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19:40 Chelmsford City

totepool Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £5,822
  • 2nd: £1,732
  • 3rd: £866
  • 4th: £433
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 27.73s
  • Off Time: 19:40:19
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Brassbound (USA)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Saborido (USA)

    7/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, grey chevron

      Spiritoftomintoul

      34 t BFD
      3/1
      • Form 416/33-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 86

      dwelt, took keen hold, held up in rear, closed over 4f out, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Saborido (USA)

      130 D
      7/1
      • Form 902117-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 83

      held up in 4th, closed from 5f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Orange and White (quartered), checked sleeves and cap

      Flashman

      14 v CDCD
      7/4
      • Form 8545-11
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 83

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Dark green, yellow cross belts, halved sleeves, dark green and black hooped cap

      Brassbound (USA)

      34 BF
      5/2
      • Form 817/3-15
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on well

      6(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow chevrons, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Yellow star

      Bilidn

      15 t D
      25/1
      • Form 2500/74-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 77

      held up in rear, struggling 7f out, behind final 5f

      8(8)
      Silk - Light Green, Orange striped sleeves, White cap

      Noguchi (IRE)

      13 p D
      8/1
      • Form 2-34145
      • Age 10
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 66

      tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final 100 yards

      4(7)
      NR

      Softsong (FR)

      12 p
      • Form 95/376-7
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 80

      Nonrunner

      7(4)
      NR

      Keep Kicking (IRE)

      2 DCD
      • Form 852-813
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 68

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Spiritoftomintoul arrives in decent form but hasn't won since 2013 and is 9lb higher in the weights. Saborido looks on a more favourable mark as he returns to action but FLASHMAN is still preferred. The latter landed a course double with a cosy three-length victory over track and trip a fortnight ago and is worth sticking with in his current form. Keep Kicking is not out of this on an earlier course and distance success but 1m4f winner Brassbound still has something to prove over today's distance.

      Formwatch

      Spiritoftomintoul 5-2fav (10-1) Held up in last, headway over 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, unable to challenge, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Very Good Day (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m hcap (4) in Jan.

      Saborido (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten, eased well over 1f out, last of 7, 35l behind Taws (8-3) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.

      Flashman 10-3 (9-5) Made all, ridden and edged left over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcap (4) pol beating Oratorio's Joy (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.

      Brassbound (USA) 5-2fav (9-6) Led, pushed along 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 11l behind Very Good Day (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m hcap (4) in Jan.

      Bilidn 5-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, outpaced on outside 2f out, soon ridden, switched inside over 1f out, stayed on to take 4th near finish, never near leaders, 4th of 6, 7l behind Riptide (9-2) at Ffos Las 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

      Noguchi (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Aldeburgh (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5).

      Softsong (FR) 14-1 (9-2) Awkwardly away in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor, 7th of 8, 6l behind Persepolis (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

      Keep Kicking (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Held up, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to challenge leader inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Guards Chapel (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.