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20:15 Chelmsford City
Book Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 9/3-23
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 90/9620-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D P Quinn
- Jockey Ashley Morgan
tracked leaders on outside, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 2338-07
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Martin Harley
held up, headway and switched right well over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on inside final furlong, still hanging left but led near finish
- Form 7950-14
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Jason Hart
prominent, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 623514
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Racheal Kneller
ridden to lead, headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Dandarrell
21- Form 1405-83
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey F Tylicki
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish
- Form 144-646
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
DARK DIAMOND is one of the least exposed and may well improve for the longer trip after a couple of placed efforts over a mile at Southwell. Stradater won at Southwell in January but failed to cope with a 5lb rise last time while Putin finished just ahead of Dandarrell with Tight Lipped well beaten when scoring over a mile here last month and is never easily dismissed at this level. Cherry Street returns from a lay-off but has scope for further progress this year and could still go well off his current mark.
Formwatch
Dark Diamond (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Raced wide close up, ridden and hung left 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Al Muheer (8-6) at Southwell 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Cherry Street 16-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, driven to lead well over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 13l behind Gaelic Silver (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Party Royal 16-1 (9-4) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Ready (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) in Feb.
Stradater (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Fly leapt start in touch, soon pushed along, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 7l behind Al Muheer (8-6) at Southwell 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Putin (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Oriental Relation (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Dandarrell 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, pressed for 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Putin (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Divine Rule (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Beggers Luck (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Tight Lipped (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Held up in touch in mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, 7th of 11, 5l behind Putin (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.