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15:50 Chelmsford City

totepool 'We Love Winners' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 66y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 54.70s
  • Off Time: 15:53:24
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Karam Albaari (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Taaresh (IRE)

    8/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Black, Yellow stars on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star

      Kingscombe (USA)

      12 p
      12/1
      • Form 17581-8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      midfield, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out

      2(6)
      Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star

      Wordiness

      468 D
      16/1
      • Form 296567/
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 74

      tracked leader, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - White, Black hoop, Red sleeves and cap

      Taaresh (IRE)

      59 p
      8/1
      • Form 40696/1-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      in touch, lost place after 5f, rallied over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on well, no chance with winner

      4(1)
      Silk - WHITE, RED star, BLACK and WHITE hooped sleeves, RED cap, WHITE star

      Celestial Bay

      6
      3/1
      • Form 213-342
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      in touch, hard driven over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged right, faded final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Red, dark blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, dark blue cap

      Jarlath

      117 b
      3/1
      • Form 737155-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      led, hard driven when headed over 1f out, soon wandered under pressure, no extra final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Maroon and light blue (quartered), striped sleeves

      Karam Albaari (IRE)

      10
      3/1
      • Form 6673-32
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 69

      held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on well

      7(3)
      Silk - RED, black hoop, white sleeves, black cap

      Arashi

      9 v
      11/2
      • Form 976-232
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 65

      tracked leader, lost place well over 3f out, eased over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Plenty have claims in this including Taaresh, up only 2lb for his success at Kempton, while Karam Albaari went close over 2m here last time. Arashi finished runner-up in a claimer over today's trip at Wolverhampton recently but this is tougher and the vote goes to CELESTIAL BAY. Sylvester Kirk's charge found only the progressive Apparatchika too good at Wolverhampton during the week and can go one better better racing off the same mark today.

      Formwatch

      Kingscombe (USA) 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 5f out, tailed off, last of 8, 31l behind Luv U Whatever (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (2) fbs in Jan.

      Wordiness 12-1 (11-4) Raced stand side, chased leaders, remained on stand side when race split over 2f out, soon lost place, 7th of 9, 24l behind Ebony Express (11-5) at Windsor 1m 4f am hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct '13.

      Taaresh (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, just held on, pushed out, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec beating Thane Of Cawdor (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.

      Celestial Bay 3-1 (9-7) In touch, switched right to challenge over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Apparatchika (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f fll hcp (0-75) (5) in Jan.

      Jarlath 16-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 9l behind King Calypso (8-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.

      Karam Albaari (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Held up in last, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Keep Kicking (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.

      Arashi 11-2 (9-4) Held up in touch, went 2nd over 2f out, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Noguchi (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (5) in Jan.