Today's Horse Racing Tips: Healing to Power to Chelmsford win

Songkran (advised at 11/4) won at Newcastle on Tuesday and there were no selections yesterday.  

There are two bets for tonight’s racing at Chelmsford, a course at which my last four tips have all won. Fingers crossed I can land another winner (or two) there today…

Chelmsford Tips

17:50 – 6f CCR Handicap (Class 5)

Trainer Ivan Furtado has had his string in really good form of late and can saddle another winner courtesy of HEALING POWER (NAP – 1 point win bet at 7/2). 

This five-year-old was picked up for just 17,000gns by his current owner having cost 280,000gns as a yearling. He was gelded and didn’t run for Roger Varian but has since won two of his eight starts for Furtado. One of those came over seven furlongs at this course on his racecourse debut followed a few months later by a 9.5-length success at Lingfield. 

He recently returned from a break to finish third at Wolverhampton off a 1lb higher mark and is well worth a try over this six-furlong trip. He has the ideal draw (stall 1) for a front runner and with proven stamina over further, he can make all under Joey Haynes.

19:20 – 1m2f Racing Welfare Handicap (Class 4)

All eyes will be on Ryan Moore’s unexposed mount Lexington Force, but slight preference is for Godolphin’s PITCHER’S POINT (1 point win bet at 9/2), who will have the advantage of race fitness over his key market rival. 

This US-bred four-year-old cost $800,000 as a yearling and is out of a Grade 2-winning mare. He has made a decent start to his career with two wins and three placed efforts from his seven starts on the All-Weather to date. 

Today’s jockey Robert Havlin was on board for his first visit to Chelmsford when the pair were beaten by just a neck over this ten-furlong trip. He was then a winner over the course and distance under Frankie Dettori a few months later. 

The return to the Essex track should suit and he is entitled to have come on for his recent run (beaten favourite), which marked his first start for 108 days and first outing since being gelded. Trainer John Gosden has fitted cheekpieces for the first time today and that could bring about the required improvement.