14:20 Chelmsford City

Thursday 31 August 2017

All13:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Abbot Ale Handicap

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 3m 30.16s

1^st

(5)

Mister Bob

89-13

16/1

T: J D BethellJ: Ted Durcan

Dwelt, in rear, headway well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on well towards finish tchd 20/1

2^nd

(7)

Piedita

39-5

11/10f

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris

In touch, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish op 6/4 tchd Evens

3^rd

(2)

Taper Tantrum

510-0

3/1

T: M L W BellJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 9/4

4^th

(6)

Conkering Hero

39-0

14/1

T: J TuiteJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace

5^th

(8)

Bracken Brae

59-13

25/1

T: M H TompkinsJ: Joey Haynes

In rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 22/1

6^th

3 ¾

(4)

Dukinta

39-3

3/1

T: H PalmerJ: Fran Berry

Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

(1)

Jack Bear⁸⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: H Whittington J: Non Runner

(3)

Argante²⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 8

T: H Spiller J: Rossa Ryan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.70Pl:£3.60, £1.20EX:£46.70Trifecta:£111.00Tricast:£71.87SF:£35.38Swingers:£4.00, £2.70, £1.30

Forecasts

Piedita (11/10), Taper Tantrum (3/1), Dukinta (3/1), Jack Bear (10/1), Conkering Hero (14/1), Argante (14/1), Mister Bob (16/1), Bracken Brae (25/1)

The two in-form three-year-old's can dominate this staying contest with preference for DUKINTA here. Hugo Palmer's charge appeared to appreciate the switch to handicaps and visor last time out and shaped as if this step up in trip would prove no inconvenience to her here. Piedita has been successful on her last two starts including at Lingfield recently and can claim second under her 6lb penalty while of the older horses Taper Tantrum has been running well of late and hails from a stable with a 20% strike-rate (5/25) in recent weeks.