Racecards
19:15 Chelmsford City
Bet quadpot At totesport.com Handicap (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £12,900 added
- Winner: £7,310
- 2nd: £2,175
- 3rd: £1,087
- 4th: £544
- Form 5-21114
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey E J Walsh
with leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 4-11324
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 655-31
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 4221-22
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey Nicola Currie
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 2322-42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 76
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Samovar has shown his best form at Southwell so far and landed a double with his latest success. GRANDFATHER TOM ran way below par when last of four behind the aforementioned on his Fibresand debut but Bob Cowell’s colt had notched a hat-trick with victories at Lingfield and Newcastle before that and he gets the nod to confirm earlier running with Wiff Waff back on the Polytrack today. Becker opened his account at Kempton back in January and is preferred to the frustrating Midsummer Knight while Kodiac Express looks high enough in the weights back in a handicap for this.
Formwatch
Grandfather Tom 15-8fav (9-7) Dwelt recover to track leaders after 1f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 8 3/4l behind Samovar (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Wiff Waff 11-4 (9-2) Restless in stalls and awkwardly away, pulled hard and soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 4 1/2l behind Grandfather Tom (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Becker 11-4 (9-7) Keen, tracked leaders, clipped heels and stumbled after 100 yards, wide on 1st turn, pushed along halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on gamely under pressure to lead final strides, won at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Sir Hector (9-6) by hd, 5 ran.
Kodiac Express (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Soon led, hung right 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Kion (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Midsummer Knight 11-4 (9-1) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on, unable to challenge, 4th of 5, 1 1/2l behind Joegogo (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Samovar 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, all out, won at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Joegogo (9-12) by hd, 4 ran.