Racecards
20:00 Chelmsford City
Fireworks 5th November Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,650 added
- Winner: £5,051
- 2nd: £2,370
- 3rd: £1,184
- 4th: £593
- Form 207634
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway 3f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd turning in
- Form 175444
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey B A Curtis
slowly into stride, raced keenly and held up in 5th on inside, lost place and dropped to rear over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out
- Form 194066
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey R Coakley
raced keenly in close 3rd, went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held
- Form 222505
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened inside final 3f
Lunar Shadow
28- Form 142331
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
tracked leader, led 5f out, quickened pace and went for home over 2f out, in no danger after and stayed on well
Spring Glow
19- Form 647534
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
led and raced keenly, headed 5f out, lost 2nd 3f out, lost 3rd turning in, soon weakened
- Form 774087
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Cam Hardie
steadied start, held up in last pair, gained a place over 3f out, never involved
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Few arrive in any sort of form but LUNAR SHADOW won over 1m5f at Bath before having a spin over hurdles so Alan King’s mare gets the vote. Spring Glow has posted better efforts lately back on the all-weather while Spit Spot beat the selection here back in May and Haven Lady went close on Tapeta early in the year.
Formwatch
Smart Champion 12-1 (11-0) In rear, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on well, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Al Azhar (10-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Golden Keeper 9-2 (10-4) Slowly away, soon chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden well over 1f out and no impression, hung right and weakened 1f out, 4th of 5, 13 3/4l behind September Power (10-2) at Beverley 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Spit Spot 7-1 (10-12) Slowly away, mid-division, ridden to challenged 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Al Azhar (10-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Haven Lady (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, stayed on one pace and faded closing stages, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Merrijig (10-4) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Lunar Shadow 5-1 (11-2) Held up behind leaders on inside, not fluent 4th, ridden 6th, no impression before 2 out, went 4th before last, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Swaffham Bulbeck (11-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Spring Glow 7-2 (9-7) Prominent, chased leaders 2f out, hung right when went second off home turn, outpaced and dropped to fourth inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Fox Flame (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
Prince Abu (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Squeezebox (9-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.