Racecards
13:15 Chelmsford City
2022 Membership Available Now Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 417304
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey George Rooke
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong
- Form 7140
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, outpaced into 3rd towards finish
- Form 75485
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Christian Howarth
slowly into stride, last pair, still plenty to do when switched out wide over 1f out, strong run under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 642850
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Brian O'Rourke
- Jockey K Shoemark
slowly into stride and hampered start, off the pace and always towards rear
- Form 524274
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Rae Guest
- Jockey David Probert
raced keenly towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and effort out wide over 1f out, run flattened out final furlong
Cephalus
78- Form 797637
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
outpaced towards rear, still plenty to do when headway and switched right over 1f out, strong run under pressure inside final furlong, led post
- Form 245348
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jason Hart
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway chasing leaders when hung left and hampered over 1f out, soon switched left and plugged on inside final furlong
- Form 243204
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
led, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened quickly soon after
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
wore hood to post and mounted in chute, chased leader, challenged 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, led entering final furlong, ran on, headed post
- Form 070250
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 55
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 733970
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Maiden winner Lightening Gesture has every chance at the weights but ran poorly in a handicap over track and trip on his reappearance when a long way behind fourth-placed BRILLIANT NEWS. The latter may prove the one to side with at this lower level. Bonita B has a shout on these terms and finished in front of Almodovar Del Rio at Lingfield last time but she‘s one of the more exposed having had 16 starts without a win so far and both Cephalus and Say Grace make more appeal.
Formwatch
Brilliant News (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Prominent, edged right over 1f out, lost 3rd well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind River Pride (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f (5) pol in Nov.
Lightening Gesture 3-1jfav (9-7) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 12th of 13, 9 3/4l behind River Pride (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f (5) pol in Nov.
Almodovar Del Rio (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Dwelt in touch, ridden and headway entering final 2f, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Buraback (9-2) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Delahoussaye (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Dwelt always in rear, eased 2f out, last of 14, 24 1/4l behind Buraback (9-2) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Say Grace (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 4l behind Iur Cinn Tra (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Sporting Icon 16-1 (9-3) Slowly away, not much room over 6f out, always towards rear, 13th of 14, 16 1/2l behind Sound Angela (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Cephalus 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved, 7th of 11, 10l behind Reelemin (9-2) at Ffos Las 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Intriguing Lady (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9l behind Iur Cinn Tra (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Bonita B 14-1 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Buraback (9-2) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Shurut Showcasing filly out of Qawaasem.
Cheese The One 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Buraback (9-2) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Baby Bay 66-1 (9-4) Chased leaders on outside, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 24 3/4l behind Master Richard (9-4) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.