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19:50 Chelmsford City
totepoolliveinfo.com Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 3P-4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
tracked leading pair, went 2nd inside final furlong until final 100 yards, one pace in 3rd
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey R L Moore
took keen hold, held up in touch on inside, headway and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, stayed on to lead post
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
chased leading trio weakened over 1f out
Hepplewhite
148- Form 022-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey J Mitchell
reluctant to load, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed last stride
- Form 832-33
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey S De Sousa
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
stated slowly, held up in 6th, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, green and edged left inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Sophie Killoran
unseated rider prior to start, last pair, dropped to rear and strugggling 3f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Ryan Moore's presence on Erhaaf takes the eye but the latter will need to be an above average newcomer giving so much weight to the younger horses. Hepplewhite returns to action having placed on a couple of occasions in October including a second at Newmarket but ANGELICAL DANCER (NAP) made a promising start at Kempton last month when runner-up over today's distance ahead of a subsequent winner and fourth-placed Air Of Astana. Marco Botti's charge may prove good enough in this while Rivers Of Asia, placed on his last four starts now, could also go well.
Formwatch
Air Of Astana (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Cat Royale (8-7) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Erhaaf (USA) Street Sense gelding out of Saraama.
Alcanar (USA) Teofilo colt out of Badalona.
Angelical Dancer (FR) 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Cat Royale (8-7) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Hepplewhite 14-1 (9-5) Raced alone and overall leader stand side until over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Prize Money (9-5) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Rivers Of Asia 10-1 (8-9) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon headed, edged right entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Sabaani (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Edge Of Reason Authorized filly out of Forest Express.
Loose Ends Authorized filly out of Crooked Wood.