Racecards
20:00 Chelmsford City
totepool Racecourse Debit Card Betting Available Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 1815-85
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2nd over 2f out, hanging left over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 221553
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 2f out, edged left and not quicken inside final furlong
- Form 251-030
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
made virtually all, ridden over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely
Makaarim
8- Form 51-268
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey George Wood
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd post, not quite able to challenge winner
- Form 3163-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in rear, ridden and wide on home turn, stayed on final 100 yards, went 4th close home
- Form 425-12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked winner until over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 9-12152
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Ray Dawson
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never threatened
- Form 703-212
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
mid-division, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held when losing 2nd post
In depth
Verdict
Tafaakhor has yet to threaten in handicaps but CONTENTMENT just missed out over 7f at Carlisle on her handicap debut. This extra distance should suit on that evidence and the Haggas filly can go one better. Toy Theatre is proving best over 7f but Ourmullion went close over course and distance when last seen in action back in March. Blushing Rose is not badly treated and with last month’s reappearance at Sandown under her belt, has to come into the reckoning.
Formwatch
Plant Pot Power (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders on inside, hung left from over 2f out, went 3rd inside final 2f until inside final furlong, weakened and lost 4th close home, 5th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Juanito Chico (8-6) at Epsom 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Tafaakhor (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind I'vegotthepower (8-13) at Goodwood 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Intimate Art (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Fire Brigade (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Makaarim 11-1 (9-1) Took keen hold in last pair, headway on inside 3f out, no impression when hung left and weakened over 1f out, eased towards finish, 8th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Doctor Bartolo (8-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Blushing Rose 5-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind The Statesman (8-8) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Contentment 13-8fav (9-7) Close up in 5th, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Miss Sheridan (9-3) at Carlisle 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Toy Theatre 6-4fav (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Glorious Artist (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Ourmullion 2-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out until ran on final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Indian Dandy (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.