Racecards
14:00 Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City Handicap (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 66y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,069 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £300
- Form 111251
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Gina Mangan
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 6/7-7
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey William Carver
dwelt raced wide in rear, effort 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 321638
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 14-4674
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey L Morris
raced wide tracked leader after 1f, pushed along and lost place 3f out, ridden over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on close home
- Form 255407
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey Joey Haynes
held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
- Form 750688
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0966
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
dwelt towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms
- Form 628594
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 51
dwelt towards rear, ridden 4f out, never on terms
- Form 78-8463
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey S Donohoe
went right start, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form 88-6842
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
In depth
Verdict
A rejuvenated SUNSHINEANDBUBBLES has now won four of her last six outings having scored over course and distance last time. This looks no tougher, despite a 6lb rise, and she’s preferred to Celtic Classic. The latter finished a close-up fourth over 1m4f at Wolverhampton recently, with Mobham behind, while Sulochana found one too good when sent off favourite at Bath and races off the same mark. Cousin Rosaura was sent over 2m at Lingfield for her handicap debut and may fare better over today’s shorter trip.
Formwatch
Sunshineandbubbles 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led going well inside final 2f, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Cheng Gong (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Fleur Irlandaise (FR) 25-1 (9-5) Slowly away from stalls, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden for effort over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Myseven (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Competition 6-1 (10-2) Held up in midfield, ridden and no impression over 2f out, on pace final furlong, 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Das Kapital (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Celtic Classic (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Mid-division, quick move to lead over 7f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Kirtling (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Mr Fox 66-1 (9-3) In touch in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms, last of 7, 11 1/4l behind Sefton Warrior (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Mobham (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, some headway between horses over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Kirtling (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Cousin Rosaura 14-1 (9-0) Went right start, towards rear, plugged on past weakening rivals inside final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Evaporust (8-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Que Quieres (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Held up in last pair, headway on inside 2f out, 4th and no impression over 1f out, 4th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Indigo Times (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) In touch, headway 6f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Nikolayeva (9-11) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Sulochana (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Master Milliner (9-5) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.