Having been placed twice earlier in the year at the track, Phil McEntee’s gelding won over a mile and a half a fortnight ago, and has run up a hat-trick since, the other victories coming at Brighton and Wolverhampton. The handicapper is still to get the better of him and he can add another win this afternoon.
MELROSE WAY (3.25, nb) has had just the one run at Pontefract, where he scored narrowly over six furlongs. James Bethell’s filly steps up to seven furlongs today and has a 7lb penalty today but this flat track should help her cause.
On the all-weather at Chelmsford this evening BIG KITTEN (7.55, treble) will be suited by a return to a mile and a quarter having found a mile and a half too stamina sapping last time out at Newcastle. The William Haggas gelding won over a mile at Newcastle when trained by Mark Johnston last season before victory over this trip at the Gosforth course in November.
Chelmsford
5.45 LAMBETH WALK
6.20 SMARTER
6.55 TIME TO REASON
7.25 RED IMPRESSION
7.55 BIG KITTEN (treble)
8.25 DEREVO
8.55 PICTURE POET
Musselburgh
1.15 HURRICANE HERO
1.45 KINLOCH PRIDE
2.15 BELLEPOWER
2.45 APTERIX
3.15 POPPING CORKS
3.50 BLUE WHISPER
4.25 AHUNDREDNOTOUT
5.00 COSMIC RAY
Redcar
1.55 HYPOCHONDRIAC
2.25 PARION
2.55 CAMBER
3.25 MELROSE WAY (nb)
4.00 CLAYTON
4.35 FARES ALPHA
5.10 MIDNIGHT IN HAVANA
Salisbury
4.55 WHEN COMES HERE
5.25 LITTLE PALAVER
5.55 ALHAKMAH
6.30 FORTY FOUR SUNSETS
7.05 MANDALAYAN
7.35 SEA ART
8.10 RIPPLET
Southwell
2.05 CONTINGENCY FEE (nap)
2.35 MISTER MUSIC
3.05 MASKED IDENTITY
3.35 MASTER DIVER
4.10 TICKS THE BOXES
4.45 PORT SOIF
5.15 HIGH COMMAND