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17:45 Chelmsford City

Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 66y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,600 added
  • Winner: £5,434
  • 2nd: £1,617
  • 3rd: £808
  • 4th: £404
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 53.21s
  • Off Time: 17:46:40
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Landue

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hope Is High

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Spanish History (USA)

      7/1

        2(10)
        Silk - Dark blue and pink diamonds, pink sleeves, dark blue armlets

        Whinging Willie (IRE)

        12 v
        8/1
        • Form 472744
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 70

        raced wide in touch, headway to press leaders 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        3(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

        Spanish History (USA)

        6 ht
        7/1
        • Form 533530
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 68

        in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish

        4(5)
        Silk - Light Blue, Brown hoops, Light Blue sleeves, Brown cap

        Hope Is High

        43 p D
        16/1
        • Form 272453
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 68

        in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong

        5(8)
        Silk - Black, Red triple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Flood Defence (IRE)

        20
        14/1
        • Form 9-88325
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 67

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

        6(7)
        Silk - Light green, white epaulets, striped cap

        Landue

        27
        2/1
        • Form 7-41131
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 72

        held up, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden out

        7(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE diabolo on sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ROYAL BLUE star

        Art Of Swing (IRE)

        14 C
        28/1
        • Form 221600
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 64

        towards rear, ridden and weakened 2f out

        8(9)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow epaulets

        Gemini

        34 C
        4/1
        • Form 853911
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra

        9(2)
        Silk - Black, grey hooped sleeves and cap

        Masters Apprentice (IRE)

        12 C
        4/1
        • Form 9D1640
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 68

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(4)
        Silk - Emerald green, brown stars, emerald green cap, brown star

        Maknifico

        12
        20/1
        • Form 8850
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 65

        tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        1(6)
        NR

        Butterfield (IRE)

        6
        12/1
        • Form 3477
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 71

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Whinging Willie has managed to win eight times but not for over a year when he scored from an 8lb higher mark at Epsom. He's gradually dropped to a mark he should be winning from soon. Hope Is High, five times a winner on Turf, has only had three all-weather starts and is yet to score though he ran well in a better race than this at Bath last time. Flood Defence has travelled a long way for this though is still a few pounds high while LANDUE (NAP) is 13lb higher than when his winning sequence began. But Marcus Tregoning's charge has looked better with every run and, with the longer trip likely to be in his favour, he gets the vote. Gemini is an obvious threat having followed her victory at Bath with a very hard-fought success over the course and distance though a 6lb rise makes this slightly more difficult.

        Formwatch

        Whinging Willie (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Keen in mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Tralee Hills (9-8) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.

        Spanish History (USA) 10-1 (9-3) In rear, outpaced 5f out, 11th of 12, 25 3/4l behind Mystic Meg (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Oct.

        Hope Is High 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Xinbama (8-2) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (2) fm in Sep.

        Flood Defence (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Morning Skye (9-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.

        Landue 3-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, not clear run briefly when headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Wallflower (8-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

        Art Of Swing (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 22 3/4l behind Arabic Culture (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Gemini 3-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, edged left and strongly pressed near finish, all out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Yasir (8-9) by shd, 11 ran.

        Masters Apprentice (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Pushed along in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 16, 22 1/2l behind Divin Bere (9-4) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Oct.

        Maknifico 13-2 (9-1) In touch, lost place over 5f out, soon behind, eased, 12th of 13, dist behind Amitie Waltz (9-7) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.

        Butterfield (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 4f out, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 17 1/4l behind Mystic Meg (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Oct.