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17:50 Chelmsford City
bet365 Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,664
- 2nd: £1,719
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £430
- Form 322514
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer James Owen
- Jockey Mason Paetel
wore red hood to post, handy, eased into lead over 3f out, ridden under 2f out and kept on well, drew away inside last
- Form 6/6725-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Michael Keady
- Jockey Alice Bond
raced keenly in rear, pushed along 3f out, no response
- Form 53-2531
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer J & S Birkett
- Jockey C R Lyons
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, took 2nd over 2f out, no impression and outpaced by winner 1f out
- Form 97133-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J & S Best
- Jockey Aiden Brookes
close up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, plugged on one pace
Stretch
250- Form 596657-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J Channon
- Jockey George Bass
led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, dropped away tamely
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Star Legend (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Kept bit wide, held up last, headway out wide before 2 out, went 3rd before the last, driven and stayed on same pace run-in, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Ikigai Star (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Night Horn 10-1 (9-3) Off the pace in 4th, closer over 3f out, pushed along in 5th turning in, ridden and weakened final 2f, 8th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Humble Spark (10-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Grand Duchess Olga 12-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leaders, steadied after 2f, headway on outside over 2f out, edged left from and led over 1f out, over 2 lengths clear inside final furlong and pushed along, reduced lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Slowdownbarney (9-10) by nk, 7 ran.
Sullivan Bay (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, driven before 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last, at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Stretch 17-2 (9-1) Prominent, outpaced home turn, raced wide when struggling from 2f out, gradually weakened, detached final furlong, last of 7, 22 1/4l behind Molten Sea (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.