Racecards
18:00 Chelmsford City
Racing Welfare Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,076
- 2nd: £2,383
- 3rd: £1,192
- 4th: £596
- Form 503525
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 8-90911
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey K T O'Neill
close up, pushed along halfway, weakening when short of room over 1f out
- Form 214783
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C Allen
- Jockey Grace McEntee
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 2-80674
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Murphy & M Keady
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
in rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor
- Form 1-33336
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Jessica Macey
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace
- Form 568332
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 1261D7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey William Carson
towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
- Form 722068
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
- Form 009891
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey Phil Dennis
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 718341
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
dwelt in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Thank The Lord won a lower grade sprint here last time but is 9lb higher and Howzak is preferred having beaten both Mick's Spirit and Cabeza De Llave in the process of landing a double. Ornate just got the better of Angle Land in a fight to line here a week ago while Dark Side Prince hit top form at this time last year and included this race in a hat-trick. EXPERT OPINION (NAP) faded away in the closing stages at Southwell on his return from a lay-off and debut for Mick Appleby but will sharper today and is back on a winning mark.
Formwatch
Yimou (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division out wide, headway and hung left over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Miss Nay Never (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Howzak 9-4fav (9-7) Quickly away, raced keenly and made all, ridden over 1f out, held on, won at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Charming Kid (9-2) by nk, 8 ran.
Mick's Spirit 12-1 (9-8) Chased leaders out wide, wide home turn, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Howzak (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Show Me A Sunset 33-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway far rail 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Gherkin (9-0) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Dark Side Prince 11-4jfav (9-9) Chased leader on outside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind You're Cool (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Angle Land 13-2 (9-11) Pressed leader, carried right final bend, ran on and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, shd behind Ornate (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Cabeza De Llave 7-1 (9-6) Off the pace in last pair, never on terms, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Howzak (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Expert Opinion 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders near side of group, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Coup De Force (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Ornate 9-1 (9-5) Made all, edged right 2f out, hard pressed final furlong, held on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Angle Land (9-11) by shd, 10 ran.
Thank The Lord 3-1fav (9-1) Quickly away, made all, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Munificent (9-7) by 3l, 9 ran.