Racecards
15:15 Chelmsford City
Wear Your Poppy With Pride Selling Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,320
- 2nd: £2,028
- 3rd: £1,014
- 4th: £507
- Form 154425
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
chased leaders, pressed leader over 2f out, soon pushed along, ran on, no extra final 110yds
Smart Deal
40- Form 44
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Alice Haynes
- Jockey K T O'Neill
made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon pressed for lead, ran on strongly, went clear final furlong, won going away
- Form 27690
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Aiden Brookes
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ran on same pace, made no impression
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
slowly into stride, driven into mid-division, reminder over 4f out, soon driven along, detached over 1f out
- Form 0/6403
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Gina Mangan
close up, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced
In depth
Verdict
COSMOS RAJ may prove good enough in this seller having won at Ripon earlier in the year and going close again subsequently. Smart Deal has more scope on the Flat than Art Of Romance, who debuts for a new yard, while Groove Nation is fitted with cheekpieces for his racecourse debut.
Formwatch
Cosmos Raj 11-1 (9-11) Pushed along early to be prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded final 110 yards, 5th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Hiromichi (9-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Smart Deal 11-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Sniper's Eye (9-4) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Art Of Romance (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and slightly hampered start, soon in touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Ciotog (10-0) at Bath 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Groove Nation Siyouni gelding out of Fusion.
Withy Rock 80-1 (8-11) Slowly away, raced wide soon prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Spirit Genie (9-0) at Leicester 7f stks (4) sft in Oct.