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20:45 Chelmsford City
Buy Your 2019 CCR Membership Now Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,640 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £300
- Form 133926
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey K T O'Neill
led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, switched outside and kept on inside final furlong, always held
- Form 30-8300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey T P Queally
tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 008961
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Donohoe
behind and soon outpaced, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 523109
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Gina Mangan
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
- Form 525649
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 814689
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
prominent, effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
- Form 932427
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
raced keenly, held up behind, driven 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge
Pindaric
69- Form 008005
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Rhiain Ingram
towards rear, driven over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Wotadoll has proved frustrating on Turf this year but is better handicapped on this surface and was only beaten half-a-length over course and distance last month. Turanga Leela has found some form again and won by three lengths at Wolverhampton, though an 8lb rise looks harsh. BILLYOAKES was last here on his reappearance but that run will have blown away any cobwebs. He was running well off higher marks in the spring and has already been successful twice around here so gets the nod with Kraka and Charleston Belle probably the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Kraka (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Mid-division, headway 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Soar Above (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fink Hill (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, eased, 14th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Lucky Lodge (8-10) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Turanga Leela 8-1 (8-8) Led over 1f, chased leader, ridden to lead again 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Curious Fox (9-9) by 3l, 10 ran.
Brockey Rise (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Behind, driven over 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Compas Scoobie (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Billyoakes (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, keen on outside, soon in touch, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 18 1/2l behind Catheadans Fury (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Charleston Belle 6-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Turanga Leela (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Wotadoll 6-4fav (9-9) Towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Magicinthemaking (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
John Joiner 6-1 (8-8) Held up and behind, headway on inside when no room final furlong, eased, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Hollander (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Pindaric 25-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led going well 3f out, hung left and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 13l behind Traveltalk (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Precious Plum 8-1 (9-6) Keen in mid-division, beaten over 2f out, 9th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Secret Agent (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.