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14:20 Chelmsford City

Heart Essex Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 34.38s
  • Off Time: 14:21:16
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Graceful Lady

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    See And Be Seen

    8/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue sleeves, white stars, dark blue cap, white star

      Jazzy (IRE)

      17 pt D
      4/1
      • Form 11538-6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 72

      led, soon joined, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

      3(6)
      Silk - Royal blue and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, royal blue cap, yellow star

      Master Dancer

      48 p BF
      6/1
      • Form 7/9711-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 66

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened over 3f out, eased over 1f out

      4(4)
      Silk - Pink, black chevron, black sleeves, white stars, pink and black hooped cap

      Night Generation (GER)

      9 pt D
      5/2
      • Form 8-53212
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 64

      chased leaders, effort over 2f out, never able to challenge

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap, Yellow spots

      See And Be Seen

      6 p D
      8/1
      • Form 555493
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 63

      tracked leaders early, soon held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace

      6(2)
      Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN sash, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE check sleeves and cap

      Graceful Lady

      4
      3/1
      • Form 324211
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 62

      awkward start, held up in rear, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on well

      7(7)
      Silk - White, two Cerise hoops, Blue sleeves, White cap

      Southern States

      15 e
      9/2
      • Form 0723-54
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 61

      with leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

      2(3)
      NR

      Dakota City

      15 v
      10/1
      • Form 454634
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 66

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2016
      (9)
      Silk -

      Voice Control (IRE)

      33/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      2015
      (2)
      Silk -

      Par Three (IRE)

      5/6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10

      In depth

      Verdict

      Graceful Lady followed victory here with a success over 1m6f at Doncaster and will figure again if staying the longer trip. But NIGHT GENERATION won over 2m at Lingfield last month before going close again off today’s mark at the same track and Chris Gordon’s charge gets the vote on that form. Master Dancer was progressive last year and should be sharper for last month’s reappearance while Southern States will be winning at this level before long.

      Formwatch

      Jazzy (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, outpaced inside final 3f, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 11 1/2l behind West Drive (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.

      Master Dancer 6-4fav (9-11) In touch, lost place before halfway, rallied to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6 1/4l behind Akavit (9-9) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gf in May.

      Night Generation (GER) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Akavit (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun.

      See And Be Seen 5-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway on outside 3f out, plugged on into modest 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 5 3/4l behind Dovils Date (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gf in Jun.

      Graceful Lady 10-11fav (9-2) Made virtually all, took keen hold, ridden and hard pressed from over 2f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, just held on last strides, won at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Wordiness (9-4) by nk, 3 ran.

      Southern States 8-1 (8-6) Tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Denmead (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jun.

      Dakota City 5-1 (9-8) Very slowly away behind until joined rear 8f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 4th of 7, 15 3/4l behind Azari (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.