21:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 7 December 2017

All17:2517:5518:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Go Homes Land Handicap

Off time: 21:02 | Winning time: 1m 12.50s

1^st

(10)

Mercury

59-3

7/1

T: A B JoyceJ: M Harley

Close up, ridden to lead final furlong, kept on well op 8/1

2^nd

(4)

Pulsating

39-5

14/1f

T: A WatsonJ: Edward Greatrex

In touch, every chance over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish op 11/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Silver Penny

39-3

4/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Paddy Bradley (5)

In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on op 7/1

4^th

(2)

Olaudah

39-4

10/1

T: H CandyJ: Fran Berry

In rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace op 7/2

5^th

(8)

Spitfire Limited

39-7

7/2

T: George BakerJ: H Crouch (3)

Mid-division, ridden and kept on inside final furlong op 9/2

6^th

1 ¾

(13)

La Fortuna

49-7

14/1

T: C WallisJ: Daniel Muscutt

With leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong tchd 40/1

7^th

4 ½

(5)

Quintus Cerialis

59-6

10/1

T: Karen GeorgeJ: L Morris

Slowly away, behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous op 14/1

8^th

(1)

Louis Vee

99-3

16/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Rossa Ryan (7)

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 20/1

9^th

(3)

Noneedtotellme

49-2

25/1

T: J W UnettJ: William Cox (5)

Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

10^th

1 ½

(11)

Whaleweigh Station

69-5

8/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: D C Costello

Towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous op 16/1

11^th

(12)

Joshlee

39-4

12/1

T: Emma OwenJ: Nicola Currie (7)

Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened op 33/1

12^th

(9)

Emilysbutterscotch

39-5

14/1

T: Rae GuestJ: David Probert

Mid-division, weakened over 1f out

13^th

(7)

Aegean Boy

49-2

33/1

T: J J BridgerJ: Mitch Godwin (3)

Slowly away, rear division, effort over 1f out, never dangerous

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Non-Runners

(14)

Silver Springs⁶³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: R Ingram J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£3.30, £1.40, £1.90EX:£44.80Trifecta:£337.90Tricast:£77.98SF:£17.14Swingers:£7.30, £8.90, £3.50

Forecasts

Spitfire Limited (7/2), Silver Penny (4/1), Mercury (7/1), Whaleweigh Station (8/1), Olaudah (10/1), Quintus Cerialis (10/1), Joshlee (12/1), Pulsating (14/1), La Fortuna (14/1), Emilysbutterscotch (14/1), Louis Vee (16/1), Noneedtotellme (25/1), Silver Springs (25/1), Aegean Boy (33/1)

A desperate 6f Class 7 handicap to conclude the Chelmsford action. Such is the unpredictability of horses racing at this lowly level, it's challenging to speak confidently about any of the field. Spitfire Limited appears to be the horse most likely to run a solid race given the improvement shown on each of her last two starts. She has time on her side unlike the majority of these, and looks a definite player. However, this race also looks tailor-made for a 'bit of a touch' and a couple of proven, but now lowly rated runners catch the eye. Pulsating is essentially a better horse than this level of racing, and the switch to Archie Watson should coincide with an overall improvement in her form, but a more speculative selection is the Irish raider MERCURY. Martin Harley is booked for this five-year-old, and whilst he hasn't shown much at Dundalk of late, he is very well treated nowadays, and was a winner over 7f here for Kevin Ryan in January 2016.