Racecards
14:50 Chelmsford City
totetrifecta Pick The 1,2,3 Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 821042
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 346145
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Press Gang
118- Form 8235-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Ryan Tate
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
- Form 595-511
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey Ryan Powell
close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 963312
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Sophie Killoran
in touch in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on
In depth
Verdict
CARTWRIGHT has the profile of a typical Sir Mark Prescott improver and is taken to land the hat-trick stepping up in trip like the rest of these. Unsuspected Girl was a winner without a penalty at Kempton last time but just missed out when beaten a short-head while Press Gang posted his best effort so far when third over 1m4f at Leicester and is preferred to Wolverhampton runner-up Saga Sprint, who was still beaten six lengths. Cold Fusion has looked high enough in the weights since winning at Newmarket in July.
Formwatch
Saga Sprint (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) In touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway and edged left entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Great Thoughts (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Cold Fusion (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden and lost 2nd when hampered 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 26 1/2l behind Great Thoughts (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Press Gang 5-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Blakeney Point (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Cartwright 5-6fav (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Eez Eh (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Unsuspected Girl (IRE) 2-1 (8-1) Held up well in rear, ridden and veered badly left to near side rail inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong went 2nd inside final 100 yards and closed on winner, just failed, 2nd of 6, shd behind Pacharana (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.