Racecards
17:10 Chelmsford City
toteexacta Pick The 1st & 2nd Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
Ahraam (IRE)
15- Form 78
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D Morris
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd close home
Lavinia Rose
56- Form 6230
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and lost 2nd well inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, effort on wide outside over 1f out, sustained run under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 05
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey William Carson
off the pace in last pair, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, nearest finish
Sakhee's Jem
15- Form 934577
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey David Probert
took keen hold tracking leaders on inside, hung left over 1f out, ridden and weakened well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Sakhee's Jem has bits of form but her recent efforts have been below par. She is weighted to get the better of Lavinia Rose on today's terms unless the latter reproduces the form that saw her go close at Newbury in July. Annie Salts finished closer when fifth at Wolverhampton last time and Ahraam drops in class but a chance is taken on the newcomer CERTIFIED, a half-sister to two winners, who will not need to be anything special to score on her debut.
Formwatch
Ahraam (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Colour Me Happy (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Rebel Lightning (IRE) Zebedee colt out of Bellechance.
Lavinia Rose 25-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, faded final furlong, 10th of 19, 6 1/2l behind Nemoralia (9-7) at Doncaster 6f fll (2) gd in Sep.
Certified (IRE) Raven's Pass filly out of Guarantia.
Annie Salts 5-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to challenge, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Kashtan (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Turn On The Tears (USA) Cape Blanco filly out of Down The Well.
Sakhee's Jem 20-1 (9-1) Raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Gaspirali (9-0) at Newmarket 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Sweet Temptation (IRE) Amadeus Wolf filly out of Summer Spice.