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18:30 Chelmsford City

Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £4,711
  • 2nd: £2,210
  • 3rd: £1,104
  • 4th: £553
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.36s
  • Off Time: 18:31:21
  • 7 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 63-43
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

raced wide early, pressed leader, led 4f out, ridden clear final furlong, ran on strongly

2(1)
Silk - Dark blue, pink chevrons, dark blue sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 75-31
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders on inside, pushed along turning in, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong

3(3)
Silk - Red, Pink star and sleeves, Orange cap

Oakley Boy

34 v BFCD
4/1
  • Form 612-163
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced and struggling

4(4)
Silk - Grey, royal blue stripe, royal blue and grey halved sleeves, royal blue and grey hooped cap
10/3
  • Form 2143-66
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 69

tried to duck under gate, went right start but well away, led 1f, chased winner, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on for 2nd, no chance with winner

5(2)
Silk - Purple, emerald green triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

Commendation

20 p D
11/1
  • Form 098-41
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

held up in rear on inside, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(7)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE spots, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars and cap
28/1
  • Form 33366-7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 66

off the pace in last pair, outpaced in rear halfway, never involved

7(5)
Silk - White and purple (quartered), checked sleeves
  • Form 204-234
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

raced keenly chasing leaders, pushed along out wide halfway, ridden and one pace in 3rd final furlong, closed on 2nd, no chance with winner

In depth

Formwatch

Desert Champion (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Chased leading pair, shaken up 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Megaphone (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Feb.

Just Like Magic 8-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, soon steadied rear, headway out wide edging left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led inside final 110 yards, won going away, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Monomyth (9-1) by 1l, 4 ran.

Oakley Boy 8-13fav (9-7) Quickly away, led 1f, steadied 3rd over 3f out, went 2nd again after turning in, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, weakened quickly final 110 yards, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Just Like Magic (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

Alashos (FR) 9-1 (9-8) Prominent, driven and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Backspin (9-9) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Commendation 22-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead close home, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Virtue Temperance (9-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Over Spiced 20-1 (9-9) Never closer than mid-division, 7th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Commendation (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

Fallen Soldier (IRE) 5-1 (8-4) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, lost modest 3rd post, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Blinky (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.