Chelmsford racing tip (2030): Pop Star to build on Navan success by exploiting kind mark

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The 20:30 at Chelmsford will bring the curtain down on a competitive evening of racing as bookie's favourite Holkham Bay takes on seven others on the all-weather.

He’s been ticking along nicely lately and was able to build on a good win at Kempton with a couple of places at Lincoln and here at Chelmsford, where he was beaten by 0.2 lengths.

Second in the market is Diomed Spirit who has three wins in seven runs on all-weather and is targeting a hat-trick following wins at Wolverhampton and here just two weeks ago.

He capitalised on a drop in the weights before the win at Wolverhampton and despite a hike next time out, he ran on well and made light work of it.

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Similarly, Star Of Lady M has spent most of the years sliding down the weights and finally came good with a good showing at Lingfield last month. She has a 7-lb rise to contend with.

Despite being the third biggest price in the race, K2 Tips has identified Pop Star as the horse offering the most value.

His final performance for Aidan O’Brien left a lot to be desired and has perhaps had the biggest impact on his kind mark, but kind it is based on his previous form.

He’s returning from a short break after a wind operation and based on his performances at Navan in August, there’s a lot more to come from this lightly-raced three-year-old.

Suggested bet: Pop Star each-way in the 18:30 at Chelsmford

• Tip advised by K2 Tips on Tipstrr