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18:15 Chelmsford City

Bet toteplacepot At betfred.com Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,472 added
  • Winner: £4,399
  • 2nd: £1,309
  • 3rd: £654
  • 4th: £400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.87s
  • Off Time: 18:16:41
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Red Stripes (USA)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Berryessa (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Fast Act (IRE)

      5/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Yellow, light blue hoop and armlets

        Berryessa (IRE)

        43 D
        4/1
        • Form 456157-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on

        2(5)
        Silk - Yellow and black check, purple sleeves and cap

        Zipedeedodah (IRE)

        23 t DCD
        9/1
        • Form 264558-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        held up in 6th, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

        3(7)
        Silk - Black and pink (quartered), black sleeves, pink stars, black cap

        Entertaining Ben

        28 p DCD
        8/1
        • Form 591146-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 69

        went left and bumped start, chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        4(6)
        Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

        Fast Act (IRE)

        36 p DCD
        5/1
        • Form 095275-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 69

        bumped start, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd

        5(8)
        Silk - Red, white hoop, white and red check sleeves, white cap, red star

        Swendab (IRE)

        24 b D
        5/1
        • Form 251121-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 67

        went left start, chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        6(2)
        Silk - Red, Yellow diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Awesome Allan (IRE)

        7 v D
        7/1
        • Form 1494-80
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 64

        slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

        7(9)
        Silk - Red, Grey sleeves, Red and Grey hooped cap

        Sandfrankskipsgo

        28 D
        16/1
        • Form 444859-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 63

        restless in stalls, slowly into stride and switched left start, always behind

        8(1)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, White and Maroon striped sleeves, Maroon cap

        Red Stripes (USA)

        11 b CCD
        4/1
        • Form 33623-7
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 62

        pressed leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on

        9(4)
        Silk - Light blue, pink star, light blue sleeves, pink stars, light blue cap, pink star

        Go Charlie

        20 h D
        66/1
        • Form 580/958-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        slowly away, outpaced

        In depth

        Verdict

        SWENDAB arrives in the best form of these and was winning for the third time in his last four outings when successful at Wolverhampton last month. It could pay to stick with John O’Shea’s veteran given Fast Act is proving hard to win with nowadays despite sliding down the weights. Entertaining Ben included a course and distance win in an earlier double but remains 5lb higher while Berryessa has won at Wolverhampton in between below par efforts at this venue. Red Stripes won here last year but that was a rare victory and Sandfrankskipsgo’s long losing run continues.

        Formwatch

        Berryessa (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and short lived effort over 1f out, well held final furlong, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Bahamian Heights (9-3) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

        Zipedeedodah (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 9, 13l behind Art Nouvelle (9-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

        Entertaining Ben 14-1 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2l behind Roundabout Magic (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

        Fast Act (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Led, pressed straight, headed from 1f out, soon no extra and one pace, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Chicago School (9-0) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Dec.

        Swendab (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Pressed leader until led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Run With Pride (9-7) by nk, 10 ran.

        Awesome Allan (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Steadied soon after start, held up, no impression final 2f, last of 12, 9 1/2l behind Tavener (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Sandfrankskipsgo 13-2 (9-2) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Roundabout Magic (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

        Red Stripes (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Outpaced, behind and no chance when hung left final 2f, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Hammer Gun (10-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

        Go Charlie 20-1 (8-7) Very slowly away outpaced and behind, last of 8, 8 3/4l behind Met By Moonlight (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.