Racecards
18:45 Chelmsford City
totequadpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £17,000 added
- Winner: £10,997
- 2nd: £3,272
- 3rd: £1,635
- 4th: £818
- Form 4/3221-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey H Crouch
held up towards rear, keen, driven over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, headed post
- Form 51151-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 164-627
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey William Cox
in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened closing stages
- Form 135137-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, not run on, weakened final furlong
- Form 78078-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 80
slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead post
- Form 0121-54
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Gabriele Malune
Nonrunner
- Form 1265-2
- Age 10
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 82
Nonrunner
- Form 053212
- Age 8
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
OCEAN OF LOVE defied a hike in the weights to win over track and trip last time. She’s upped in class off a higher mark today but the Godolphin filly still beat Isaac Bell easily enough despite being eased down in the closing stages. Key Bid also represents Godolphin but hasn’t raced since August while Azam finished well ahead of Bear Valley when scoring over 2m here last month and is upped 7lb. St Mary's and Velvet Revolution also drop back down in distance while Snowy Winter and Luv U Whatever are upped in trip on the back of placed efforts over 1m4f.
Formwatch
Ocean Of Love 9-2 (9-10) Held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, gap opened towards inside and good headway to lead inside final 2f, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Isaac Bell (9-9) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Snowy Winter (USA) 5-4fav (9-11) Held up towards rear, wide and headway over 4f out, chased winner 3f out, effort when hampered and carried right entering final 2f, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 6 1/2l behind Cosmelli (9-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
St Mary's 3-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, under pressure 3f out, no impression, last of 7, 18 1/2l behind Coeur de Lion (9-7) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Key Bid 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 28l behind Golden Birthday (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Azam 9-2 (9-1) With leader, led over 4f out, clear over 2f out, readily, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Bear Valley (9-8) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Bear Valley (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Azam (9-1) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Velvet Revolution 7-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, detached in rear, closer 5f out, modest 4th over 2f out, eased when held close home, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Dubawi Fifty (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Isaac Bell (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, headway on wide outside under pressure 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Ocean Of Love (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
William Hunter 16-1 (8-10) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, good headway on outside halfway, went 2nd over 5f out until 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Island Brave (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Luv U Whatever 11-1 (9-5) Led over 11f out, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner after, well held but battled on to hold 2nd, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Native Fighter (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.