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13:40 Chelmsford City

Bet At totesport.com Nursery (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,938
  • 2nd: £3,850
  • 3rd: £1,924
  • 4th: £962
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.82s
  • Off Time: 13:43:45
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Bettys Hope

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Oh Purple Reign (IRE)

    8/15

      1(2)
      Silk - Purple, white hoops, purple sleeves, white stars

      Oh Purple Reign (IRE)

      28 BFD
      8/15
      • Form 122
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 95

      tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, every chance throughout final half furlong, kept on well

      2(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white chevron, sleeves and cap

      Xcelente

      28
      6/1
      • Form 124
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 85

      slowly into stride, held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Black, maroon diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

      Zulu Zander (IRE)

      66
      14/1
      • Form 3114
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 83

      tracked leader, every chance 2f out, lost place entering final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Mauve stripes

      Seraphinite (IRE)

      15 D
      8/1
      • Form 910
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 76

      held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge

      5(1)
      Silk - Black, White hoop, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

      Bettys Hope

      44 D
      8/1
      • Form 2221
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 75

      made all, hung right from over 1f out, strongly challenged throughout final furlong, kept on well under pressure

      6(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red armlets, Red cap

      Ossco

      16
      33/1
      • Form 833
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-0
      • Official Rating 71

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra closing stages

      Previous results

      2018
      (10)
      Silk -

      Buckingham (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      OH PURPLE REIGN has found one too good in decent conditions races at Epsom and Beverley and should find this easier. He’s taken to confirm latest running with Xcelente and the Hannon colt is also preferred to Zulu Zander, who won a conditions race at Bath back in April and attempts 6f for the first time. Seraphinite was outclassed in the Albany at Ascot having won a novices race at Kempton while Bettys Hope is another novice winner and makes more appeal than Ossco.

      Formwatch

      Oh Purple Reign (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Summer Sands (8-12) at Beverley 5f stks (2) gd in Jun.

      Xcelente 13-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 5, 8l behind Summer Sands (8-12) at Beverley 5f stks (2) gd in Jun.

      Zulu Zander (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Pressed leader, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out, 4th and beaten inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6 1/2l behind Ventura Rebel (9-5) at Ascot 5f stks (2) gf in May.

      Seraphinite (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Close up far side, ridden and weakened 2f out, 20th of 25, 16 3/4l behind Daahyeh (9-0) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Jun.

      Bettys Hope 3-1jfav (9-0) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ran on, pushed out, won at Chepstow 6f fll stks (5) gf in May beating Lili Wen Fach (9-0) by 1l, 9 ran.

      Ossco 7-1 (9-5) Difficult loading, towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Hard Nut (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.