Racecards
20:00 Chelmsford City
Little Leighs Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,650 added
- Winner: £4,004
- 2nd: £1,879
- 3rd: £939
- 4th: £470
- Form 798032
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
waited with off the pace in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, strong run to lead final 100 yards, soon clear, snugly
- Form 79-90
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Gianluca Sanna
chased leaders out wide, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 025816
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, held on for 2nd
- Form 339008
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey David Probert
raced keenly, soon held up in last trio on inside, no headway
- Form 262450
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, outpaced into 3rd final 100 yards
- Form 589588
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey K T O'Neill
chased leaders out wide, weakened final furlong
- Form 594397
- Age 10
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
well enough away, held up off the pace in last trio, never threatened
In depth
Verdict
SO SLEEPY was sent off favourite at Lingfield a week ago but missed out by a nose once in the clear having run into trouble in the closing stages. She can make amends in this given the weakness of the opposition. Next Second won at Wolverhampton earlier but both Storm Melody and Lucy Lightfoot have plenty to find with the selection and Field of View showed no improvement on his handicap debut.
Formwatch
So Sleepy 10-3fav (9-4) Off the pace in rear, going well when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and ran on strongly between horses when in the clear inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Nordic Glory (9-1) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Field of View (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Prominent on far rail, ridden 2f out, stumbled and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Emeralds Pride (9-12) at Redcar 5f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Next Second 15-2 (9-6) Towards rear, not much room and switched right entering final furlong, kept on, no impression, 6th of 10, 4l behind Rewilding (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Zous Baby 17-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Rewilding (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Reckon I'm Hot 5-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, nudged along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Tilsworth Ony Ta (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Lucy Lightfoot (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division on outer, outpaced 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Zing Up (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Storm Melody 7-2fav (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, no real progress, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Zing Up (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Big Time Maybe (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Zing Up (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.