Racecards
20:00 Chelmsford City
Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 66y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,069 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £300
Great Hall
38- Form 9789-44
- Age 10
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and lost place 4f out, behind and struggling over 2f out
- Form 32-2381
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey D C Costello
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 911125
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Gina Mangan
tracked leaders, led going well inside final 2f, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 3-06103
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Charlie Price
held up in mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
- Form 394-125
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
- Form 123164
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer C Banham
- Jockey Joey Haynes
raced keenly, led until inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
- Form 64-1622
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Angus Villiers
tracked leaders, 2nd on inside well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 162859
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
held up in last pair, headway on inside 2f out, 4th and no impression over 1f out
- Form 60-4100
- Age 10
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey Cam Hardie
slowly into stride, last pair, never a factor
- Form 87R64-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey David Probert
refused to race
In depth
Verdict
Cheng Gong has switched yards since winning over 1m4f at Wolverhampton in June and is 4lb higher. AFFAIR is 7lb higher than when successful over track and trip earlier but an apprentice’s allowance helps on that score and having placed on a couple of occasions subsequently, Hughie Morrison’s mare looks the one to side with. Lauberhorn Rocket was still well beaten when third at Bath and Sunshineandbubbles’ winning run came to an end at the same track while Red Archangel’s earlier win at Wolverhampton came over a mile.
Formwatch
Great Hall 33-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, switched right 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Sefton Warrior (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Cheng Gong 6-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, steadied tracking leader after 1f, led going well over 3f out, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun beating Gold Standard (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Sunshineandbubbles 9-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Russian Rumour (10-2) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Lauberhorn Rocket (GER) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, weakened into 3rd entering final furlong, 3rd of 10, 7 1/4l behind Hidden Depths (9-4) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) fm in Jul.
Red Archangel (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Went right start, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Capla Huntress (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Lady Of York 15-2 (9-6) Close up, pushed along and headway to lead 2f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Capricorn Prince (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Affair 2-1 (10-5) Led, headed 6f out, led again over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Russian Rumour (10-2) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Que Quieres (USA) 8-1 (9-1) In touch, lost place 6f out, 9th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Fume (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 150-1 (9-0) Slowly away, never on terms, last of 15, 13 1/4l behind Cormier (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Threediamondrings 150-1 (8-9) Started some way behind, soon recovered to chase leaders, led after 4f, headed over 4f out, ridden and soon beaten from over 3f out, eased over 2f out, last of 14, dist behind Postileo (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.