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16:50 Chelmsford City

totePlace Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.89s
  • Off Time: 16:50:22
  • 7 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap
  • Form 9-98607
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 77

chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages

2(2)
Silk - Dark blue and red (quartered), white sleeves, royal blue armlets, red cap

Marbooh (IRE)

25 t D
9/2
  • Form 60520-8
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 76

held up in touch, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, kept on well, never a threat

3(3)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue spots, Orange sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue star

Varsovian

25 C
3/1
  • Form 6-14444
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 76

held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, nearest finish

4(7)
Silk - Orange, Royal Blue stripe
9/2
  • Form 9-23463
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 76

chased leaders, lost place over 1f out

5(4)
Silk - Black, Orange star, Orange sleeves, Black armlets

Mezzotint (IRE)

11 BFCD
14/1
  • Form 663-060
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 76

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer

6(5)
Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves
3/1
  • Form 323512
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 74

made all, hard ridden when strongly challenged inside final furlong, held on gamely

7(6)
Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, striped sleeves, check cap
12/1
  • Form 3-34563
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 67

pulled hard, tracked leader, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong

In depth

Verdict

DARK SIDE DREAM arrives in the best form having won at Wolverhampton before going close over 6f here last time. He hasn’t raced over 7f since his racecourse debut and is worth another try over today’s trip. Varsovian is another with something to prove over the distance but is not badly treated while Intensical was placed over 7f at Wetherby a fortnight ago but hasn’t won since back in 2014. Billyoakes may prove best of the rest off his current mark.

Formwatch

Kingsley Klarion (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 20 1/4l behind Tommy G (8-12) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gf in May.

Marbooh (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Chased leaders, switched left to challenge over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, never on terms, last of 8, 11 3/4l behind Zeshov (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gf in May.

Varsovian 4-1 (9-11) In touch, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 4l behind Flowers On Venus (9-9) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in May.

Intensical (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Theodorico (9-2) at Wetherby 7f hcp (4) gd in May.

Mezzotint (IRE) 5-1fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Intimately (8-11) at Salisbury 7f hcp (5) gs in May.

Dark Side Dream 11-4fav (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Plucky Dip (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in May.

Billyoakes (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden along halfway, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 8l behind Taajub (9-2) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gd in May.