Racecards
17:00 Chelmsford City
Vaughan & Blyth (Construction) Ltd Handicap (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 411229
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Erika Parkinson
broke well to lead, joined and ridden entering final furlong, held close home
Almaan (USA)
79- Form 4-34
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression
- Form 141566
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Alice Bond
slowly into stride, held up and made headway at 2f, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 165793
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Joanna Mason
tracked leaders, ridden and rallied at 2f, every chance inside final furlong, weakened close home
- Form 0-578
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey R Havlin
held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, never a factor
Blue Flame (IRE)
257- Form 57-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
tracked leaders, ridden and rallied at 2f, ran on inside final furlong, just held
- Form 6-96772
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced at 2f, kept on inside final furlong
Mabre (IRE)
68- Form 578509
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression
- Form 441360
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Robert Tart
tracked leaders, ridden and made headway at 2f, denied clear run inside final furlong, eye catcher
- Form 528234
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer H Spiller
- Jockey Christian Howarth
raced in mid-division, made headway inside 2f, ran on well inside final furlong, won close home
- Form 500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer H Spiller
- Jockey David Probert
held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression
- Form 435881
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Jason Watson
held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression
In depth
Verdict
Cashel won a lower-grade contest over a mile here back in April while Eponina can figure back over this shorter trip. Samphire Coast went close over a mile at Kempton last week while Legende D'art has been thereabouts over track and trip recently. LATE ARRIVAL was beaten less than a length when third over course and distance last time and another bold bid is expected now back on a winning mark. Almaan and Blue Flame are worth a second glance handicapping for the first time.
Formwatch
Eponina (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Awkwardly away, took keen hold soon close up, steadied back and in touch 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Isola Rossa (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Almaan (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Emblem Empire (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Rectory Road 16-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, made no impression, 6th of 12, 8l behind End Zone (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Late Arrival (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Keen led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1/4l behind G'daay (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Vocal Ring (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no impression, 8th of 14, 13l behind Champion Green (9-7) at Punchestown 1m 1f mdn gd in Sep.
Blue Flame (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway on inside over 2f out, run flattened out final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Biggles (9-5) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Mar.
Samphire Coast 9-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Lucayan (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mabre (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, never on terms, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Show Me A Sunset (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Clegane 8-1 (9-7) Dwelt raced wide headway and close up 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Light Lily (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Legende d'Art (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Mid division on inside, going well behind leaders 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on final 100 yards, 4th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Internationalangel (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Nahaab (FR) 80-1 (9-0) Mid division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened thereafter, 11th of 14, 21 3/4l behind Miss Marble (9-7) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Cashel (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Mostaqqer (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Hector Loza 40-1 (9-6) Steadied and very awkwardly away, raced keenly and soon chasing leaders out wide, weakened 2f out, last of 13, 18l behind Proclaimer (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.