18:15 Chelmsford City

Saturday 18 January 2020

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Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 1m 11.74s

(1)

Lancelot Du Lac³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: D K Ivory| OR: 92| CD

6/1

A C&D winner who was unable to add to his tally in 2019. His last appearance came at Wolverhampton (6f) on the AW where he finished sixth of eight runners. Has been eased 2lb but his latest form is a concern.

Form: 030666-

(2)

Calder Prince^p⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jane Elliott| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 92| CD

6/1

Has appeared just once at this course, scoring over this distance. Came close to victory on his latest start at Wolverhampton (1m½f) as he was second of 10 runners, beaten by just ¾L. One for the shortlist.

Form: 361242-

(7)

El Hombre¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 91| D

3/1

Has been running well without success since his return to the AW in October. He finished fourth of seven on his last outing at Newcastle (5f). Remains off the same mark and is back up in trip. Has each-way claims.

Form: 30433-4

(4)

Katheefa¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 90| CD

6/1

Is on a hat-trick bid following a success over this C&D and at Southwell (6f) respectively. Has gone up 5lb to a new career high mark so he may have to find more here. Merits a lot of respect again.

Form: 34281-1

(9)

Concierge¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 85| D

10/1

Was unable to add to his tally in 2019. He ran well on his first start of the year 10 days ago when he was third of eight at Newcastle (6f), 1¼L away from the winner. Remains off the same mark. Worth consideration.

Form: 73599-3

(3)

Storm Over¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: B A Curtis| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 83| C

9/4

Has won at this course over 5f. His last two performances have been encouraging. He was second of 12 at Wolverhampton (6f) last month and then he came back fourth of eight at Newcastle (6f). One to think about.

Form: 36082-4

(8)

Red Alert^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 82| CD

22/1

A C&D winner who prevailed three starts back on the turf at Bath (6f). Has been well held on his latest two outings on the AW, including last time at this C&D. Is now 2lb lower in the weights. Others appeal more.

Form: 626175-

(6)

Shamshon¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Hayley Turner| T: S C Williams| OR: 81| C| D

20/1

Experienced gelding who scored at Leicester (5f) back in September. Has been unable to follow that up since then. He came home fifth of seven on his latest attempt at Southwell (5f). Will need to bounce back.

Form: 74109-5

Non-Runners

(5)

Savalas¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: R M H Cowell J: Alistair Rawlinson

Forecasts

Storm Over (9/4), El Hombre (3/1), Savalas (7/2), Calder Prince (6/1), Lancelot Du Lac (6/1), Katheefa (6/1), Concierge (10/1), Shamshon (20/1), Red Alert (22/1)

SAVALAS was unlucky not to record success at this course last time out as he found trouble on a number of occasions. This extra distance is likely to help him so take the gelding to go one place better. Calder Prince won on his only outing so far at this track and on the evidence of his last appearance, he is likely to be in contention at the finish, while Storm Over has not been far away on his last two starts so should be included in your calculations.