Racecards
18:30 Chelmsford City
Texo Scaffolding & Construction Handicap (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £3,078
- 2nd: £1,445
- 3rd: £723
- 4th: £361
- Form 464772-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 904384-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
raced keenly in 4th and forced to race wide, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 303404-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Dylan Hogan
tracked leader, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
Copake (IRE)
31- Form 079071-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey David Probert
held up last, headway and ridden out wide over 1f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 067465-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey S Donohoe
steadied start, held up in 5th, closer on inside in 3rd over 2f out, switched right turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well
- Form 665031-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey K T O'Neill
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Bella Colorossa won easily at Kempton last week but was due to run back there yesterday. Captain St Lucifer finally opened his account when successful over track and trip but COPAKE took advantage of a slide down the weights when scoring at Wolverhampton and should go close again racing off a similar mark. James Park Woods finished ahead of Channel Packet when runner-up last time while Dubai Emperor was beaten less than a length despite finishing only fifth at Wolverhampton.
Formwatch
James Park Woods (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Billy Roberts (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Channel Packet 9-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Billy Roberts (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Diamonds At Dusk 16-1 (9-11) Led 1f, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Tawtheef (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Copake (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Keen close up, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Lofty (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Dubai Emperor (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on, 5th of 12, nk behind Diamond Jill (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Captain St Lucifer 11-2 (9-4) Pulled hard and held up in 5th in steadily run race, switched right and chased leaders 7f out, led over 6f out, ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again final 100 yards, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Roby Mill (9-3) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Bella Colorossa 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, well off the pace in rear, still plenty to do when headway on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, easily, won at Kempton 1m 3f stks (6) pol in Jan beating Intoxication (9-0) by 4 3/4l, 14 ran.