Racecards
19:45 Chelmsford City
St. Valentine's Weekend Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,650 added
- Winner: £5,051
- 2nd: £2,370
- 3rd: £1,184
- 4th: £593
- Form 346-171
- Age 9
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
held up in rear, headway out wide and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd inside final 100 yards, never going pace to reach winner
- Form 5527-73
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, went between horses and every chance over 1f out, outpaced by winner inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd inside final 100 yards
- Form 8413-21
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T Kent
- Jockey Levi Williams
held up in 5th, good headway out wide and carried head high over 1f out, ridden to lead flashed tail and hung left inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 265654-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
raced keenly, soon off the pace in 4th, lost place over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 115/75-9
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Pearce
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
held up off the pace in last pair on inside, never on terms
- Form 320-413
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Deon Le Roux
raced keenly, led but pressed, ridden over 1f out, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong, weakened into 4th inside final 100 yards
- Form 2-41511
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Frederick Larson
pulled hard in 3rd, went 2nd 5f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Super Den just prevailed at Lingfield last time while Poetic Force carries 4lb extra for winning a selling handicap at Wolverhampton. Sandy Paradise won at Kempton last month and is another to consider in an open contest but it could pay to stick with BOND BOY (NAP). The latter is due to be raised by 2lb more than today’s penalty having won convincingly over 7f here last week and looks capable of further progress.
Formwatch
Poetic Force (IRE) 5-4fav (9-12) Waited with in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched left to inside turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating De Vegas Kid (8-11) by 1l, 5 ran.
Meng Tian 16-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Follow Your Heart (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Super Den 11-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Golden Mayflower (9-7) by hd, 12 ran.
Light Up Our Stars (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Tropez Power (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Racing Country (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Held up, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Chief's Will (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Sandy Paradise (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Mid-division, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Satin Snake (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Bond Boy 9-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Lilikoi (9-13) by 2l, 8 ran.