19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 January 2020

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Celebrate Birthdays And Anniversaries At CCR Novice Stakes

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 2m 6.18s

1^st

(6)

Bright Melody

39-5

7/4f

T: C ApplebyJ: A Kirby

Slowly into stride, held up, closer halfway, chased leaders in 3rd over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well tchd 13/8 and 15/8

2^nd

1 ¼

(8)

Arabian Moon

39-5

11/4

T: R M BeckettJ: R Kingscote

Led, went clear over 2f out, ridden and reduced lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong op 3/1

3^rd

1 ½

(5)

To Nathaniel

39-5

9/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 7/2

4^th

2 ½

(3)

Royal Castle

39-5

6/1

T: C ApplebyJ: S W Kelly

Slowly away, ran green in rear, pushed along and kept on in 4th final furlong, nearest finish op 5/1

5^th

(7)

Papa Power

39-5

12/1

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

Chased leading trio, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 10/1

6^th

(2)

Bobby The Great

39-5

16/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Sweating, led briefly, tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out op 20/1

7^th

(1)

Sea Bright

39-5

66/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: L Morris

Always behind, never a factor op 100/1

8^th

(4)

Great Fengshui

39-5

33/1

T: R HannonJ: J P Fahy

Held up in 5th, weakened and behind final 4f, tailed off op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £1.80EX:£6.60SF:£6.53Swingers:£1.70, £2.10, £3.00

Forecasts

Bright Melody (7/4), Arabian Moon (11/4), To Nathaniel (9/2), Royal Castle (6/1), Papa Power (12/1), Bobby The Great (16/1), Great Fengshui (33/1), Sea Bright (66/1)

Arabian Moon sets a reasonable standard and while he might have the benefit of previous experience and could be tough to overhaul if he's allowed an easy lead, BRIGHT MELODY won't need to be anything out of the ordinary to make this a winning racecourse debut. He represents powerful connections and looks a more slightly attractive betting option than his stablemate Royal Castle at this stage. Papa Power was an expensive purchase and also merits scrutiny in the betting, while Bobby The Great needs to improve great on his previous runs and looks more of a long term prospect in spite of the fact that he also had a hefty price tag as a yearling.

Bright Melody
Arabian Moon
Papa Power

Previous Winners

2019

Themaxwecan

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 3

J: P J McDonald | T: C & M Johnston

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,948.002nd: £1,472.003rd: £736.004th: £368.00

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