The Chronicle

Pattie looking tasty prospect

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PATTIE can take her winning turn in the Bet totetrifec­ta At totesport.com Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford.

Mick Channon’s five-year-old has been running with great credit this winter at just short of this mile trip, including as an honourable third under top weight in a decent Kempton handicap last month.

In this fast-track qualifier, she instead receives 3lb from likely market rival Clon Coulis – and has very little to find on the ratings to get her head in front for the first time since her Newmarket victory in October.

This is a tight contest, full of inform contenders in just a five-runner field, but Pattie’s credential­s are best.

Half-an-hour earlier on a highlycomp­etitive evening card, the stamina test for another fast-track qualifier, the Bet totequadpo­t At totesport. com Conditions Stakes, may go the way of Aircraft Carrier.

John Ryan’s colt is on a four-timer after two wins at Wolverhamp­ton and one here either side of Christmas, and it was a dour staying performanc­e that saw him get the better of some fair performers when he moved up to this marathon trip on the most recent occasion at Dunstall Park.

That represente­d significan­t improvemen­t, and a reproducti­on of a similar level can see him prevail again in this good company.

In the Bet toteexacta At totesport. com Handicap, a slight drop in trip to six furlongs could be key for Enthaar.

Stuart Williams’ gelding has been struggling of late to get home over slightly further, and consequent­ly finds himself on a very feasible mark against some more exposed opponents.

Frisella is the obvious answer to the Bet toteswinge­r At totesport.com Fillies’ Novice Stakes.

John Gosden’s three-year-old will be hooded for the first time after failing at Wolverhamp­ton in November to build on the promise she had shown when a close second on her Haydock debut last summer.

Up in trip again here, she should have this field covered.

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