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20:55 Chelmsford City
totepool Collect Your Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 689-45
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up in touch, ridden over 6f out, soon lost place, well behind final 3f
- Form 4-2257
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
soon tracking leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 7-656
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Ryan Tate
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on
Purple Raven
14- Form 66-3703
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Louis Steward
slow away, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, switched right and effort on outside over 2f out, no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 633612
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey S De Sousa
soon led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 723598
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
held up, took keen hold, closed 4f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 607559
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Tom Marquand
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd but no impression on front pair
- Form 979639
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey N Mackay
led early, tracked leaders, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
FREE BOUNTY arrives in the best form of these and went gone close over 1m6f here recently having won over track and trip before that. He can go in again back over 2m in this modest company. O'Connor's Girl needs to improve but may well do so upped in trip by Sir Mark Prescott and Purple Raven is another attempting 2m for the first time. Triassic has a bit to find with the selection on latest running but Next Train's Gone should be sharper for a recent return from a lay-off.
Formwatch
Sant'elia 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, front pair well clear after 2f, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, dist behind Cartwright (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
O'Connor's Girl 11-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Be Perfect (9-12) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Next Train's Gone 9-1 (8-9) Chased leader and ran in snatches, pushed along over 4f out, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind His Kyllachy (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Purple Raven 12-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway 2f out, chased leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Stamford Raffles (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Free Bounty 6-4fav (9-5) Soon led, headed after 2f, chased leader, led again and edged left over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Always Summer (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Awesome Rock (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Overlord (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Shrubland 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Coarse Cut (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Triassic (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Pressed leader, led after 3f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 22 1/4l behind Stamford Raffles (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.