Racecards
19:20 Chelmsford City
Betsi Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,650 added
- Winner: £5,051
- 2nd: £2,370
- 3rd: £1,184
- 4th: £593
- Form 334
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced out very wide for 2f, led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed final strides
Okami (IRE)
24- Form 393
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, angled out over 1f out, went 2nd out wide inside final 100 yards, stayed on to lead final strides
- Form 2523
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
chased leaders on inside, ridden turning in, hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 52242-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J Parr
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, weakened quickly
Poetic Jack
29- Form 9-45
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 459-83
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 59
steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 131972
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
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In depth
Verdict
NUTHATCH isn’t the most straightforward and is fitted with a hood having just missed out at Goodwood. She won twice on the all-weather early in the year, however, and looks to have stronger form than Kitten Gloves, who placed again when third at Kempton. Sabah Al Ward improved dropped back to the minimum trip at Lingfield while Never This Way and Okami are preferred to Poetic Jack of those handicapping for the first time.
Formwatch
Never This Way (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Outpaced in rear, driven along out wide inside final 2f, moderate late headway, 4th of 7, 4l behind Ardad's Great (9-2) at Windsor 5f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Okami (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Half reared as stalls opened, chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, intimidated and went right inside final furlong, held after, kept on, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Billyjoh (9-7) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Kitten Gloves 7-2fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Bell Song (9-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Revolucion 18-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 9 1/4l behind Red Treasure (9-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Poetic Jack 33-1 (9-4) Raced wide, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Game Set (9-11) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Sabah Al Ward 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on inside, ridden to challenge 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Skallywag Bay (9-11) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Nuthatch 5-2 (9-11) Raced stand side alone, ridden and hung right to lead centre group over 1f out, flashed tail inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 4, hd behind Miss Mai Tai (9-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun.