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16:00 Chelmsford City

EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,999 added
  • Winner: £5,399
  • 2nd: £2,535
  • 3rd: £1,268
  • 4th: £634
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.90s
  • Off Time: 16:02:47
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sir Laurence Graff (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Kingsley Pride

    16/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal blue

      High Honour

      60 p
      Evens
      • Form 51
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-11

      chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out when challenging, kept on inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - White, emerald green hoops, emerald green and white halved sleeves, emerald green and white hooped cap

      Ibrahimovic (IRE)

      13/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      close up, ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

      Kingsley Pride

      22
      16/1
      • Form 62
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      led, ridden 2f out, hung right then veered sharply left approaching final furlong, headed final furlong, just denied close home

      4(6)
      Silk - Dark green, light green yoke and armlets, dark green cap

      Sir Laurence Graff (IRE)

      7
      9/4
      • Form 423229
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 85

      took keen hold in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, led final furlong, all out

      5(4)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

      Torre Del Oro (IRE)

      27
      12/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

      6(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white cap

      Uncle Matthew (IRE)

      18
      40/1
      • Form 9
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      held up in midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - Red and dark green diabolo, halved sleeves, red and dark green quartered cap

      Red Bird (IRE)

      33
      100/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-13

      held up in last, ridden 3f out, never a factor

      In depth

      Verdict

      Sir Laurence Graff came up short on his handicap debut and returned a beaten favourite when last seen in novice company. HIGH HONOUR is preferred as the Godolphin colt is expected to show further improvement over this extra distance having won over a mile in the soft going at Goodwood last time. Kingsley Pride should also stay this far having gone close at Haydock while Torre Del Oro is preferred to the newcomer Ibrahimovic of the rest.

      Formwatch

      High Honour 6-4fav (9-7) Held up off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, headway tracking leaders 3f out, switched out wide over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (2) sft in Sep beating Mudskipper (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Ibrahimovic (IRE) Le Havre colt out of Isanous.

      Kingsley Pride 12-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along to challenge leader over 2f out, rallied again inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Saxon King (9-7) at Haydock 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct.

      Sir Laurence Graff (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Keen tracked leaders, nowhere to go from over 2f out, eased final furlong, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Shahbaz (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) sft in Oct.

      Torre Del Oro (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Off the pace in 6th, pushed along outpaced and ran green 2f out, kept on late, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Rathgar (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f stks (4) gs in Oct.

      Uncle Matthew (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Slowly into stride, ran green in last pair, some headway on inside 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Dionysian (9-7) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.

      Red Bird (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ran green, pushed along over 4f out, dropped to rear 3f out and struggling, 5th of 6, 20 1/4l behind Forceful Speed (9-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f stks (4) gs in Oct.