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19:55 Chelmsford City

Bet In Play At totesport.com Handicap (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 3.61s
  • Off Time: 19:56:52
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Star Of Bengal

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Exec Chef (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Dark Red (IRE)

      10/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Maroon

        Star Of Bengal

        187
        Evs
        • Form 731-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 101

        prominent early, tracked leaders, shaken up to close 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well

        2(8)
        Silk - Orange, dark blue stripe, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Mount Tahan (IRE)

        29
        40/1
        • Form 9486-70
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 100

        soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(6)
        Silk - Maroon, dark green sleeves, black cap

        Domagnano (IRE)

        263
        40/1
        • Form 6/41426-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 98

        slow to break, pulled hard in rear, some headway and hung left over 1f out, soon weakened

        4(2)
        Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots

        Highbrow

        222
        7/1
        • Form 1/33930-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 97

        chased leaders, not much room over 2f out on inside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace

        5(3)
        Silk - Red, gold braid, white sleeves and cap with gold tassel

        Al Hamdany (IRE)

        34
        6/1
        • Form 3402-25
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 97

        soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final 100 yards

        6(7)
        Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap

        Exec Chef (IRE)

        19 D
        9/2
        • Form 113-204
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 95

        mid-division, headway over 1f out, challenged entering final furlong, stayed on, held towards finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Black and Orange (halved), Orange sleeves, Black armlets, Black and Orange check cap

        Nonios (IRE)

        21 h DCD
        12/1
        • Form 334124
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 94

        slow to break, in rear, wide turning in, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - Light Blue and Red diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond

        Dark Red (IRE)

        78 DCD
        10/1
        • Form 20-7605
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 93

        held up towards rear, last over 4f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on

        Previous results

        2018
        (9)
        Silk -

        Secret Art (IRE)

        9/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-5

        2017
        (5)
        Silk -

        Fanciful Angel (IRE)

        9/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        The handicapper has taken no chances rating STAR OF BENGAL so highly but the latter scored by a wide margin at Wolverhampton in November when looking potentially Group-class and he gets the vote. Exec Chef was beaten only a length when fourth at Newmarket last time and is preferred to last month’s course and distance winner Nonios. The latter’s stablemate Highbrow returns to action while Marco Botti runs two with Al Hamdany preferred to new inmate Domagnano, a Listed winner in Italy. Both Dark Red and Mount Tahan are capable at this level on their day though neither arrive in good form.

        Formwatch

        Star Of Bengal 8-11fav (9-5) Always prominent, driven to lead over 2f out, soon clear, unchallenged after, very easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Simple Thought (9-0) by 10l, 13 ran.

        Mount Tahan (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 25 1/2l behind Soto Sizzler (8-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

        Domagnano (IRE) (8-12) 6th of 7, 12l behind Assiro (8-9) at San Siro 1m 1f lst stks sft in Sep.

        Highbrow 9-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 10th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Aquarium (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

        Al Hamdany (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, progress over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Bartholomeu Dias (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Apr.

        Exec Chef (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along and switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 1l behind Elector (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp stks (2) gf in May.

        Nonios (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Mythical Madness (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in May.

        Dark Red (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, chased winner 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 13 3/4l behind Matterhorn (9-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar.