Chelmsford Placepot picks: Paul Kealy chases a slice of the £100k guaranteed pot

It's off to Chelmsford for our regular Thursday crack at the £100k guaranteed Placepot pool.

The opening 6f handicap (5.30) is a 'hands and heels' race and I don't want to look much further than Billy Loughnane on .

The rider has been making a name for himself on the all-weather over the last couple of months and in veteran Shamshon he has a partner in fine nick, who showed he still has more to offer when a close third in a more competitive heat than this last week.

The next (6.00) is a 7f maiden in which those who have run haven't shown a great deal, so I'm drawn to newcomer , who won't have to be any great shakes to score on his debut.

Otherwise, has easily the best form if none the worse for whatever caused her to be eased a long way out just over two weeks ago.

There's a bit more depth to the 5f novice (6.30) which has only five runners, but and do look the ones to beat.

is odds-on for the 5f handicap (7.00) and has won her last two all-weather starts with plenty in hand, so is hard to oppose despite a two-month break.

In the mile handicap (7.30), won really well last time and has been considerably higher in the handicap in the past, while has been very consistent recently.

Only four go in the last leg (8.00), another mile handicap, and I'm going to take a chance by banking on the 4lb well-in , as despite the big pool, I can't envisage a big dividend so it's best to keep the perm small.