Chelmsford preview: Money Team poised to follow-up

David Metcalf | January 13, 2016

Money Team scored in terrific style last time out and can make light of a 6lb penalty to follow-up in the 6f handicap on today’s card at Chelmsford (14.25).

The David Barron trained gelding ended a long losing run dating back to June 2014 when readily beating For Ayman by 2 3/4 lengths over course and distance 10 days ago.

Money Team travelled strongly throughout, and after making smooth progress to challenge at the furlong marker forged clear clear inside the last to win going away.

The five-year-old was value for more than the winning margin, and Money Team remains well-treated on his back form off a rating of 79 in this class 5 contest now turned out quickly under a penalty.

His previous success had come in a competitive class 4 affair at Redcar when beating the useful Online Alexander by a length off a rating of 80, and Money Team went on to be placed off marks as high as 88.

That suggests that the son of Kodiac remains ahead of the assessor and needs keeping onside now that he has regained the winning thread, and providing this doesn’t come too quickly Money Team is going to be very hard to beat.

Schottische to claim first win in a year

In the 1m apprentice handicap (13.55), Schottische can take advantage of a drop in the weights to land the spoils.