19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 18 April 2024

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Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 54.83s

1^st

(6)

Fox Flame

49-11

11/2

T: C JohnstonJ: J Mitchell

Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway towards inside turning in, chased leaders soon after, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on op 9/2

2^nd

1 ½

(1)

Greek Giant

49-11

4/5f

T: E A L DunlopJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up in 5th on inside, came very wide home turn, chased leaders and hung left from over 1f out, continued to hang left inside final furlong, went well held 2nd towards finish op 11/10

3^rd

(7)

Smokey Malone

69-3

12/1

T: Miss J FeildenJ: Dylan Hogan

Switched left start, held up in rear, good headway on inside 2f out, led turning in, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish op 10/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

4 ¼

(8)

Stage Show

49-9

11/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: T P Queally

Tracked leader until 7f out, remained handy in 3rd, came wide home turn, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 8/1

5^th

(3)

Lawmans Blis

69-4

8/1

T: I FurtadoJ: D Swift

Held up in last trio, very wide turning in, no impression when hung left under pressure inside final furlong tchd 15/2

6^th

(4)

Champagne City

119-5

25/1

T: B BrookhouseJ: Josephine Gordon

Led, pushed along and headed turning in, over 1f out, hung left and weakened quickly final furlong op 28/1 tchd 33/1

7^th

(2)

The Knot Is Tied

99-0

100/1

T: R PotterJ: Darragh Keenan

Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, weakened 2f out op 66/1

8^th

(9)

Kitty Foyle

49-12

13/2

T: Jack JonesJ: K Stott

Raced keenly tracking leaders, quick move into 2nd 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong op 6/1 tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Golden Dove¹⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: Simon Earle J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£1.90, £1.10, £2.00EX:£13.90Trifecta:£73.50Tricast:£51.43SF:£10.46Swingers:£1.80, £7.00, £3.50

Forecasts

Greek Giant (4/5), Fox Flame (11/2), Kitty Foyle (13/2), Lawmans Blis (8/1), Golden Dove (10/1), Stage Show (11/1), Smokey Malone (12/1), Champagne City (25/1), The Knot Is Tied (100/1)

GREEK GIANT takes a bit of organising but essentially he's a stayer going the right way and following a successful reappearance here 12 days ago, he's fancied to go in again. Kitty Foyle also won last time and seems sure to give it another good go, along with Smokey Malone.