20:55 Chelmsford City

Thursday 8 May 2025

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Off time: 20:56 | Winning time: 1m 23.98s

(9)

Fat Gladiator^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 59| CD

7/2

5/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. 3 lb rise no great hardship and he's a credible each-way candidate.

Form: 44/4661

(4)

South Kensington¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonny Peate| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 57

100/1

21½ lengths last of 11 to Fat Gladiator in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 14 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 5/779-00

(2)

Mitigator¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Sienna Shepard⁽⁷⁾| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 57| C

80/1

Course winner. 12½ lengths ninth of 11 to Fat Gladiator in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Clearly has work to do.

Form: 21/16-89

(6)

Nubough^t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Pattinson| OR: 57| C

22/1

Course winner. Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 25/1) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 202-618

(3)

Windsor Pass²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J Butler| OR: 57| CD

7/2

C&D winner. One win from 34 Flat runs. Good third of 15 in handicap (13/2) back here 20 days ago, nearest finish. Booking of Shepherd a plus and not without each-way hope.

Form: 213543

(11)

Lilkian²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: S Hitchcott| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 55| CD

33/1

Four-time course winner, the latest gained last month. Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 20 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 774109

(5)

Shot Of Love^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 54| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 11¾ lengths eighth of 11 to Fat Gladiator in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 7-57408

(10)

Aspire To Glory^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 54| D

14/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. 8/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 18 days ago. Strong each-way chance.

Form: 741912

(1)

Heerathetrack^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Heard| T: M D I Usher| OR: 54| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 10/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago.

Form: 7-33152

(8)

Ocean Odyssey⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 48

5/4

First run since leaving Murty McGrath when 2/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 8 days ago, impressively. Will prove tough to beat under a penalty (officially 6 lb 'well-in').

Form: 970-451

(7)

Tilsworth Max^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 45

150/1

50/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 18 days ago and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 0-66600

Forecasts

Ocean Odyssey (5/4), Windsor Pass (7/2), Fat Gladiator (7/2), Heerathetrack (8/1), Aspire To Glory (14/1), Nubough (22/1), Shot Of Love (25/1), Lilkian (33/1), Mitigator (80/1), South Kensington (100/1), Tilsworth Max (150/1)

If OCEAN ODYSSEY is in the same form as when scoring on debut for new connections at Southwell last week his 10 rivals will all be playing for places. The 4-y-o is a step ahead of the handicapper under a penalty here and this drop back to 7f is unlikely to be an issue. Aspire To Glory is marginally preferred to Windsor Pass for forecast purposes, while recent C&D scorer Fat Gladiator and Heerathetrack are others with place possibilities.