Racecards
19:25 Chelmsford City
totepool Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £19,407
- 2nd: £5,775
- 3rd: £2,886
- 4th: £1,443
- Form 07169-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 99
close up, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and no extra towards finish
- Form 801225
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey T J Murphy
in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 41440-6
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey S De Sousa
behind, headway over 1f out, kept on and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 4162-64
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 1254-53
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 91
prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 5-44754
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Lulu Stanford
very slowly away, well behind, some headway 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 421459
- Age 10
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Martin Lane
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 0-11114
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 85
towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 09-9119
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Kieren Fox
led, headed over 4f out, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on to lead towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The winning run of Hammer Gun came to an end at Kempton last month and he’s been upped a further 4lb. Welliesinthewater failed in his bid for a hat-trick of course wins when well beaten off a similar mark last time and it could pay to stick with THAT IS THE SPIRIT. He just held on when making all over track and trip recently but that was his first start since November and David O’Meara’s charge is taken to confirm running with Viscount Barfield, Outer Space and Loyalty. Mount Tahan still looks high enough in the weights and was beaten by the selection at Ayr last year.
Formwatch
That Is The Spirit 8-1 (10-0) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr beating Rusumaat (8-11) by nk, 13 ran.
Outer Space 8-1 (9-12) In touch, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 3/4l behind That Is The Spirit (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Basil Berry 14-1 (9-1) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Solar Flair (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Viscount Barfield 9-2fav (9-11) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind That Is The Spirit (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Mount Tahan (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Dwelt in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Rene Mathis (9-2) at Thirsk 7f stks (3) gf in Apr.
Golden Amber (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Slowly away raced wide in rear, pushed along halfway, kept on final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Udontdodou (8-10) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Loyalty 10-1 (9-9) Dwelt towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 13, 6 1/2l behind That Is The Spirit (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Hammer Gun (USA) 7-2jfav (9-3) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Believe It (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Welliesinthewater (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 7l behind Pendo (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.