Racecards
16:35 Chelmsford City
Silver End Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,300 added
- Winner: £2,782
- 2nd: £828
- 3rd: £414
- 4th: £207
- Form 775-06
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D Flood
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
Briefly led, headed over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased close home
Bal Mal (FR)
113- Form 8070-21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey A Mullen
Prominent, led over 4f out, joined 3f out but led again 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 75-54
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
Held up in touch, ridden and pulled wide over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 3098-86
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey William Carson
Held up, pushed along towards rear 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression
Pull Harder Con
148- Form 86096-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey Ryan Tate
Held up in midfield, some headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on without troubling winner
- Form 984089-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey S Hitchcott
Squeezed for room leaving stalls, rear early, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
Numinous (IRE)
195- Form 50040-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Hayley Turner
Quickly away, held up in midfield, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on
- Form 00-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Rhiain Ingram
Awkward leaving stalls, keen on outer towards rear, joined leader 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out
In depth
Verdict
It could pay to stick with BAL MAL, a winner over the minimum trip at Wolverhampton in February having finished runner-up over today’s distance at Kempton before that. He’s 3lb higher but this looks a weak contest. Eye Smiling gets help from the saddle with an apprentice taking 5lb off her back on only her second start handicapping and she’s preferred to Glencoe Boy. Socialize drops back down in trip for his handicap bow while Chromium is more exposed but slides further down the weights having won a seller last year.
Formwatch
Glencoe Boy (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Rocketeer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Bal Mal (FR) 10-3 (9-1) Prominent, led inside final furlong, edged right and kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating A Go Go (9-6) by nk, 8 ran.
Eye Smiling (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Gigi's Beach (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Chromium 20-1 (9-0) Raced wide in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Passing Nod (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Pull Harder Con 22-1 (9-3) Raced wide held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 13l behind Eglish (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Sweet Embrace (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 9th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Lezardrieux (9-6) at Newcastle 5f (6) pol in Oct.
Numinous (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Go Well Spicy (9-9) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Rhythmic Motion 250-1 (8-11) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, last of 11, dist behind Haqeeqy (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f stks (5) fm in Jun.
Socialize 100-1 (8-9) Prominent, lost place over 3f out, soon well beaten, 10th of 11, dist behind Maori Knight (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Feb.