery (5½f) in October but has struggled since. This is only his third start of the year and previous two both after breaks so could yet have more to give.

Form: 3418-05

(8)

Kamikaze Lord^t1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 75| D

10/1

Still early days in handicaps (0-3) but recent fifth of 10 despite a slow start on stable debut at Wolverhampton not devoid of promise. First-time tongue tie now fitted and certainly makes some appeal on a few fronts here.

Form: 521-005

(6)

Swiss Pride²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 74| D

11/4

Took his AW record to 2-4 when landing a Wolverhampton claimer two starts back and since ran well back on turf when second of four in a Ffos Las handicap as recently as Thursday. Quickly turned around but has leading claims.

Form: 127412

(3)

Something Lucky^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| C| D

10/1

Eight-time AW scorer is 0-19 in 2019 although has been second six times along the way so can't say he's been running poorly. Best form of recent times gives him a shout in a wide-open contest.

Form: 576325

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(4)

Consequences¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Louis Steward

(9)

Cappananty Con¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: C Wallis J: Joshua Bryan

Forecasts

Thegreatestshowman (5/2), Swiss Pride (11/4), Queen Of Burgundy (7/1), Consequences (8/1), Something Lucky (10/1), Kamikaze Lord (10/1), Leo Minor (12/1), Cappananty Con (12/1), Fares Kodiac (14/1), Michaels Choice (25/1)

A fiendishly difficult contest can go the way of Richard Hughes' SWISS PRIDE who has made a good impression in his two previous AW wins yet ran with great merit back on turf at Ffos Las latest. Kamikaze Lord who hinted at potential latest and previous big-price winner Queen Of Burgundy should also go close.