Racecards
20:30 Chelmsford City
Easter Festival Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,234
- 2nd: £2,456
- 3rd: £1,227
- 4th: £614
- Form 656029-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Pattinson
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
wore hood in parade ring, took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1/6477-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Finley Marsh
held up in rear, driven 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger
- Form 41531-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey H Crouch
wore hood to post, always in rear, ridden over 2f out, awkward under pressure and weakened over 1f out
- Form 1386-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Desert Heart
193- Form 4/446-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Jack Doughty
took keen hold, led, headed after 3f, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Monty Beau
31- Form 2231-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Jason Hart
awkward start, midfield, headway after 2f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost position, kept on inside final furlong, went third final stride
- Form 074222-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Harry Davies
took keen hold, in touch behind leaders, pushed along 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, kept on well
- Form 194/883-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer E Smyth-Osbourne
- Jockey Rob Hornby
took keen hold, prominent, led after 3f, driven 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost two places final strides
- Form 809251-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went second final strides
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Bubbles Wonky (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Led, pushed along and headed under 2f out, weakened, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Eternal Force (9-9) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Vice President (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Started awkwardly and pulled hard early, held up in rear, steady headway from 4f out, ridden and went third 2f out, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Barenboim (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Time Tested 11-8fav (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, headway between horses 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead near finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Melek Alreeh (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Rodoya (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Midfield, ridden and dropped to last 3f out, soon tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Ribble Vibe (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Desert Heart 7-2 (9-5) Held up behind leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Capla Lazarus (9-10) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Monty Beau 6-4fav (9-12) In touch behind leaders, ridden and headway to chase leader entering final furlong, kept on and led near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Dandy G Boy (9-4) by shd, 9 ran.
Hinchinbrooke 7-2 (9-5) Keen, tracked leading pair, shaken up to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on but no match for winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Parlando (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
War Chant (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Midfield on outer, ridden along and headway over 2f out, switched left when not clear run over 1f out, hung left but kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Parlando (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Oman (IRE) 4-1fav (9-13) Held up in midfield, kept wide to make headway from 2f out, ran on well and led 1f out, unchallenged inside final furlong, readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Naughty Niall (9-4) by 3 1/4l, 12 ran.
Melek Alreeh (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, headway inside last, went second near finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, nk behind Time Tested (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan.