Racecards
18:45 Chelmsford City
Betsi Conditions Stakes (Class 2)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £19,000 added
- Winner: £10,260
- 2nd: £4,816
- 3rd: £2,409
- 4th: £1,205
- Form 317112-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Charles Bishop
led, ridden and faced challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, just headed towards finish
- Form 41-1238
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
slowly away, soon ridden for effort, tracked leader at halfway, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5110-14
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey K Shoemark
held up last, pushed along into 2nd over 1f out, challenged leader inside final furlong, led towards finish, gamely
In depth
Verdict
Highland Dress returned a beaten favourite dropped back down to today’s trip at Lingfield. He gets a change of headgear today but is taken on with the returning ALJADY. The latter made a winning seasonal debut when recording the first of last year’s four wins and Bob Cowell’s charge should take to the surface racing on the all-weather for the first time. May Sonic is still improving but has a tough task on these terms.
Formwatch
Aljady (FR) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dakota Gold (9-5) at Nottingham 5f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Highland Dress 7-2fav (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Summerghand (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (2) pol in Apr.
May Sonic 85-40fav (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out weakened into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Great Ambassador (8-8) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.