14:00 Chelmsford City

Friday 6 March 2020

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toteplacepot First Bet Of The Day Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 2m 8.65s

(4)

Carvelas^p⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 46| CD

8/1

Three-time course winner with one of those victories coming at this trip but looks rather out of sorts at the moment with his losing run building rapidly. Made little impression here last time over further in a similarly minor event.

Form: 463629

(2)

Hard Toffee⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: L Allan| OR: 50| CD

9/1

Dual C&D winner whose third in a low-grade handicap on his penultimate start indicated that he may be coming back to form. Not in the same for at all last time though again in a handicap over C&D; hard to make a sound case.

Form: 750-838

(5)

N Over J²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

9/4

Modest sort who won on his debut (2017) but has failed to score since despite having had numerous opportunities to do so. Ran one of his better races last time over C&D (0-50 handicap) but looked far from straightforward in doing so.

Form: 034643

(7)

Officer Drivel^h,v¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: J & S Best| OR: 50

9/4

Taken a step back in the right direction since joining this yard in two starts even though the form is only modest. Down in trip over this C&D last time in handicap company he kept on well to be second; a repeat of that run sees him go close.

Form: 0900-32

(6)

Pageant Master^t,v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Raul Da Silva| T: M Appleby| OR: 46

16/1

May be gradually finding his feet for this yard running a little better last time in this headgear combination on Fibresand over 1m3f. The run in essence was only a modest one at best but it did appear as though he was heading in the right direction.

Form: 700-093

(8)

Rocksette^p¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: A West| OR: 50| D

33/1

Modest handicapper who has yet to score for this yard having won by 9L on her last start for Gary Moore over this trip at Lingfield in the summer. Often a slow starter she's looked sluggish of late and appears regressive but does return from a break.

Form: 108880-

(3)

Sea Sister¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 44

33/1

Lightly-raced sort whose two starts for this yard separated by an eight-month break have shown very little. Made her handicap debut on Tapeta last time; went with little fluency, always behind; very hard to recommend.

Form: 80/0-8

(1)

Telekinetic¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47

7/2

Has unlike all of these won a race this year taking a modest Fibresand handicap on just her second start for this yard over 1m3f. Has since run nowhere near that form on Polytrack/Fibresand despite being well-found in the market each time.

Form: 27-1774

Forecasts

N Over J (9/4), Officer Drivel (9/4), Telekinetic (7/2), Carvelas (8/1), Hard Toffee (9/1), Pageant Master (16/1), Sea Sister (33/1), Rocksette (33/1)

An unappealing and unabsorbing start to the card with a race that makes very little appeal as a betting medium. OFFICER DRIVEL looks to be the one with the best chance on current form having run an encouraging race here last time taking second in over this trip in a low-grade handicap. N Over J isn’t the easiest of characters to predict but he looks the pick of the Mick Appelby duo having run well enough over C&D last time. Dual C&D winner Hard Toffee can be given a mention on his best form along with Telekinetic who has at least found the winners circle this year albeit on a very different surface.