21:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Off time: 21:03 | Winning time: 1m 24.39s

(9)

King Of Ithaca¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: J Tate| OR: 66| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 14/1 and hooded for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1734-79

(3)

Golden Passport⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Dobbs| T: J A Osborne| OR: 66| D

11/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 61 days ago. Needs to bounce back after a break and others make more appeal.

Form: 56-6766

(7)

Conquest Of Power^v⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 61| CD

16/5

C&D winner. Visored for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner handicap (4/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 7 days ago, readily. Carries penalty. Shortlist material.

Form: 252571

(8)

Annie Law¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 63| BF| D

22/1

Scored at Kempton in October, then only eighth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f), unable to sustain effort. Off 176 days. Mark still looks fair if he's ready to go on return.

Form: 122018-

(5)

Thomas Equinas²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: D K Ivory| OR: 62| CD

11/1

3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (7/2). Off 7 months. Hard to know if he'll be tuned up but clearly suited by this track.

Form: 501101-

(2)

Alexander James^t,p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: M Herrington| OR: 61| D

7/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, faring best of those held up. Well treated on past exploits and worth a chance to build on promising latest effort.

Form: 048893

(4)

Harry The Haggler^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 60| D

3/1

Latest win at Kempton in November. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 33 days ago, left poorly placed. Can get more heavily involved if the race is run to suit.

Form: 41-3256

(6)

Poetic Jack¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 58| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (12/1). Off 154 days. Has work to do.

Form: 557318-

(1)

Heerathetrack^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: M D I Usher| OR: 55| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Kempton in January. Good second of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, running on. Should go well again.

Form: 133362

Forecasts

Harry The Haggler (3/1), Conquest Of Power (16/5), King Of Ithaca (6/1), Heerathetrack (13/2), Alexander James (7/1), Golden Passport (11/1), Thomas Equinas (11/1), Poetic Jack (20/1), Annie Law (22/1)

ALEXANDER JAMES shaped well from too far back here last time and he's potentially thrown in on old form, so he's worth taking a chance on in a hope that they go quick enough up front. Mark Usher-trained pair Conquest of Power and Heerathetrack are both formidable opponents.