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20:15 Chelmsford City

Gates Ford Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.92s
  • Off Time: 20:15:34
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

General Hazard (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Russian Reward (IRE)

    6/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Grey, light blue seams, light blue cap

      General Hazard (IRE)

      9 D
      7/4
      • Form 1124-21
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, led post

      2(2)
      Silk - Red, White stars on sleeves

      Hairdryer

      21 CD
      7/4
      • Form 3/381-23
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd over 2f out until inside final furlong, unable to quicken

      3(3)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      Russian Reward (IRE)

      8 p CD
      6/1
      • Form 199-961
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 72

      led, driven over 1f out, ran on, headed post

      4(1)
      Silk - Purple, Orange disc

      Mercy Me

      14 DCD
      7/1
      • Form 37-3625
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 72

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stripe

      Music Major

      14 D
      7/2
      • Form 51236-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 70

      held up in rear, effort and not much room over 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out

      6(6)
      Silk - Red, black seams, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star

      Summer Dove (USA)

      414
      33/1
      • Form 76/8-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 65

      soon tracking leader, ridden and beaten over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      Previous results

      2016
      (9)
      Silk -

      Tangramm

      11/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11

      In depth

      Verdict

      GENERAL HAZARD (NAP) was having his first start for new connections when landing a Class 4 handicap at Newcastle and with just 4lb extra he'll take some beating despite a huge weight. Hairdryer won here in November and has performed with credit in two subsequent starts though could have done without a 2lb rise. Music Major ran poorly on this track early in his career but has improved enough to win four times on the all-weather, including at Lingfield a fortnight ago when Mercy Me was behind. He should get into the mix while Russian Reward won a Lingfield claimer last week and has scored here in the past.

      Formwatch

      General Hazard (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Raced wide, held up in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well to assert towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Cadeau Magnifique (9-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Hairdryer 3-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 2f out, challenged from over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home, 3rd of 6, nk behind Kingthistle (8-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Russian Reward (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Set steady pace, joined 5f out until over 2f out, ridden 3 lengths clear approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Gaelic Silver (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Mercy Me 8-1 (9-9) Held up behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Music Major (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

      Music Major 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, held on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Etaad (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.

      Summer Dove (USA) (8-5) 8th of 16, 13 1/4l behind Mr Churchill (9-6) at Jebel Ali 7f mdn stks fst in Jan.