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19:20 Chelmsford City

EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,132
  • 2nd: £1,470
  • 3rd: £735
  • 4th: £368
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.23s
  • Off Time: 19:21:35
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cover Drive

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Allegranza

    5/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white braces and sleeves, white and royal blue striped cap

      The Imposter (FR)

      58
      66/1
      • Form 0-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      dwelt in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced

      2(1)
      Silk - Black, pink hoop, halved sleeves, white and pink quartered cap

      Cover Drive

      24
      3/1
      • Form 9-8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13

      made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden and drifted right entering final furlong when joined, and again towards finish, asserted close home

      3(5)
      Silk - Light green, emerald green epaulets

      Lion Face (IRE)

      15
      3/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13

      close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

      4(4)
      Silk - White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap

      Allegranza

      12
      5/4
      • Form 7-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      tracked winner, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, hampered and bumped entering final furlong and again towards finish, no extra close home

      5(2)
      Silk - Beige, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

      It Girl

      13/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      ALLEGRANZA has the strongest form of these. She found only Dubawi Sands, rated 86, too good at Ripon recently and Mark Johnston’s filly looks the one to beat in this company. Lion Face drops down in trip after a moderate debut effort at Lingfield and is preferred to Cover Drive while the newcomer It Girl wouldn’t need to be anything special to figure.

      Formwatch

      The Imposter (FR) 14-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4th, pushed along before 3 out, remote 4th when blundered badly last, weakened, 6th of 12, 35 1/4l behind Powerstown Park (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Mar.

      Cover Drive 14-1 (8-11) Close up, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Greystoke (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.

      Lion Face (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Slow to stride, ran green in rear, ridden and lost touch 3f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Polling Day (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr.

      Allegranza 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along and progress to dispute lead 2f out, not pace of winner 1f out, held, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Dubawi Sands (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (4) gf in Apr.

      It Girl Ito filly out of Baltic Best.