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16:07 Chelmsford City

chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £19,000 added
  • Winner: £10,260
  • 2nd: £4,816
  • 3rd: £2,409
  • 4th: £1,205
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.62s
  • Off Time: 16:07:17
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

United Front (USA)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Zabeel Champion

    7/4

      1(2)
      Silk - Red and black stripes, red sleeves

      Duckett's Grove (USA)

      313 DCD
      7/1
      • Form 51/0000-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 97

      held up, closed on inside 7f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Yellow, purple epaulets, yellow sleeves, purple stars, purple cap, yellow star

      United Front (USA)

      6
      15/8
      • Form 2-22123
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 94

      edged right start, held up, hampered over 7f out, headway wide final bend, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well

      3(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

      Zabeel Champion

      224 BFD
      7/4
      • Form 2/01126-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 93

      chased leaders, cajoled along briefly over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, soon closed, held by winner inside final 75 yards

      4(3)
      Silk - Maroon, dark green sleeves, black cap

      Habit Rouge

      15 CD
      4/1
      • Form 4118-51
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 90

      pressed leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra well inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Black, yellow braces, sleeves and cap

      Kendergarten Kop (IRE)

      6 D
      20/1
      • Form 1-33587
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 75

      led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Duckett's Grove won here, at Cork and Ascot before sent to Hong Kong to race where he hardly picked his feet up in four starts, finishing last in three of them. He's back with Ed Walker but hasn't run since May. UNITED FRONT finished in front of Habit Rouge when scoring at Newcastle but the positions were reversed here last month when the latter made all. However, Mick Appleby's charge didn't get the run of the race that day nor when placed at Kempton last week so gets another chance. Zabeel Champion won first time out as a juvenile and completed a double at Newmarket last summer so the lack of a recent run shouldn't be a problem but Kendergarten Kop has plenty to find.

      Formwatch

      Duckett's Grove (USA) (9-2) last of 12, 21 3/4l behind Defining Moment (8-6) at Sha Tin 1m 1f hcp gd in May.

      United Front (USA) 9-1 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, closer on outside 2f, soon ridden, went well held 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Al Zaraqaan (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

      Zabeel Champion 11-8fav (8-8) Led, pushed along and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Alfaatik (9-3) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Habit Rouge 2-1 (9-2) Led and set slow pace, quickened over 2f out, came wide and bumped rival inside final 2f, soon straightened and ran on, unchallenged, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar beating United Front (9-7) by nk, 4 ran.

      Kendergarten Kop (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Al Zaraqaan (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Mar.