20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 4 February 2021

All17:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 58.72s

(3)

Recon Mission¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 89| D

5/1

Latest win at Lingfield in December. 15/2, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60581-4

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(4)

Jack The Truth^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 85| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win here in October. Last of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Newcastle (6f) 12 days ago, finding little. Something to find on form.

Form: 0113-39

(1)

Tropics⁶³

Age: 13| Weight: 9-3| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 85| CD

7/1

4-time C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 63 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 639576-

(6)

Texting^t¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Moubarak| OR: 83| D

12/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in July. Last of 7 in minor event at Kempton (6f, 50/1). Off 120 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0/01927-

(5)

Rovaniemi¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 82

4/6

Good second of 6 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 13 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 3543-32

(7)

Deputise⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 77| D

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 28/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D 63 days ago. Difficult to recommend.

Form: 000089-

Non-Runners

(8)

Leodis Dream¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: D Loughnane J: R Kingscote

(2)

Verne Castle⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: M Wigham J: N Mackay

Forecasts

Rovaniemi (4/6), Verne Castle (3/1), Leodis Dream (7/2), Recon Mission (5/1), Tropics (7/1), Jack The Truth (9/1), Texting (12/1), Deputise (40/1)

VERNE CASTLE's record of six C&D victories speaks for itself and he's been running creditably all winter on the all-weather. He should be able to add to his tally here whilst in such good form. Rovaniemi is a consistent sort that shouldn't be far away. Leodis Dream is another in-form sprinter that can't be ruled out.