Racecards
19:10 Chelmsford City
Bet Quadpot At totesport.com Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
wore hood in prelims, soon led, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
Zoraya (FR)
17- Form 74811-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, 4th and no impression final furlong
- Form 1-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leading pair on inside, pushed along over 2f out, final furlong, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, 3rd and no impression final furlong
- Form 36-121
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Mesquite
26- Form 98-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Harry Bentley
soon tracking leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home
Melodies
209- Form 425-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey David Probert
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A couple of these arrive unbeaten but FOUNTAIN OF TIME is proven over the distance. She defied a penalty to win a novice race at Newcastle last time and is just preferred to Talaaqy. The latter made a winning debut over 6f before scoring over 7f at Catterick last month and should go close if lasting home. Mesquite is another novice stakes winner over 7f while No More Thrills landed a handicap at Lingfield over the same trip. Melodies showed some ability last year while Indicia was second on her debut but went backwards after that.
Formwatch
Fountain Of Time (IRE) 4-6fav (9-4) Always prominent, led over 1f out, drew clear, ran on well, won at Newcastle 1m fll stks (5) pol in Mar beating Playfull Spirit (8-11) by 2l, 11 ran.
Zoraya (FR) 9-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Stream Song (9-6) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gd in Apr.
Talaaqy (IRE) Evensfav (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along and headway to go close up over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at Catterick 7f fll stks (5) gs in Apr beating Angels (8-8) by shd, 11 ran.
No More Thrills 9-4fav (9-7) With leader, led 2f out, hard ridden when challenged over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr beating Great Shot Sam (9-4) by 1l, 10 ran.
Indicia 9-2 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Daddies Girl (8-13) at Salisbury 6f fll (3) sft in Sep.
Mesquite 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead near finish, won at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Ateem (9-2) by hd, 8 ran.
Melodies 3-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Preening (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.