Racecards
19:15 Chelmsford City
Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Novice Auction Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Form 421403
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Tom Marquand
faltered just after start, niggled along in last, well beaten over 2f out
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Donohoe
tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, went 2nd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
tracked leader, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 42
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, kept on and went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
In depth
Verdict
Rated 80, ESCAPE THE CITY went close when third over 7f at Wolverhampton. She should stay this extra distance on that evidence and is taken to defy a penalty for an earlier success at Redcar. Newcastle runner-up Angelina D'or should give a good account and Paddy The Chef showed some ability when fourth at Kempton on his debut. Sir Hamilton made his introduction in a tougher contest at Newmarket and is preferred to the newcomer Knight Errant.
Formwatch
Escape The City 9-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden entering final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 5, 1/4l behind Our Man In Havana (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Nov.
Knight Errant (IRE) So You Think colt out of Lamanka Lass.
Paddy The Chef (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, plugged on into 4th final furlong, 4th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Tanseeq (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Sir Hamilton (IRE) 200-1 (9-0) Raced far side, soon outpaced and ran green, some headway and edged left to near side over 1f out, no real impression, 7th of 14, 6l behind Maghaweer (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gf in Nov.
Angelina D'Or (GER) 3-1 (9-0) Set steady pace, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Caring Touch (9-0) at Newcastle 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec.