18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 December 2021

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Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 3m 3.01s

(1)

Marshall Plan^p,t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 92

7/2

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 6 to Bascule in handicap over C&D 35 days ago. Not discounted nudged up just 1 lb with headgear retained.

Form: 302942

(5)

Matchless^p¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 91

80/1

Fairly useful at his best but only seventh in handicap at Galway (8.6f) in July on his final run for Aidan O'Brien. Up in trip on his polytrack debut for new yard with more required.

Form: 958047

(6)

Moliwood^b²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 88| D

5/1

Made it 3-8 this year with gutsy win in 8-runner handicap (11/8) at Wolverhampton (14f) 26 days ago. Up 2 lb but firmly in the mix.

Form: 511301

(2)

Napper Tandy³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 87

4/1

Scored at Newcastle in April and posted encouraging fifth after 7 months off in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 35 days ago. Remains capable of better. Considered.

Form: 21-315

(3)

Bascule³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 87| CD

6/5

Improving sort who completed his hat-trick in 6-runner handicap over C&D 35 days ago by 1½l from Marshall Plan, well on top at the finish. Weighted to go in again despite a further 4 lb rise.

Form: 242111

(7)

Justus¹⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 86

25/1

Opened his account in 11-runner maiden at Dieppe (14.9f) in June on his final run for Andre Fabre. Makes handicap debut for new yard but others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 4221

(4)

Abraaj⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: S Pearce| OR: 86

22/1

Fair ex-French 1m4f winner for Francois Rohaut. Goes into handicaps now for his new yard with more needed after his break.

Form: 334223

Forecasts

Bascule (6/5), Marshall Plan (7/2), Napper Tandy (4/1), Moliwood (5/1), Abraaj (22/1), Justus (25/1), Matchless (80/1)

BASCULE's form is on an upward curve and he is fancied to defy a career-high mark and complete a four-timer after his emphatic C&D success last month. Napper Tandy is expected to build on his recent fifth behind the selection after an absence and is second on the list ahead of Wolverhampton scorer Moliwood.