Updated markets for the Essex Vase and Cesarewitch
The first two Category One competitions for the year reach the semi-final stage on Friday and Saturday with the Coral Essex Vase and Arena Racing Company Cesarewitch.

Coral Essex Vase
Punters at Romford on Friday night may well be hoping for a slightly easier time of things than the heats of the Coral Essex Vase gave them last week. The 'right' dogs went through in terms of the big names but there were more than a few surprises in the heats along the way.
As a competition, it is still very wide open with the top six in the betting all more than capable of landing the prize on their day, and connections of some of those lower down the order will be thinking that they are far from out of it if there are a few more shocks to be had this week.
7/2 New Destiny
4/1 Tiffield Tarquin
5/1 Gary The Arb
8/1 Antigua Kestrel
10/1 Silverhill Adam
16/1 Fabulous Sonique
18/1 Table Toppers
20/1 Newinn Deejay, Underground Fizz
22/1 Out The Blue
28/1 Burrows Charm
40/1 Racenight Mikey
50/1 Ballyhimikin Ben
80/1 Keylogues Runner, Lilys Bullet
100/1 Rolo Rosie
125/1 Bacardi Bullet
Arena Racing Company Cesarewitch
The competition at Central Park on Saturday night looks a little more straightforward in terms of the betting with Mongys Wild a short price to do what is required over the next two weeks. There are still some very smart stayers in here with him, however, which hopefully will provide a superb final on the 24th.
4/7 Mongys Wild
4/1 Romeo Empire
8/1 Deadly Disco
12/1 Ballymac Madgie
16/1 Crafty Prospero
20/1 Princess Matilda
50/1 Reality Power
66/1 Aphantasia
80/1 Rockmount Rosie
100/1 Azzas Angel, Burgess Sophia



