Varian’s Australis can keep up winning habit at Chelmsford

Australis has won both his starts at Chelmsford and can maintain his perfect record back at the Essex track.

Roger Varian' s four-yearold appears to prefer an artificial surface to the turf, so it is safe to draw a line through his latest start when he was wellbeaten in the Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

Australis is much better judged on his all-weather form and not just for his two victories here, as he was also second in the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle in June.

The Australia gelding can register a fourth career success in thec helm sf ordcityracecourse.com Handicap.

Ghalyoon just got collared at Lingfield last time but can make amend sin the CCR Supports Safer Gambling Week Handicap.

The five-year-old was having just his sixth career start when caught close home by Documenting, although he looked to still be learning his trade.

Marcus Tregoning's charge has just theo new into his name so far, but he still has scope for improvement and is worth another chance at least.

Badger Berry won in such a convincing manner over seven furlongs at Southwell four weeks ago that a followup looks on the cards in the first division of the Bombardier "March To Your Own Drum" Handicap.

Charlie Wallis' four-yearold has been put up 7 lb for his victory by three and a half lengths. If he can reproduce that kind of form, then he will be hard to beat.

Nobel Joshua can have his turn in the Summerfield Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Taunton after looking a shade unlucky last time.

A mistake at the final flight, coupled with losing a shoe, may have cost the four-yearold victory at Exeter.

That was only his second star t since joining the David Pipe team from Gordon Elliot t' s stable in Ireland, for whom he had won at Clonmel on his final appearance in September.

Kauto The King can maintain an encouraging start to his career over fences by winning the Invest Southwest Novices' Handicap Chase.

The six-year-old, trained by Colin Tizzard, made a successful debut over the bigger obstacles at Wincanton in October on his first start for 261 days.

He was unable to back that up at Hereford, but was only beaten a length and threequarters in third place behind Oscar Robertson. A mistake at the fourth-last did not help his cause.

His jumping is sure to improve with experience.