Racecards
15:30 Chelmsford City
totetrifecta Pick The 1,2,3 Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,640 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £300
- Form 5514-43
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
tracked leaders, not much room and lost place over 12f out, ridden and well beaten final 2f
- Form 0009-46
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey Phil Dennis
tracked leaders, not much room and lost place over 12f out, struggling over 3f out
- Form 69766-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey K Shoemark
tracked leaders, hampered over 12f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 3207-34
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey Nicola Currie
edged right start, prominent, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on one pace final 2f, no chance with winner
Helium (FR)
11- Form 5833/6-8
- Age 13
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Jason Watson
carried right start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 01340-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey J P Spencer
made all, ridden clear over 1f out, rider sat up and coasted home final 50 yards
- Form 0704-34
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 9f out, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 679-69
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Andi Brown
- Jockey Danny Brock
slowly into stride, in touch, lost place 8f out, closed over 5f out, struggling over 3f out, soon well behind
In depth
Verdict
Go On Gal remains 6lb higher than when scoring at Southwell last year while Enola and Lord Franklin look no nearer winning despite both sliding down the handicap. TOO MANY SHOTS has failed to threaten over 2m recently but went close off a higher mark over a similar trip here back in September. He gets a token vote in a poor handicap on that form. Volturnus won over 2m at Kempton in November but the rest are even harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Go On Gal (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Dream Serenade (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Lord Franklin 40-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Sky Marshal (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Enola (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 22 1/4l behind With Hindsight (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Too Many Shots 5-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 8l behind Western Way (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Helium (FR) 33-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, never involved, 8th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Iley Boy (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Volturnus 13-2 (8-11) Prominent, led 13f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 9l behind Indian Red (9-2) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Reason To Believe (FR) 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 3f out until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind The Gay Cavalier (9-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Kwikstep 50-1 (8-5) Always behind, 9th of 12, 11l behind Deebaj (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.