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15:40 Chelmsford City

Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Handicap (Class 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £45,000 added
  • Winner: £29,110
  • 2nd: £8,662
  • 3rd: £4,329
  • 4th: £2,164
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.06s
  • Off Time: 15:46:12
  • 9 Ran
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Silk -

Poet's Word (IRE)

8/11

    2
    Silk -

    Intrude

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Pactolus (IRE)

      16/1

        1(6)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

        Fire Fighting (IRE)

        12 b DCD
        10/1
        • Form 6105-25
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 110

        held up towards rear, switched wide and ridden over 2f out, short lived effort over 1f out

        2(3)
        Silk - Grey, Emerald Green inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

        Rockspirit (IRE)

        189 DCD
        3/1
        • Form 4/12211-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 104

        in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, not trouble leaders

        3(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        Poet's Word (IRE)

        217 BFD
        8/11
        • Form 4/31412-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 104

        tracked leaders, switched right 2f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on

        4(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star

        Pactolus (IRE)

        14 ht CCD
        16/1
        • Form 14-0102
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 95

        set steady pace, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards

        5(8)
        Silk - white, black sleeves and cap

        Diana Lady (CHI)

        12 t
        100/1
        • Form 3/6235-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 91

        raced wide in touch, pushed along and lost place 3f out, tailed off

        6(5)
        Silk - Mauve, white seams, mauve sleeves and cap

        Qaffaal (USA)

        14 C
        8/1
        • Form 22-9213
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 91

        close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

        7(7)
        Silk - Yellow, royal blue seams and sleeves, red cap

        Intrude

        26
        20/1
        • Form 926-064
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 90

        tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace

        8(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green epaulets, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

        Ice Royal (IRE)

        14 p
        40/1
        • Form 432344
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 88

        raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        9(4)
        Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

        Brorocco

        208 h D
        20/1
        • Form 311433-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-0
        • Official Rating 85

        taken to post early, keen, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on, nearest finish

        In depth

        Verdict

        A nice prize on offer so no surprise to see Poet's Word and Rockspirit make an appearance. Both showed progressive form last year with the latter winning three times, including a course and distance success, though he’s 8lb higher on his return. The former won twice under Ryan Moore last season but is now 16lb higher than when scoring at Goodwood in July. Fire Fighting should go well at this level but PACTOLUS is preferred having finished just ahead of Qaffaal and Ice Royal when runner-up over track and trip a fortnight ago off today’s mark. Brorocco also returns to action but has a bit to find with Rockspirit on form at Yarmouth in August.

        Formwatch

        Fire Fighting (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Slow into stride, headway on outer to track leaders after 1f, keen, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Absolute Blast (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Apr.

        Rockspirit (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Held up, closed 2f out, switched right over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, ran on, led near finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (3) pol in Oct beating Basem (9-3) by shd, 5 ran.

        Poet's Word (IRE) 11-8fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, held when short of room inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Central Square (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

        Pactolus (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Ickymasho (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Diana Lady (CHI) 100-1 (9-3) Slowly away switched right, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 23 3/4l behind Big Country (8-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr.

        Qaffaal (USA) 10-3 (9-3) In touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, driven and ran on towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Ickymasho (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Intrude 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Amazement (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Mar.

        Ice Royal (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f, not quicken towards finish, 4th of 6, 1/2l behind Ickymasho (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Brorocco 10-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Saunter (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.