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19:00 Chelmsford City

Betsi Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,731
  • 2nd: £3,626
  • 3rd: £1,814
  • 4th: £906
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.16s
  • Off Time: 19:01:01
  • 6 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Royal blue, grey chevron, grey and royal blue halved sleeves
6/1
  • Form 532213-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 94

tracked leaders, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

2(6)
Silk - MAUVE
  • Form 11110-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 90

switched left start, close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on to go 2nd close home

3(2)
Silk - Black, Yellow star, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
9/4
  • Form 9911-75
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 89

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on

4(5)
Silk - Dark green and yellow stripes, dark green cap
13/2
  • Form 512-830
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 88

soon led, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

5(4)
Silk - Pale Blue, Campbell Tartan hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
9/2
  • Form 332122-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 84

tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

6(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, White seams, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Yellow cap

Aqwaam

174
6/1
  • Form 601085-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 78

in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

SIMPLY SONDHEIM returned to winning ways on his reappearance with a victory at Kempton. He’s clearly not finished improving yet and a 3lb rise is unlikely to anchor him in this. Civil Law has a shout in this grade and finished in front of Court Of Session at Wolverhampton earlier while both Haunted Dream and City Streak return to action and are not out of this if at their best.

Formwatch

Haunted Dream (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 4l behind Al Nafir (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Oct.

Simply Sondheim (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, good headway between horses over 1f out, pushed along and quickened to lead final 100 yards, bit in hand, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Udaberri (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Civil Law (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Diderot (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Apr.

Court Of Session 15-2 (9-5) Raced wide off the pace towards rear, never a factor, 12th of 13, 6 3/4l behind War In Heaven (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Feb.

City Streak 11-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Precisely (9-11) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.

Aqwaam 15-2 (9-4) Keen towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 11l behind Torcello (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.