19:55 Chelmsford City

Thursday 24 April 2025

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Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 3m 0.31s

(8)

Elvington²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: L Bailey| OR: 55

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Southwell (11.1f). Off 7 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Limited appeal at these weights.

Form: 535-

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(2)

Merry Minister³²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: B R Johnson| OR: 53

11/4

10/3, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D. Off 10 months but weighted to go well if fully tuned up.

Form: 732355-

(6)

Smokey Malone^b,t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 51| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Southwell in January. Very good second of 12 in handicap at this course (13.3f, 5/1) 56 days ago. Merits serious consideration off an unchanged mark.

Form: 48-5132

(1)

National Health^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: O Murphy| OR: 49

11/2

12/1, creditable third of 12 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW) 31 days ago, running on. Needs considering in his bid for a breakthrough victory.

Form: 322263

(4)

Forglen¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Mitchell| T: W Stone| OR: 46

11/4

11/1, good fourth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 16 days ago, slowly away. Much respected on his polytrack debut.

Form: 8860-44

(3)

Unification²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46

40/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Southwell (16.5f) 22 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 98-0709

(7)

Yakhabar^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: L Bailey| OR: 45

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Good second of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Southwell (16.5f) 22 days ago. Blinkers back on. Can go well again.

Form: 460432

(5)

Trackman^p⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Bradley| T: S Pearce| OR: 45

9/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 43 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5085-38

Forecasts

Merry Minister (11/4), Forglen (11/4), Smokey Malone (5/1), National Health (11/2), Yakhabar (6/1), Trackman (9/1), Unification (40/1), Elvington (66/1)

SMOKEY MALONE can race off the same mark as when a very good second here last time out, so this course winner looks the way to go. In-form maiden National Health appeals as the main danger with Yakhabar and Merry Minister also in the mix.