Racecards
19:30 Chelmsford City
tote Is Back With Better Value Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,188 added
- Winner: £2,846
- 2nd: £847
- 3rd: £423
- 4th: £400
- Form 411-213
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
tracked leaders, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, soon led, clear inside final furlong, easily
- Form 289-445
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey A Kirby
took keen hold, led early, chased leaders, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 4-17253
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey R Kingscote
chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 18-4559
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Jane Elliott
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden on outside and effort over 1f out, no impression
- Form 20-5395
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner
- Form 34-4651
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey K T O'Neill
started slowly, took keen hold in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 827-388
- Age 10
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
soon led, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on
In depth
Verdict
GRIGGY has to be forgiven a below-par effort last time but has won three times over the winter and gets another chance with an apprentice’s allowance helping his cause today. Maid Millie escapes a penalty for winning an apprentices’ race at Kempton but that was in Class 7 company and this is tougher. Gunmaker had been threatening until returning a losing favourite at Newcastle and Fareeq hasn’t won over 6f for some time but Desert Land can do better back in this lower grade.
Formwatch
Griggy (IRE) 4-5fav (9-7) Keen in 4th, effort well over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Black Isle Boy (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Upavon 8-1 (9-8) Half reared start, in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Broughtons Flare (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Fareeq 14-1 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Equipped (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Aquarius (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 9th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Decision Maker (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Bernie's Boy 15-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Sir Hector (10-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Maid Millie 13-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Kempton 6f hcp (7) pol in Feb beating A Step Too Far (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Meshardal (GER) 11-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, took keen hold, not much room on inside 5f out, lost place over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, well beaten after, 8th of 10, 13l behind Decision Maker (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Desert Land (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Brigham Young (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Gunmaker (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Raced keenly, prominent, led over 3f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, soon ridden, weakened final 100 yards, last of 11, 7 3/4l behind Patrick (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.