Jamie Maynard previews Thursday night's all-weather card at Chelmsford and his two tips are now exclusive Price Boosts.
Recommended bet: Chelmsford City
1pt win Reckless Endeavour in 8.00 Chelmsford at 5/1
Exclusive Sporting Life Price Boost: Reckless Endeavour 11/2
2pts win Poetic Imagination in 8.30 Chelmsford at 13/8
Exclusive Sporting Life Price Boost: Poetic Imagination 7/4
8.00 Bet trifecta At totesport.com Handicap
An open and competitive heat as expected in the feature race on this evening's card and a case can be made for all nine runners.
Espresso Freddo followed up a course victory with a solid second back here the last day but faces stronger opposition from his revised mark over a furlong shorter but he is the most recent winner and at the age of four is still open to improvement.
Eljaddaaf has finished second the last twice but keeps edging up the weights but Ascot Day has gone close here on his only two previous visits and has been eased a pound for a latest fourth.
However, RECKLESS ENDEAVOUR finished ahead of Ascot Day most recently and it's Jamie Osborne's five-year old who can come out on top here.
This is only his sixth start for the stable since moving from Ireland where he gained three successes wins over this trip and he's only 3lb above his last winning mark.
Although still on the hunt for a first win in the UK, the son of Kodiac hasn't been beaten far in his five starts and has been left on an unchanged mark for just over a length defeat over course and distance a fortnight ago.
He's shown his liking for the polytrack surface having won twice at Dundalk and he's got to have a good chance of landing that first win for Osborne having been handed arguably the best draw from stall one.
8.30 Bet Scoop6 At totesport.com Novice Stakes
Only the five runners in this novice event over the minimum five furlongs but realistically it's a three-horse race with the outsiders Jakeboy and Poppy Line facing a stiff task to compete on the form they've shown so far, especially the former who is conceding plenty of weight all round.
Angel Of The South is the most exposed of the main three and she's been well held the last twice. She did win a similar race to this at Wolverhampton but that looked a modest affair so will need to find extra if she's to double her career tally this evening.
Richard Fahey saddles the favourite in this, Sugar Coating, who finished second on debut at the end of last year after missing the break. She should be involved with a better start here but at the odds I'm happy to take her on with POETIC IMAGINATION.
This bay filly has switched stables from John Gosden to the relentless yard of Archie Watson and she signed off with a neck defeat at this track over six furlongs just under three weeks ago in first-time blinkers.
They maintain the headgear here and with improvement likely on first start for the yard this daughter of Exceed And Excel can provide plenty of resistance to her main rivals in the capable hands of Luke Morris.
Preview posted 0730 8/2/18
