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20:15 Chelmsford City

2018 Membership Now Available Handicap (Class 6)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.58s
  • Off Time: 20:18:09
  • 16 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Chetan

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Prince Jai

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Dukes Meadow

      8/1

        4
        Silk -

        Captain Hawk

        10/1

          1(3)
          Silk - Orange, Purple hoop, Orange sleeves, Purple seams, Purple cap

          Chetan

          8 t CD
          3/1
          • Form 573611
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-0
          • Official Rating 60

          close up, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, eased near finish

          2(9)
          Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

          Little Choosey

          19 bt CD
          16/1
          • Form 342279
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-7
          • Official Rating 60

          close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

          3(16)
          Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, Orange sleeves and cap

          Caledonia Laird

          21 b DCD
          25/1
          • Form 320379
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-6
          • Official Rating 59

          raced wide held up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

          4(12)
          Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sash, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star

          The Happy Hammer (IRE)

          19 CDCD
          33/1
          • Form 0-95248
          • Age 11
          • Weight 9-5
          • Official Rating 58

          always in rear

          5(8)
          Silk - White and light blue (quartered), light blue sleeves, pink stars, pink cap

          Princess Ophelia

          52
          50/1
          • Form 6549
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 60

          led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened

          6(10)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap

          Captain Hawk

          21 p
          10/1
          • Form 757487
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 60

          in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish

          7(14)
          Silk - Dark blue, pink epaulets and sleeves, dark blue cap, yellow star

          Three's A Crowd (IRE)

          87
          20/1
          • Form 078
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 57

          always in rear

          8(1)
          Silk - Black, white seams, white sleeves, red spots, red cap

          Just Fab (IRE)

          21 b CD
          12/1
          • Form 971032
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 53

          held up, headway when switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

          9(5)
          Silk - Dark green and grey check, white cap

          Belgravian (FR)

          14 pt
          9/2
          • Form 5U5063
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-13
          • Official Rating 56

          awkwardly away towards rear, headway when bumped over 1f out, weakened final furlong

          10(15)
          Silk - Dark green, white cap

          Chough

          17 BF
          10/1
          • Form 342622
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 55

          tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened

          11(11)
          Silk - Dark green, white stripe, white and orange hooped sleeves, dark green cap, orange spots

          Born To Reason (IRE)

          41 h
          14/1
          • Form 469737
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 55

          raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

          12(6)
          Silk - White, black hollow box, black and white halved sleeves

          Never Folding (IRE)

          36
          8/1
          • Form 205040
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 55

          towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on, nearest finish

          13(7)
          Silk - Royal blue, pink star, chevrons on sleeves

          Prince Jai

          41 b
          6/1
          • Form 5-07043
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 51

          tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace

          14(4)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stars, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap

          Dukes Meadow

          21 CD
          8/1
          • Form 530594
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 50

          in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

          15(13)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White hooped sleeves, White cap

          Bird For Life

          15
          50/1
          • Form 4668
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-7
          • Official Rating 50

          keen held up, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders

          16(2)
          Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

          Dylan's Centenary

          3
          50/1
          • Form 705R/00
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-7
          • Official Rating 46

          refused to race

          Previous results

          2016
          (2)
          Silk -

          Theydon Thunder

          8/1
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-8

          2015
          (3)
          Silk -

          Clary (IRE)

          5/4
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-1

          In depth

          Verdict

          Chough wouldn’t be winning out of turn and a case could be made for Belgravian, who wasn’t beaten far over course and distance two weeks ago, but we’re loathe to desert CHETAN (NAP) in his current mood. Charlie Wallis’ five-year-old has already recorded back-to-back victories at Kempton this month and may have enough left in the tank to defy a penalty with Josh Bryan again taking off 5lb. Just Fab is looking a few pounds too high at present but Ian Williams’ pair, Prince Jai and Captain Hawk, will be worth a market check.

          Formwatch

          Chetan 5-1fav (9-5) Led early, prominent, led again 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Caledonia Duchess (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

          Little Choosey 20-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 18 3/4l behind Ivors Involvement (8-8) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Sep.

          Caledonia Laird 10-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, held up, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 6l behind Iftitah (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          The Happy Hammer (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 11 3/4l behind King Of Swing (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

          Princess Ophelia 66-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Prancing Oscar (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jul.

          Captain Hawk 9-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Iftitah (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          Three's A Crowd (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, mid-division, driven over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Sir Titan (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.

          Just Fab (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure on outer inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 7l behind The Juggler (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          Belgravian (FR) 10-3 (9-3) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, 3rd and beaten towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bradfield Magic (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.

          Chough 2-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, steadied over 7f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Captain Marmalade (9-2) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gd in Sep.

          Born To Reason (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Started slowly, behind, some late headway, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Beadlam (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          Never Folding (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Wolfcatcherjack (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          Prince Jai 14-1 (9-4) Led and set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Beadlam (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          Dukes Meadow 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out until inside final furlong, headed final 110 yards, no extra, 4th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Chilli Jam (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

          Bird For Life 50-1 (9-1) Mid-division, outpaced well over 2f out, kept on well closing stages, never a factor, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Queens Royale (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

          Dylan's Centenary 25-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 11, 11 1/2l behind The Special One (9-6) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep.