Racecards
19:10 Chelmsford City
Roger Evans 70th Classic Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 2622-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey Jim Crowley
broke well, made all, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
Both Sides
242- Form 56-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
tracked winner until 4f out, went 2nd again 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, stayed on
Motivate
12- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
held up in touch in rear, outpaced 4f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 73-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey D C Costello
pulled hard, tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out until shaken up 2f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Dr J D Scargill
- Jockey William Carson
held up in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HAVRE DE PAIX returns to action having failed to land the odds over 6f at Redcar in October. But she was beaten only two lengths in a Listed race in France over today's trip earlier last year and, rated 89, she gets the vote. Timeless Art also has a shout on his placed effort in a decent maiden at York last year which looks stronger form than Both Sides’ fifth at Sandown. Dangerous Secret and Motivate will need to improve on their respective modest debut efforts if they are to figure.
Formwatch
Havre De Paix (FR) 5-6fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Dream Bounty (9-0) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Both Sides 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Arcanada (9-5) at Chester 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Motivate 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Tawakkol (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Timeless Art (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up mid-division, smooth headway when carried left over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Garcia (9-5) at York 7f mdn stks (3) gs in Oct.
Dangerous Secret 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Strawberry Sorbet (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Mar.