20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 January 2025

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Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 5.35s

(6)

Warren Hill⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Zacharia Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 78| D

22/1

Latest win at Windsor in July. 5/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 58 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 441958-

(3)

Cephalus^b³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 77| C

2/1

Course winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. Last of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 28/1) 36 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and blinkers refitted. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 460780-

(4)

Gordon Grey^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 73

11/1

Latest win at Epsom in July. 25/1, well-beaten ninth of 10 to Etretat in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. Clearly has work to do.

Form: 12104-9

(1)

Etretat¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Archie Young⁽⁵⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 73| C| D

15/8

Course winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (9/4) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Major player.

Form: 71332-1

(2)

Sonnerie Power^h,t1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Appleby| OR: 71

10/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. 15/2, eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 15 days ago. Hood back on and first-time tongue strap enlisted. Opposable.

Form: 22703-8

(7)

Switchel^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Morrison| OR: 69| CD

7/2

C&D winner in November. 16/5, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 28 days ago. Solid each-way claims off the same mark.

Form: 532123-

(5)

Tiptoe²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 67

50/1

Thrice-raced winner. 5/1, last of 5 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) when last seen 7 months ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 51/5-

Non-Runners

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Arcadian Nights²⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: D M Loughnane J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Etretat (15/8), Cephalus (2/1), Arcadian Nights (3/1), Switchel (7/2), Sonnerie Power (10/1), Gordon Grey (11/1), Warren Hill (22/1), Tiptoe (50/1)

The reliable ETRETAT looked better than ever when striking at Lingfield recently and a 5 lb rise is unlikely to be enough to prevent him from going in again. Switchel is also consistent and she is feared most ahead of top-weight Arcadian Nights.