19:40 Chelmsford City

Thursday 19 December 2024

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Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 3m 3.82s

(5)

Dubai Immo³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: P Butler| OR: 55| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Lingfield (13f, AW) 30 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 319835

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(4)

Anisoptera²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Johnson| OR: 54

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 50/1) 28 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 343667

(7)

Smokey Malone^b³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 54| C| D

11/1

Course winner. 7/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 36 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 575364

(10)

Carlton^p⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 48| CD

8/15

First run since leaving Tracy Waggott when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, sticking to task. Another bold show likely under a penalty.

Form: 676361

(12)

Orange Martini^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Isobelle Chalmers⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 50

66/1

80/1, last of 11 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 36 days ago, missing break. Would be a player if back to her best but she has a fair bit to prove at present.

Form: 687070

(8)

Zooks³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: Ian Williams| OR: 49

11/2

11/2, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 31 days ago. Can make presence felt off this 1 lb lower mark, for all that it's a concern that she remains a maiden following 16 attempts.

Form: 648935

(2)

Rogue Raider^p⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Raul Da Silva| T: C Hobson| OR: 52

66/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 150/1) 42 days ago, slowly away. Readily passed over.

Form: 346069

(3)

Lumberjack^p⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

50/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 50 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 7-94988

(6)

Two Plus Two⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 45

16/1

10 lengths fifth of 8 to Carlton in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Clearly has work to do.

Form: 0033-55

(1)

Leon Trotsky³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 47

25/1

Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, 16/1) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip and needs to raise his game a notch.

Form: 059867

(11)

Royal Expert^p⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: William Carson| T: S Pearce| OR: 46

14/1

Good third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 22/1) 59 days ago, sticking to task. Going into the unknown trip-wise here (first run beyond 9.5f) but she will certainly have a chance if her stamina passes the test.

Form: 049663

Non-Runners

(9)

The Resdev Way²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 11

T: M & D Easterby J: Lewis Chalkley

Forecasts

Carlton (8/15), Zooks (11/2), The Resdev Way (6/1), Anisoptera (11/1), Smokey Malone (11/1), Dubai Immo (12/1), Royal Expert (14/1), Two Plus Two (16/1), Leon Trotsky (25/1), Lumberjack (50/1), Rogue Raider (66/1), Orange Martini (66/1)

The obvious starting point is CARLTON, who was well backed prior to making a winning debut for this yard over C&D last week and he remains feasibly treated under a penalty. Royal Expert's stamina has to be taken on trust but she put in a good shift at Wolverhampton on her latest start and will be a threat if coping with this significant step up in trip. Smokey Malone and Zooks are others to consider.