17:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 January 2020

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Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap

Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: 58.94s

(6)

Corinthia Knight^p1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 103| D

7/1

Cheekpieces adorn this one's head for the first time and they are obviously sued to see if they can shake him out of his recent malaise. Back down to 5f again after trying 6f last time; may find handicaps a little easier.

Form: 462763-

(4)

Watchable^p²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: D O'Meara| OR: 99| D

7/2

Ended last year in good form; comes here on a hat-trick off the back of his best effort for ages last time (proving himself still smart). Quickened well to win over 5f at Lingfield; won with a bit in hand; should continue to run well.

Form: 065211-

(7)

Street Parade^t¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: S C Williams| OR: 95| DWS

10/1

Took a 5f turf handicap on his seasonal return off today's mark in May but hasn't returned to the winners circle since. Didn't run too badly on his AW debut over C&D when last seen; back from wind surgery, needs to improve some more.

Form: 200002-

(3)

Tawny Port¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 94| D

3/1

His two AW wins have come on the Fibresand at Southwell and he doesn't look as good on other synthetic surfaces (0-3 on Polytrack). Produced a career-best last time but doubts remain about his ability to reproduce that performance here.

Form: 070171-

(2)

Kick On Kick On³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: M Dwyer| T: Ian Williams| OR: 87| D

5/1

Not disgraced on his first run for this yard having left Clive Cox and has slipped below his last winning mark. This will be his first run on Polytrack; may well come on for his last run and a danger if he can act on this surface.

Form: 3/30055-

(1)

Savalas¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 86| D

4/1

On a long losing run but there have been signs that since his transfer to this yard that he may be able to end that sequence. Ran poorly last time though (looked rather lazy) and not certain to produce his best form this time around.

Form: 505528-

(5)

Verne Castle^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Wigham| OR: 85| CD

12/1

Five-time C&D winner who failed to come on from his reappearance run over C&D last time. Slipped back below his last two winning marks here but his recent efforts mean that he's hard to recommend against some in-form rivals.

Form: 739997-

Forecasts

Tawny Port (3/1), Watchable (7/2), Savalas (4/1), Kick On Kick On (5/1), Corinthia Knight (7/1), Street Parade (10/1), Verne Castle (12/1)

A tricky little contest but it should pay to stay with the in-form WATCHABLE who enters 2020 on the back of his best effort for years and even as a 10yo he looks in good fettle despite the advancing years. Far from a surprise if his purple patch continues here although he will have to be at his best again. Corinthia Knight will appreciate a return to handicaps and the first-time cheekpieces may well see him rediscover some zip. A wind op should help Street Parade but more is needed from him and Tawny Port has to prove himself on this surface. Kick On Kick On deserves respect on his second run for this yard having shaped well last time; he has a win in him at this level.