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18:15 Chelmsford City
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 911265
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
prominent, led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 27445-7
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on to press for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 9-57232
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Santos
- Jockey Renato Souza
chased leaders on outside, close up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, held onto 2nd
- Form 113437-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 0098-92
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0652-53
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
very slowly away and awkward, always behind
- Form 9-88032
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey P Mulrennan
very slowly away, always behind
- Form 2-51066
- Age 10
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey William Carson
led 1f, prominent, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 906106-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Sophie Killoran
held up, switched right 1f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, nearest finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Fujin won here in January and completed a double at Lingfield a few days later but is now 8lb higher. ARTSCAPE came here for his debut in September and ran well for a long way over a mile. He went to Kempton last month and showed that 6f is his trip when getting up close home and can make a successful handicap debut. Fredricka, five times a winner on Turf, has yet to score on all artificial surface and has done most of her racing on Tapeta at Newcastle. Bertie Blu Boy has a tremendous all-weather record and has won from higher marks though he seems more of a Lingfield specialist, a remark that also applies to Fleckerl, who doesn't have a very good record here.
Formwatch
Fujin 12-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Handsome Dude (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Gold Club 4-1 (8-12) Pushed along to be close up, ridden and no impression 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Eljaddaaf (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Fredricka 13-2 (9-4) With leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Ki Ki (8-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Chetan 7-1 (9-7) Raced wide, towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 13, 7l behind Dutch Golden Age (9-3) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Bertie Blu Boy 14-1 (9-6) Pressed leader, challenged 2f out, ridden 1f out, every chance inside final furlong until winner quickened on final 110 yards, soon 2nd again, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Born To Finish (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Higher Court (USA) 13-2 (9-2) Slow to break, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on, not quite able to challenge, 3rd of 12, nk behind Dream Farr (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Fleckerl (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in touch in rear 4f out, ridden and headway on inner approaching final furlong, ran on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Athassel (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Colourbearer (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Commanche (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Himalayan Queen 17-2 (8-4) Held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Pretty Bubbles (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Dec.
Artscape 14-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, closed inside final 100 yards, led post, won at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Al Sail (8-13) by ns, 12 ran.