19:15 Chelmsford City

Friday 22 January 2021

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Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 37.71s

(3)

Red Bond⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 88| BF| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 5/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 41 days ago, doing too much too soon. Should benefit from return this distance.

Form: 570026-

(7)

Variyann¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 87| D

7/4

Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in September. 3/1, third of 5 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 19 days ago, slowly away. Will benefit from this return to polytrack.

Form: 15921-3

(5)

Nonios^h²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 85| C| D

40/1

4-time course winner. 66/1, last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 23 days ago. Hard to make a case for in present form.

Form: 377000-

(4)

Amaysmont¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at this C&D (10/3) 13 days ago, suited by way race developed. Looks vulnerable after a rise.

Form: 37216-1

(2)

Secret Victory⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: C Appleby| OR: 84| D

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. 4/9, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner minor event at Kempton (8f) 44 days ago, digging deep. Makes handicap debut with more to come.

Form: 42/21-

(1)

Fighting Temeraire²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 82| C

12/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 22 days ago. Should continue to give his running, although handicapper seems to have his measure.

Form: 164293-

(6)

De Vegas Kid⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 79| D

25/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Tenth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Kempton (8f) 6 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: 37719-0

Forecasts

Variyann (7/4), Secret Victory (16/5), Amaysmont (7/2), Red Bond (5/1), Fighting Temeraire (12/1), De Vegas Kid (25/1), Nonios (40/1)

VARIYANN displayed a liking for polytrack towards the end of last year and wasn't disgraced returning on the fibresand at Southwell recently, so he's likely to put up a bold bid under a positive ride. Secret Victory, who opened his account at Kempton recently, has scope for improvement in his pedigree and may well provide the strongest challenge to the selection.