Quality Seeker ideal for punters seeking quality at Chelmsford

Quality Seeker has plenty in his favour as he seeks to open his all-weather account in Chelmsford’s Extra Places At totesport.com Handicap.

Ed Walker’s three-year-old colt has the cheekpieces on for the first time, and they may just help to do the trick on his seventh career outing.

Quality Seeker is back at the track where he was slowly away on an otherwise promising debut 11 months ago and, after a winter break, he has since progressed steadily.

He was a narrow winner on the turf on his handicap debut over this distance at Windsor in July and back on the allweather at Kempton, again at a mile at the end of the following month, was beaten less than two lengths in third.

He outran his 20-1 odds that day, from off the pace behind two progressive opponents, and the headgear may help Liam Keniry keep him in the thick of it here.

Bubbly can spark the celebrations earlier in the day, for Charlie Fellowes’ yard and owners Elite Racing Club in the Lingfield Fillies’ Handicap.

The three-year-old makes her handicap debut, after three all-weather starts in novice company, and will need to take a leap forward against more experienced rivals.

She was no match for oddson favourite Dixieland Diva at Wolverhampton last month, but still shaped well enough in second and has been introduced at a realistic level.

John Gosden has a huge weekend coming up and can keep tings ticking over with Gaudi in division two of the 188Bet Extra Place Races Maiden Stakes.

The Invincible Spirit colt made a most promising return after an absence of 306 days at Chelmsford last month.

Slightly tapped for toe off the bend, he stayed on well to be beaten a length and a half by Charlie Appleby-trained hotpot Auxerre. Assuming he will be sharper still for that outing, he sets a fair standard for the rest to aim at in this mile heat.