Fighting fit for Chelmsford winner
FIRE FIGHTING can make a quick reappearance pay dividends in the totequadpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap at Chelmsford.
Mark Johnston sends the sevenyear-old back into action just six days after he finished a fair fifth in the Rosebery Handicap at Kempton.
Fire Fighting had previously won a decent event at Lingfield and was certainly not disgraced last Saturday, being beaten two and a half lengths off a 2lb higher mark.
The Soldier Of Fortune gelding was rated as high as 113 at his best and while he is short of that standard now, he remains thoroughly capable and can take advantage of an easier task here.
Dream Point is an interesting contender in the toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Handicap, as she makes the trip from Ireland for Joseph O’Brien.
She has shown only a limited amount of ability so far and let favourite-backers down when dropping away tamely over a mile at Dundalk back in February.
Dream Point had previously turned in a better effort when third behind a stablemate at Lingfield back in January, seemingly appreciating a step up in distance to 10 furlongs.
O’Brien switches back to that trip here and Dream Point probably would not have to be anything special to get her head in front.
Miniature Daffodil is certainly game enough to make his presence felt in the toteplacepot Races 1 To 6 Apprentice Handicap.
He was a winner over this course and distance last month but could not follow up in another apprentice heat nine days later, getting caught for a bit of toe before staying on again for third.