Racecards
19:00 Chelmsford City
Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £3,996
- 2nd: £1,876
- 3rd: £938
- 4th: £469
- Form 255584
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
pulled hard early, chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, just held
- Form 547226
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey J Mitchell
made all, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on
- Form 323-075
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer M Murphy & M Keady
- Jockey K Stott
off the pace in 5th, headway chasing leaders 2f out, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 330650
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey William Carson
raced keenly, chased winner until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 582772
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 50
chased leaders on inside, hung left inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, hung left and kept on same pace towards finish
Mr Funky Monkey
454- Form 487-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Cam Hardie
slowly into stride and switched left start, held up in rear, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 445835
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Collen Storey
off the pace in 6th, pushed along halfway, never involved
- Form 000065
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Rose Dawes
outpaced in last pair, never on terms
- Form 183410
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
NonRunner
- Form 454524
- Age 11
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 468-007
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey George Rooke
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
RED WALLS struggled upped in class last time but had gone close before that when beaten only a short-head at Wolverhampton with Level Up back in fourth. Thank The Lord ran a shocker last time having earlier won over track and trip with both Shamshon and Breezyandbright behind while Bernard Spierpoint and Kerkyra Island placed over 6f on their latest starts and the latter has the more scope.
Formwatch
Level Up (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Edged left and not much room start, towards rear, headway when hung left and bumped over 1f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Glamorous Force (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Red Walls 9-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway out wide and ran on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Kim Wexler (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Breezyandbright (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Thank The Lord (9-1) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Iesha 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division far side, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 14, 11 1/4l behind Marwari (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Bernard Spierpoint 16-1 (9-4) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Starjik (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mr Funky Monkey 150-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, lost ground under 2f out and soon held, 7th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Eidikos (8-12) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Enchanted Night 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, 5th of 15, 1l behind Jack Ryan (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Littlemissattitude 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Babe Alicious (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Thank The Lord 5-1 (8-9) Dwelt in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 22 1/4l behind Cabeza De Llave (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Shamshon (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Thank The Lord (9-1) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Kerkyra Island 9-1 (9-2) Keen in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3l behind Griggy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Red Stripes (USA) 150-1 (8-4) Edged right start, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Valentine Blues (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.