16:25 Chelmsford City

Sunday 7 July 2024

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Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 27.43s

(3)

Fleurman^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S De Sousa| T: O Murphy| OR: 91| DWS

16/1

Yet to add to his two 2023 AW successes this term and only ninth of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (16f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Needs a subsequent wind op to spark improvement.

Form: 20-4059

(2)

Mountain Road^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 87| CD

9/4

C&D winner who posted a career best when landing 7-runner handicap at Newmarket (14f, good to firm, 11/2) 15 days ago. Well on top at the finish there so merits serious consideration despite a 4 lb rise.

Form: 6052-51

(9)

Charging Thunder^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 87| C

13/2

Course winner. Last of 6 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 445-036

(1)

Hope You Can Run^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Johnston| OR: 85

9/2

Latest win at Newmarket in May. 16/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (14f, good) 21 days ago. Much respected on his polytrack debut.

Form: 1-87188

(4)

Cinnodin^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 78| D

11/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Latest win at Kempton in April. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Sandown (14f, soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with work to do.

Form: 53-1708

(6)

Roost³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 77

16/1

13/2, last of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good) 32 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4510-86

(8)

Hedonista²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| OR: 77| D

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Goodwood (16f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly at these weights though if back on her A-game with headgear quickly dispensed with.

Form: 3041-27

(5)

Abraaj²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: S Pearce| OR: 72| D

9/1

Gained his third AW win this year in 8-runner handicap at Kempton (16f) 25 days ago. Up 3 lb but he can make his presence felt once more.

Form: 136141

Non-Runners

(7)

Blow Your Horn²⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: D Egan

Forecasts

Mountain Road (9/4), Hope You Can Run (9/2), Hedonista (9/2), Charging Thunder (13/2), Abraaj (9/1), Cinnodin (11/1), Fleurman (16/1), Roost (16/1), Blow Your Horn (16/1)

C&D scorer MOUNTAIN ROAD looked better than ever when going in at Newmarket last time so is fancied to defy a 4 lb weights rise here. Charlie Johnston's Hope You Can Run has his first go on polytrack but must enter calculations along with the handily-weighted duo Blow Your Horn and Hedonista.