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16:20 Chelmsford City

Book Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.52s
  • Off Time: 16:25:54
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sea Soldier (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Subtle Knife

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Gannicus

      10/3

        1(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red seams, striped sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star

        Hot Right Now

        10 v D
        12/1
        • Form 90/121-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 68

        prominent, lost place well over 2f out

        2(7)
        Silk - Purple, Maroon braces, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon stars, Light Blue cap, Maroon star

        Gannicus

        32 p D
        10/3
        • Form 802676-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 68

        slowly into stride, held up in rear, under pressure before halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly closing stages, nearest finish

        4(1)
        Silk - White, red triple diamond

        Subtle Knife

        51
        9/2
        • Form 644708-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 66

        towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never able to challenge

        5(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hollow box, checked sleeves

        Great Expectations

        31 pt
        8/1
        • Form 634665-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 66

        slowly into stride, behind, headway entering final furlong, never nearer

        6(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue diamond

        Megamunch (IRE)

        5 p D
        6/1
        • Form 9064-23
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 66

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, never on terms

        7(5)
        Silk - Light blue, pink cross belts, black cap

        George Baker (IRE)

        9 D
        7/1
        • Form 5350-82
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 65

        midfield, headway halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - Red, Purple chevron

        World Record (IRE)

        16 D
        9/1
        • Form 4405-68
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 63

        led, hard driven when headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        9(6)
        Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

        Attain

        247
        20/1
        • Form 172547-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 61

        chased leaders, under pressure halfway, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong

        10(9)
        Silk - aquamarine, yellow armlets

        Sea Soldier (IRE)

        25 p D
        11/2
        • Form 22275-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 59

        tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly

        3(4)
        NR

        Swift Cedar (IRE)

        2 v D
        • Form 4132-68
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 68

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Sea Soldier was winning for the first time since 2011 when successful at Lingfield and is only 2lb higher. Megamunch has been placed in plating company at Southwell of late while Hot Right Now won twice at the same track last year. Gannicus can figure off his current mark and Swift Cedar is not out of this dropping back in trip though he weakened quickly at Wolverhampton on Friday. But GEORGE BAKER showed his first worthwhile form for some time when beaten a short-head at Wolverhampton last week and he looks set to end a long losing run in this.

        Formwatch

        Hot Right Now 9-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, soon lost place, no danger after, 5th of 7, 15l behind Schottische (8-3) at Southwell 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) fbs in Jan.

        Gannicus 7-1 (9-3) Dwelt headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Bosstime (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.

        Subtle Knife 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Persona Grata (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) in Dec.

        Great Expectations 10-1 (9-4) Dwelt, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Geordan Murphy (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.

        Megamunch (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Held up in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Toto Skyllachy (9-0) at Southwell 1m clm stks 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.

        George Baker (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Foie Gras (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) in Jan.

        World Record (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8l behind Two In The Pink (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

        Attain 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Ocean Legend (8-10) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.

        Sea Soldier (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon led, hard ridden over 1f out, held on gamely closing stages, won at Lingfield 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan beating Warbond (8-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

        Swift Cedar (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Mid-division, lost place 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 8, 7l behind The Gay Cavalier (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.