19:35 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 20 July 2021

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Off time: 19:36 | Winning time: 2m 4.41s

(5)

Lexington Force^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Liam Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 77

14/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Ascot (8f, good) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should give another good account.

Form: 3-50874

(7)

Wimpole Hall^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: W Jarvis| OR: 70| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8600-48

(3)

Velvet And Steel²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 78| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4, below form sixth of 10 in maiden at Bath (8f, firm) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to get back on the up after a blip

Form: 27226

(4)

Top Brass³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 78| CD

2/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap (5/1) at Sandown (10f, good) 39 days ago. Not completely dismissed, but he's in danger of becoming disappointing.

Form: 441-57

(6)

Coupe De Champagne⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78| D

14/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in April. 10/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 40 days ago, hampered. Return to polytrack could suit.

Form: 441357

(2)

Luna Wish⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: G G Margarson| OR: 68| CD

15/2

4-time course winner. Latest win here in April. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 61 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 122162

(9)

Natural Value¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75

28/1

33/1, last of 8 in minor event at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 15 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 42-4058

(8)

Herculean¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D Shaw| OR: 65| D

200/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Last of 12 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good, 100/1) 10 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 000080

(1)

Epidemic^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: James Doyle| T: G Boughey| OR: 68| BF| D

2/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in June. Evens, good second of 5 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, soft) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 57-1412

Non-Runners

(10)

Gertcha⁶¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: R Spencer J: Angus Villiers

Forecasts

Epidemic (2/1), Top Brass (2/1), Velvet And Steel (11/2), Luna Wish (15/2), Gertcha (12/1), Wimpole Hall (14/1), Lexington Force (14/1), Coupe De Champagne (14/1), Natural Value (28/1), Herculean (200/1)

EPIDEMIC went off too hard when second at Pontefract last time but his overall profile is one of general progression and he's fancied to get back to winning ways now. Luna Wish usually goes well at this track, so she's also considered with Velvet And Steel.