Racecards
18:00 Chelmsford City
Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,650 added
- Winner: £5,051
- 2nd: £2,370
- 3rd: £1,184
- 4th: £593
- Form 469767
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
dwelt towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 274833
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
in touch, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 381611
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up in rear, headway entering final furlong, not clear run over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 346256
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
close up, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 531047
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 5565V1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Murphy & M Keady
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
soon led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 016367
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Finley Marsh
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 652256
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey David Probert
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Natacata
39- Form 6-52333
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
in touch, headway 2f out, tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 262141
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Dylan Hogan
raced wide close up, ridden to lead when edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
In depth
Verdict
TRADESMAN has recorded all three wins so far at this venue and won over track and trip before scoring again over 1m6f here. Grand Duchess Olga also won over course and distance recently but is upped a grade for this as is Lingfield winner A Poet‘s Secret. Dragonball Prince has a chance on earlier placed efforts and is preferred to Natacata.
Formwatch
Pledge Of Honour 20-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Waterloo Sunset (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
De Vega's Warrior (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on into 3rd final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Aqwaam (10-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Tradesman (IRE) 13-8fav (9-12) Held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Buxted Reel (10-0) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Kehlani (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride and pushed along, then raced keenly in last pair out wide, never on terms, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Surrey Belle (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sophar Sogood (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-12) Mid-division, driven and lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Gift Of Raaj (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
A Poet's Secret 11-8fav (9-9) Led, quickened 6f out, pushed along 2f out, briefly ridden inside final furlong, always in command final 110 yards, comfortably, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Royal Athena (9-4) by 2l, 4 ran.
Longuerue (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Prominent, pushed along when dropped towards rear before 4f out, ridden 3f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 11, 24l behind Breguet Boy (10-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Dragonball Prince (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Led at steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Gift Of Raaj (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Natacata 8-1 (9-6) Keen to prominent early, closed on leaders when edged to nearside 3f out, briefly led 2f out, headed before 1f out, kept on but last second inside final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Valley Of Flowers (10-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Grand Duchess Olga 10-3 (9-5) Led 2f, tracked leader, led again inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Shadowfax (9-13) by 3l, 8 ran.