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19:10 Chelmsford City

Budweiser Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.45s
  • Off Time: 19:10:33
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cenotaph (USA)

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Maakaasib

    8/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Black, orange disc

      Solar Flair

      24 D
      5/1
      • Form 479481
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 102

      led, headed 2f out, no chance with winner, one pace final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - White, red seams, white sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, red star

      Udontdodou

      41 BFCCD
      14/1
      • Form 1-15225
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 102

      held up, ridden on outside over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression

      3(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Ekhtiyaar

      24 BFD
      3/1
      • Form 515-503
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 100

      held up, effort on inside over 1f out, kept on, went 3rd close home

      4(2)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue epaulets, sleeves and cap

      Danzeno

      31 p D
      8/1
      • Form 507430
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 100

      stumbled start and missed break, soon in touch, ridden and one pace over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong

      5(7)
      Silk - Black, White disc, striped sleeves and cap

      Cenotaph (USA)

      34 CD
      5/4
      • Form 00403-1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 91

      always prominent, led going well 2f out, clear inside final furlong, easily

      6(1)
      Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star

      Maakaasib

      22 e DCD
      8/1
      • Form 6131-92
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 87

      prominent, went 2nd entering final furlong, no chance with winner, kept on

      7(4)
      Silk - Grey, Light Blue epaulets, Light Blue cap

      Clear Spring (IRE)

      99 D
      100/1
      • Form 32165-8
      • Age 10
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, well held final furlong

      Previous results

      2017
      (5)
      Silk -

      Mazzini

      11/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      2016
      (6)
      Silk -

      Under Siege (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      2015
      (5)
      Silk -

      Picture Dealer

      11/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      Solar Flair had Ekhtiyaar back in third when scoring at Newcastle but is 5lb higher and the latter may well reverse running. Cenotaph made a winning reappearance over track and trip and Ryan Moore takes over the reins today while Maakaasib ran well for second at Windsor recently. Udontdodou’s earlier double here came over 5f though he’s still preferred to Clear Spring but a competitive sprint can go to DANZENO (NAP). He’s faced tough tasks at York and Ascot since running well behind higher rated sprinters in a conditions race here in April and Mick Appleby’s charge should go close with a similar effort.

      Formwatch

      Solar Flair 22-1 (9-10) Pressed leader, led narrowly inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely when hard pressed throughout final furlong, held on well, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun beating Raucous (9-9) by 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Udontdodou 9-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Tropics (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.

      Ekhtiyaar 7-2fav (9-12) Held up mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, ridden and every chance final 50 yards, held near finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Solar Flair (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun.

      Danzeno 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, raced centre to near side, held up, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, some late headway, never involved, 17th of 28, 7 1/2l behind Bacchus (9-6) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.

      Cenotaph (USA) 10-1 (8-11) In touch, headway on inner over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, readily, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jun beating Volatile (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.

      Maakaasib 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Ice Age (10-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

      Clear Spring (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Mobsta (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.