19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 14 January 2021

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tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Classified Stakes

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 2m 55.51s

(4)

Bolt N Brown²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 49

14/1

Modest mare. Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good to soft, 18/1) 25 days ago. Has a chance based on her on best form in this sphere.

Form: 9-24497

(10)

Cinzento²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 49

5/2

Modest gelding. One win from 3 runs last year. 10/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 27 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 760/413-

(2)

Dolphin Village^h²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: M Dwyer| T: S A Harris| OR: 42| CD

28/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 18/1, last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 27 days ago. Looks completely out of sorts at present.

Form: 083069-

(8)

Essgee Nics⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: R Brisland| OR: 47

6/1

Modest gelding. Creditable fourth of 15 in minor event (16/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 9 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 47694-4

(9)

Lunar Mist^p⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: C Ellam| OR: 40

200/1

250/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Rae Guest when last of 8 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, soft) 68 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 58670/8-

(3)

Percy Toplis^h,v¹⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

33/1

Modest gelding. Two wins from 57 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2018. 40/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW). Off 100 days. Significantly up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0/25470-

(7)

Relative Ease³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Lycett| OR: 41

50/1

Modest mare. Ninth of 11 in handicap (150/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 38 days ago.

Form: 3/30809-

(6)

Cool To Be A Cat¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 50| BF

11/4

Modest gelding. Winner at Wolverhampton in December. Respectable third of 13 in minor event (6/4) at Kempton (12f) on Wednesday, needing stiffer test. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 67301-3

(1)

Murat Asset^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S Donohoe| T: M Wigham| OR: 50| BF

5/2

Modest gelding. Bit below form eighth of 15 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW, 7/2) 9 days ago. Shaped encouragingly on penultimate outing, so can't be written off.

Form: 08482-8

Non-Runners

(5)

Phoenix Strike²⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: B Haslam J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Cinzento (5/2), Murat Asset (5/2), Cool To Be A Cat (11/4), Essgee Nics (6/1), Phoenix Strike (10/1), Bolt N Brown (14/1), Dolphin Village (28/1), Percy Toplis (33/1), Relative Ease (50/1), Lunar Mist (200/1)

CINZENTO scored around this time last year and seemed to have returned from 10 months off in form when third at Wolverhampton recently, so he could take all the beating if he strips fitter for that. Murat Asset would be a danger if able to bounce back from a poor run and Cool To Be A Cat is an obvious player if he takes his chance.