Racecards
20:35 Chelmsford City
Mayor Of Chelmsford Handicap (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £7,310
- 2nd: £2,175
- 3rd: £1,087
- 4th: £544
- Form 2262-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no threat to winner
- Form 37-311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
- Form 6303-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish
Cavatina
195- Form 431-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey James Doyle
took keen hold close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 592-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
slow into stride, close up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
All of these can be given a chance including Cavatina and Comrade In Arms, who make their handicap debuts and seasonal reappearances for the powerful Haggas and Stoute yards respectively. The remaining trio all bid for hat-tricks with both Ode To Autumn and Image winning at Newcastle last time, though the latter is upped in class. LUNA ECLIPSE scored over course and distance last month and beat a couple of subsequent winners in the process. Andrew Balding’s colt gets a tentative vote in a tough race to call on the strength of that form.
Formwatch
Ode To Autumn 8-13fav (9-8) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven and hard pressed inside final furlong, held on, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Bachelor (9-7) by shd, 4 ran.
Luna Eclipse (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) With leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Poet's Prince (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Image 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Newcastle 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Apr beating Elixsoft (8-9) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Cavatina 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, won at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Oct beating Scandaleuse (9-0) by nk, 12 ran.
Comrade In Arms (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leader, effort over 2f out, kept on well under pressure, never reached winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Montague (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.