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15:05 Chelmsford City

chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £4,187
  • 2nd: £1,965
  • 3rd: £982
  • 4th: £491
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 6.45s
  • Off Time: 15:05:50
  • 6 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap
  • Form 3526-70
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 55

slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, effort and switched left over 1f out, soon short of room, switched right but unable to make any impression after

2(2)
Silk - Light blue and black check, light blue sleeves

Liberated Lad

42 pt D
4/1
  • Form 3974-63
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 54

held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably

4(1)
Silk - Royal blue, white chevrons, white and royal blue quartered cap

Foinix

14 v BFC
9/4
  • Form 487-223
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 52

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

5(6)
Silk - Royal blue, pink braces, royal blue sleeves, pink stars and cap
  • Form 0084-87
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 49

soon led, pushed along over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

6(4)
Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap
6/5
  • Form 0084-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 52

led early, chased leader, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish

7(3)
Silk - Red, White epaulets, White sleeves, Red armlets

Buford

35 bt
80/1
  • Form 3627-98
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 45

awkward start and slow away, held up towards rear, closed 8f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon well held

3(5)
NR
12/1
  • Form 24/60-76
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 52

NonRunner

In depth

Formwatch

Scarborough Castle 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 15 1/4l behind Rose Light (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Liberated Lad 4-1 (9-8) Hampered start, held up in rear, took keen hold, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind New York Bay (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Foinix 5-2fav (9-1) Held up in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, unable to get on terms, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Merry Minister (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Good Time Ahead (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, ridden after 6th, went modest 3rd after 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 6, 19l behind Mi Sueno (11-2) at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Stolen Encounter 9-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely, just failed, 2nd of 12, shd behind Virtual Hug (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Buford 80-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, 36 1/2l behind Sullivan Bay (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Drill To Dream 11-1 (9-3) Prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Capstan (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb.