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20:30 Chelmsford City

Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £4,711
  • 2nd: £2,210
  • 3rd: £1,104
  • 4th: £553
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.62s
  • Off Time: 20:31:13
  • 9 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow triple diamond, halved sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 803571
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 73

wore hood to post, held up in rear, plenty to do over 2f out, soon ridden along, plugged on from over 1f out but never going pace to challenge

2(4)
Silk - Pink and black check, black sleeves and cap

McKenna (IRE)

27 pt D
40/1
  • Form 5-81310
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 75

keen in rear, always behind

4(8)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
10/3
  • Form 231655
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 72

mounted in chute, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to close over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace inside final furlong

5(9)
Silk - Mauve, White star and armlets
  • Form 295543
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 71

made all, pushed along over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, readily

6(1)
Silk - WHITE, RED stars, diabolo on sleeves, YELLOW cap, BLACK star
7/2
  • Form 0-40559
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

in touch, outpaced 3f out, ridden out wide 2f out, faded over 1f out

7(3)
Silk - Purple, mauve stars, armlets and star on cap
5/1
  • Form 1-66725
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 71

midfield on inner, ridden along over 3f out, switched right and some headway over 1f out, never going pace to challenge

8(5)
Silk - White, red stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
20/1
  • Form 7/400-07
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

midfield, ridden along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 643320
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 68

chased leaders, shaken up over 1f out, ridden in third over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

10(7)
Silk - White, Dark Blue cross belts, sleeves and cap

Merapi

30
18/1
  • Form 436254
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 67

wore hood to post, held up in behind leaders, shaken up going okay over 2f out, switched right when ridden over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong

3(10)
NR

Red Mirage (IRE)

24 BFDCD
9/2
  • Form 337426
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 72

NonRunner

In depth

Formwatch

Kindest Nation (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Mounted in chute, wore red hood to post, held up towards rear, pushed along well over 1f out and improved, ridden disputing 2nd under 1f out, led final 75 yards and forged away, won at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Nov beating Hilltop (9-10) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

McKenna (IRE) 66-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Post Rider (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Oct.

Revolutionise (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Held u p in last pair, headway between horses inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Arctician (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.

Stratocracy (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Held up in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders 5f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Sant Alessio (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.

King Of Charm 18-1 (9-7) Towards rear, some headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but no further headway final furlong, 9th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Eminency (9-13) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Maui Breeze 7-1 (9-7) Midfield, ridden 2f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Sensorium (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.

Caragio (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Up in the air slightly when stalls opened, always behind, well beaten from over 1f out, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind Waiting All Night (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.

Lexington Jet (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Bumped stat, tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, well beaten on outside final bend, 10th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Queue Dos (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.

Merapi 14-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Maris Angel (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.

Red Mirage (IRE) 10-3fav (9-10) Raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost modest 5th towards finish, 6th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Arctician (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.