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17:50 Chelmsford City
totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 043801
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
led 1f, tracked leaders, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on
- Form 730307
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
in touch, effort on outside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong
- Form 007400
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 223082
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer L Carter
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 207360
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Lucy K Barry
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 2122-49
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
raced wide, close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 26
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey George Wood
dwelt, pushed along, in rear, outpaced 4f out, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
FORT BASTION won easily over a mile here in this grade last time. The shorter trip should not be a problem for Tom Dascombe’s charge and he can go in again. Free Zone has a shout at the weights stepping up from 6f but Brasted has a tougher task on these terms having finished runner-up in a seller here last week. Hearmenow is another with it all to do while Regal Dan drops into plating company in the hope of ending a long losing run.
Formwatch
Fort Bastion (IRE) 6-5fav (9-8) Chased leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Oct beating Zaeem (9-12) by 3 3/4l, 12 ran.
Regal Dan (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, short of room and hampered inside final furlong, not recover, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Via Via (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Spryt (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, in touch, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 19 1/4l behind Southern Gailes (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Brasted (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on and no extra, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (6) pol in Oct.
Free Zone 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, soon eased, last of 11, 11 1/2l behind Jameerah (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Hearmenow (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, dist behind Flowers On Venus (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Sense of Snow (IRE) 125-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 36 1/2l behind Infiniti (8-0) at Leicester 7f stks (6) gd in Oct.