Racecards
19:00 Chelmsford City
Annual Membership Available Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £3,510
- 2nd: £1,648
- 3rd: £824
- 4th: £412
- Form 14-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
close up, went 2nd 4f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, quickened clear
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 4-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Ray Dawson
stumbled leaving stalls, wide and headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Mighty Mind
354- Form 79-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S Pearce
- Jockey David Probert
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 95
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Ingram
- Jockey William Carson
led, headed 4f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer T Ward
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
raced wide, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey H Crouch
mid-division, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Angus Villiers
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Pivotal Time
317- Form 6-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey David Egan
always in rear
Miss Paloma
428- Form 55-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
towards rear, never on terms
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A winner at Newmarket last year, SUNRAY MAJOR has to defy a penalty on his belated seasonal debut bu,t given he’s Frankie Dettori’s only ride of the day, the half-brother to Kingman may well do so. Lord Lovelace is also penalised for a more recent debut success at Kempton but Discover Dubai should have benefited for a recent comeback run at Newcastle and is preferred to stablemate and newcomer Great Hunter. Ivan Drago is related to a host of winners and Ciotog is another debutant to note.
Formwatch
Sunray Major 8-13fav (9-9) Held up in touch, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Al Mutathar (9-2) at Newmarket 1m stks (5) gd in Jun.
Lord Lovelace 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd going well over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug beating Abbey Heights (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Discover Dubai (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-7) Prominent, ridden at 2f, outpaced and faded inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Bashkirova (9-4) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Mighty Mind 33-1 (9-2) Last pair, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced and struggling final 3f, last of 9, 31 1/4l behind Aaddeey (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Sep.
No Such Luck (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Awkward start and dwelt, held up in 5th, pulled hard, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and left behind under 2f out, 5th of 6, 27 3/4l behind Valiant Prince (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Ciotog (IRE) Dandy Man gelding out of Cristal Fashion.
Cuban Musketeer (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on on rail final furlong, never threatened, 5th of 13, 9l behind Lord Lovelace (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Great Hunter (IRE) Dark Angel colt out of Floristry.
Ivan Drago Equiano gelding out of Tesary.
Pivotal Time 7-2 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, switched right and ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Le Cheval Rapide (9-5) at Redcar 7f stks (5) sft in Nov.
Pyrrhos 22-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 12, 21l behind Old Flame (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Miss Paloma 40-1 (9-0) Held up, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Last Sunset (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Il Pescatore (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 4th before halfway, effort straight, soon no impression, 11th of 16, 17l behind Fil The Power (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 2f mdn sft in Apr.