16:15 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 11 February 2020

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Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 3m 3.13s

(4)

Contingency Fee^p,h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 66

7/1

Experienced gelding who has been busy on the AW over the last couple of months. Winner at Southwell in November the Helmet gelding has been well held in a number of runs since the turn of the year.

Form: 143-383

(3)

Cohesion^b1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 65

20/1

Rated 105 at his peak in 2017 before missing the whole of the following year. Now racing 36lb lower than last winning mark and hard to fancy in this company.

Form: 09068-9

(10)

Adams Park^b1⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 63

16/1

13-race maiden without a win in seven career starts on the AW. Hasn't looked like a winner in waiting in a number of recent starts since the turn of the year including a heavy defeat at Wolverhampton last week. First-time blinkers on.

Form: 045-836

(2)

Grandscape¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Miss Sophie Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 61

8/1

Off the mark on the AW at the fifth time of asking landing a Southwell 1m3f handicap in December off a 1lb lower mark. Beaten since but capable of another bold bid here.

Form: 8421-44

(8)

Pushmi Pullyu⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: D E Cantillon| OR: 61

33/1

Hasn't taken to the AW at Kempton and Southwell, as connections would have hoped in a couple of dismal efforts since the turn of the year. Appears to have a mountain to climb.

Form: 17889-5

(9)

Muraaqeb^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: J M Bradley| OR: 58| C

6/1

Solid and consistent sort won for the seventh time on the AW at Kempton earlier this month winning by a nose off a 2lb lower mark. In the winning habit and a leading player.

Form: 328-431

(5)

Estrela Star⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Stronge| OR: 56

5/4

Off the mark for connections at the 10th time of asking and at the fifth attempt on the AW landing a 2m Kempton handicap off a 5lb lower mark earlier this month. Not to be taken lightly.

Form: 4523-31

(6)

Mr Fox²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M J Attwater| OR: 56| C

9/2

Gained his solitary previous win at this course over 1m2f last March but hasn't made much progress in the intervening period. Needs a few opponents to falter in this contest.

Form: 7647-35

(7)

Sexy Secret^v³³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: S Pearce| OR: 45| C

66/1

Course winner but well behind and never a factor over C&D last month. Hard to make a case for now racing 8lb lower than last winning mark.

Form: 0/0007-7

Non-Runners

(1)

Social City²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Estrela Star (5/4), Social City (7/2), Mr Fox (9/2), Muraaqeb (6/1), Contingency Fee (7/1), Grandscape (8/1), Adams Park (16/1), Cohesion (20/1), Pushmi Pullyu (33/1), Sexy Secret (66/1)

A wide open contest to finish proceedings which could go the way of the Ali Stronge-trained ESTRELA STAR. The Casamento gelding got off the mark at the fifth attempt on the AW at Kempton earlier this month and can improve once again holding off the attentions of C&D winner Social City, the solid and consistent Muraaqeb and Grandscape for trainer Ed Dunlop.