Dragon Mall can set Chelmsford alight in the Novice Stakes
– Dragon Mall has surely been found a winning opportunity by David Simcock at Chelmsford's extra meeting today.
The toteplacepot race 1 to 6 Novice Stakes is the easiest assignment he has been given for some time, having run in Group races in the past. He may have only won once but at least that victory came at this track and has stacks in hand over his rivals.
Twin Appeal can build upon a very encouraging run last time out in the Bet & Watch At sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton.
David Barron's seven-year-old finished a fine third behind Von Blucher in a deeper race than he faces here and can get back to winning ways.
Prior to that he won over the
London
1400m at Dunstall Park, finishing second on his only other appearance in the Midlands.
He went up 1.5kg for his win but showed his mark of 86 was not beyond him last time out, finishing in front of good yardsticks such as Heaven's Guest and Bertiewhittle.
Madame Jo Jo is bred to be a good bit better than a 59-rated sprinter and there are signs she is finally getting it together ahead of the 32Red.com Handicap.
Her dam was a sister to an American Grade 2 winner and she is also related to Pirouette and Harmonic Way.
Trained by Sarah Hollinshead, she showed little of note at big prices in maidens before being beaten just over a length off a mark of 60 in her first nursery.
Having failed to build on that next time, it was pleasing to see her perform much better last time out when third of seven over this course and distance.
Now Children is a fascinating runner in the Betway Live Casino Handicap for Clive Cox.
Returning from an absence of over 500 days, he won two of his three races for Iain Jardine as a juvenile but missed his whole three-year-old season.
A horse he beat twice, Euro Nightmare, is now rated 90 so a mark of 87, despite the absence, could be lenient.
Copain De Classe can get off the mark over fences in the Greg Watson's Half Century Novices' Chase at Ludlow.
A decent hurdler without being up there with the best, he made his chasing debut at Ascot in November and looked the likely winner for most of the race.
In fact he just blew up close home, but the winner Benatar is not far from top class so it was a very promising first run.
Drumcliff has achieved more over fences but carries a big Chelmsford (UK) Wednesday Race 1: 15:55 weight.
Micky Hammond's Caraline lost little in defeat at Wetherby and can add to her impressive win tally in the Smarkets Mares' Handicap Chase at Carlisle.
Olly Murphy evidently likes winners at Fakenham and his Swaffham Bulbeck can get off the mark in the Shadwell Supports Racing To School Maiden Hurdle after a promising debut. –