Racecards
17:30 Chelmsford City
toteplacepot First Bet Of The Day Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,188 added
- Winner: £2,846
- 2nd: £847
- 3rd: £423
- 4th: £400
- Form 5-54183
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 67
steadied start, held up tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, kept on towards finish
Union Spirit
71- Form 003-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Mitchell
raced wide early, held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 7624-42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey David Probert
raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
- Form 60-662
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Andrew Breslin
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace towards finish
- Form 871-647
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Gina Mangan
chased leader over 2f, chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Ten Chants
26- Form 6676-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey P J McDonald
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders on rail, steadied off heels inside final 6f, some headway on outside over 1f out, never going pace to get involved
Casaruan
8- Form 90-7402
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
steadied start, pulled hard in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
In depth
Verdict
TODAY POWER drops back down in trip after going close over 1m2f at Lingfield last month with Golden Fountain back in sixth. The latter just missed out at Wolverhampton on his subsequent start so the form looks solid and Richard Hannon’s charge gets another chance. Union Spirit makes his handicap debut having been gelded since placing over 7f here in December while Red Jasper’s earlier success at Newcastle came over the latter distance. Moondance won at Kempton in between moderate efforts and may prove best of the rest.
Formwatch
Red Jasper 20-1 (8-13) Held up, headway and switched left over 1f out, 3rd final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Bold Suitor (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Union Spirit 18-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Notforalongtime (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Today Power (IRE) 7-4fav (9-3) Hampered start, held up, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Mr Shady (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Golden Fountain (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, driven 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 9, shd behind Dark Phoenix (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Isobar Wind (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders on outside, driven to chase winner 2f out, lost place when ridden inside final furlong, gradually weakened inside final 100 yards, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Dark Phoenix (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ten Chants 9-1 (9-3) Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Rulers Kingdom (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Casaruan 20-1 (8-0) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Luscifer (8-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Moondance 6-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Rulers Kingdom (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.