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14:20 Chelmsford City

Abbot Ale Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 30.16s
  • Off Time: 14:22:20
  • 6 Ran
2(2)
Silk - Maroon, white star, light blue and white striped sleeves, light blue cap
3/1
  • Form 3-57222
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 75

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

3(8)
Silk - Dark Blue, Orange epaulets, striped sleeves, quartered cap

Bracken Brae

50 CCD
25/1
  • Form 162145
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 74

in rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

4(5)
Silk - Royal blue, white spots and sleeves, red cap
16/1
  • Form 16-5434
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 74

dwelt, in rear, headway well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on well towards finish

6(7)
Silk - White, black sleeves, orange cap
11/10
  • Form 587-311
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 72

in touch, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish

7(4)
Silk - WHITE, royal blue chevron, red sleeves, royal blue cap
3/1
  • Form 0671
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

8(6)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and DARK BLUE diabolo, EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap
  • Form 9-74146
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 73

tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace

1(1)
NR
10/1
  • Form 53/1259-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 77

Nonrunner

5(3)
NR

Argante (FR)

29 b BFD
14/1
  • Form 11083/5-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The two in-form three-year-old's can dominate this staying contest with preference for DUKINTA here. Hugo Palmer's charge appeared to appreciate the switch to handicaps and visor last time out and shaped as if this step up in trip would prove no inconvenience to her here. Piedita has been successful on her last two starts including at Lingfield recently and can claim second under her 6lb penalty while of the older horses Taper Tantrum has been running well of late and hails from a stable with a 20% strike-rate (5/25) in recent weeks.

Formwatch

Taper Tantrum (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, short of room inside final furlong and switched left, driven and stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Attention Seaker (8-9) at Beverley 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.

Bracken Brae 12-1 (9-7) Held up in 5th, effort over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 5, 12 1/4l behind Avenue Des Champs (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Mister Bob (GER) 16-1 (9-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Stanarley Pic (9-5) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.

Piedita (IRE) 4-6fav (9-5) Close up, headway to track leaders 6f out, led 2f out, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Fitzwilly (9-11) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.

Dukinta (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug beating Percy Thrower (8-13) by 8l, 10 ran.

Conkering Hero (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led until 9f out, tracked leader until 6f out, weakened 3f out, last of 6, 22 1/2l behind Star Maker (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.

Jack Bear 7-2fav (11-12) Chased leader under ridden before 2 out, soon no extra in 4th, weakened badly run-in, 5th of 12, 20 3/4l behind Lake Chapala (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jun.

Argante (FR) 33-1 (11-10) Rear of mid-division on outer, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 17th of 20, dist behind Davids Charm (11-1) at Galway 2m 5f hcp gd in Aug.