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20:30 Chelmsford City
Christmas At Chelmsford City Racecourse Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,650 added
- Winner: £5,051
- 2nd: £2,370
- 3rd: £1,184
- 4th: £593
- Form 330857
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
led, came wide turning in, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 372745
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
steadied and switched left start, held up in last pair, good headway on inside turning in, went 2nd inside final furlong and stayed on, always held
- Form 311254
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
tracked leaders out wide, quick move to track leader 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, came wide and lost 2nd turning in, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 17971
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey R Coakley
tracked leaders on inside, smooth headway on inside into 2nd turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 053815
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Sir M Todd
- Jockey George Rooke
raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, chased leaders, came wide turning in, weakened final furlong
- Form 160007
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey K T O'Neill
raced keenly in last pair, ridden over 1f out, hung badly left and beaten final furlong
- Form 236-735
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey David Probert
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Boasty completed a track and trip double in April and has raced in better company than this the last twice. Moogie was paying her first visit here when running out a convincing winner last month and a 4lb rise looks manageable but BOLD RIBB can defy a penalty. A winner at Dundalk for Joseph O'Brien, he was racing on Polytrack for the first time for new connections when scoring at Lingfield last week and will be difficult to beat on that form. He holds Expert Witness and the latter had easily beaten Udaberri on that track previously.
Formwatch
Phantasy Mac (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, no impression, well beaten final furlong, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Tarbaan (9-10) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Udaberri (IRE) 9-2jfav (10-0) Mid-division, headway on outer well over 2f out, lost ground coming wide on home turn, ridden over 1f out, gradually weakened, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Expert Witness (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Boasty (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway out wide over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Totnes (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Moogie 14-1 (9-10) Slightly hampered start, off the pace towards rear, came wide turning in, headway soon after, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Ellexis (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Expert Witness 8-1 (9-8) Raced wide in rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Bold Ribb (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Merry Minister (IRE) 80-1 (8-13) Behind, pushed along 5f out, never involved, 7th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Repertoire (9-12) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Thebeautifulgame 7-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, pressed leader 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off over 1f out, 5th of 6, dist behind Reel Rosie (10-0) at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) hvy in Sep.
Bold Ribb 7-2jfav (10-0) Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Measured Moments (9-13) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.