18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 February 2025

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Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 1m 24.12s

(1)

Jimmy Knocker³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Andi Brown| OR: 65

11/1

Stepped up on reappearance run to get off the mark, winning 8-runner handicap (13/2) at Newcastle (6f) in January. Didn't settle well enough off a modest pace when seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 31 days ago and he's not discounted back up in trip.

Form: 9404-17

(6)

Love Your Work¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Hayley Turner| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 65| D

11/1

Three wins from 19 runs last year. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 12/1) 13 days ago, fading over 1f out. That was his first start for 8 weeks and he comes here operating just 1 lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 04218-5

(10)

Bint Havana Gold¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 65| D

5/1

Consistent filly who got back on the up when successful in 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7f) 3 weeks ago, regaining the lead again inside final 1f. Entitled to be competitive again from revised mark.

Form: 3243-31

(7)

H Key Lails^v³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: M J Attwater| OR: 64| C

10/3

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in December. 5/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 38 days ago, doing too much too soon. Can make presence felt.

Form: 22231-4

(4)

Kitaro Kich^b,t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: N Callan| T: George Baker| OR: 62| BF

3/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in January. 11/4, good third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 31 days ago, running on. Of interest again.

Form: 0742-13

(2)

Forever Proud^v⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch| T: James Owen| OR: 61| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Four wins from 18 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton (7f) in January. 22/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 5 days ago, slowly away and always behind. Return to class 6 company in her favour here.

Form: 261750

(3)

Willow's Kiss²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Bradley| T: M Murphy| OR: 60

50/1

Daughter of Twilight Son who has improved with each run in maidens, fourth of 8 in maiden at Lingfield (7f, AW) 20 days ago. Switch to handicaps in her favour but opening mark demands another step forward.

Form: 9-54

(11)

The Spotlight Kid^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: D K Ivory| OR: 60| BF| D

7/1

Landed back-to-back handicaps at Kempton in November. Remained in good order since, creditable third of 9 in handicap back at that venue (8f) 22 days ago. Blinkers back on and he's a sound each-way player once more.

Form: 4113-23

(12)

Thomas Equinas^p⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: D K Ivory| OR: 57| CD

20/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 7/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D 47 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 9157-47

(5)

Beveragino^v1,t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S M Levey| T: T Ward| OR: 57| D

22/1

Fair 7f winner for Michael Bell who arrives having not been operating at her best for new yard of late, only sixth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 15 days ago. Visor/tongue tie now reached for and worth noting if market support came for her again.

Form: 8686-46

Non-Runners

(8)

Capuchinero²⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Alice Haynes J: Oliver Carmichael

(13)

Just Rita⁵⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: D Loughnane J: Connor Planas

(9)

Sonmarg⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Kitaro Kich (3/1), H Key Lails (10/3), Bint Havana Gold (5/1), Forever Proud (6/1), The Spotlight Kid (7/1), Capuchinero (8/1), Sonmarg (10/1), Just Rita (10/1), Love Your Work (11/1), Jimmy Knocker (11/1), Thomas Equinas (20/1), Beveragino (22/1), Willow's Kiss (50/1)

Plenty of in-form sorts in opposition including KITARO KICH, who, having shed the maiden tag on his penultimate start, again shaped well in the circumstances when third at Wolverhampton 31 days ago and he remains of interest from the same mark. Likeable filly Bint Havana Gold following her last-time-out success, H Key Lails and Capuchinero are just a trio of others to consider.