17:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 29 January 2026

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7th March Artful Dodger After Racing Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 0.94s

(2)

Master Dandy^b,t³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: H Crouch| T: Michael Keady| OR: 52| D

11/8

Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. Creditable head second of 9 to He's An Angel in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/2) 3 days ago. Good claims under a penalty.

Form: 03-9412

(5)

Top Star^h1⁴⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J F Egan| T: D K Ivory| OR: 54

33/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in nursery at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/3). Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hughes. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 068564/

(4)

Smasher^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: M J Attwater| OR: 53

11/4

4/1, not seen to best effect (met some trouble) when fifth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 10 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2295-45

(3)

Forever Noah²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh| T: Joey Ramsden| OR: 51

5/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 14/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 88837-3

(7)

It's Showtime^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 51| D

7/1

Unreliable type. One win from 33 Flat runs. Run best excused when last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 17/2) 8 days ago, no room entering final 1f.

Form: 2725-08

(1)

Marcus^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S D Bowen| T: C Wallis| OR: 46

10/1

Remains a maiden after 29 Flat runs. Fourth of 7 in minor event at this C&D (7/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 35234-4

(6)

Commendation^v1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 46| D

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. 15/2, first run since leaving Michael Keady when last of 6 in minor event at Lingfield (5f, AW) 15 days ago, missing break. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 95909-6

(10)

Second Collection¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Matthew Slater⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| D

16/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. 10/1, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 7 to Master Dandy in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 10 days ago.

Form: 6740-43

Non-Runners

(9)

He's An Angel³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: K Frost J: Oliver Stammers

(12)

Desdemona⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M J Attwater J: Hollie Doyle

(8)

The Defiant²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 10

T: L A Dace J: Jack Dace

(11)

Snow Boots¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Myla Coppins

Forecasts

Master Dandy (11/8), Smasher (11/4), He's An Angel (9/2), Forever Noah (5/1), Desdemona (5/1), It's Showtime (7/1), Marcus (10/1), The Defiant (14/1), Second Collection (16/1), Snow Boots (25/1), Top Star (33/1), Commendation (50/1)

A tentative vote goes to SMASHER, who's lurking on a handy mark and ran well in the circumstances at Kempton on his most recent outing, having met some trouble and taken an even stronger grip than usual. Desdemona and Master Dandy are feared most.