Racecards
17:30 Chelmsford City
20 Free Bets At totesport.com Novice Stakes (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,550 added
- Winner: £5,531
- 2nd: £1,646
- 3rd: £823
- 4th: £411
- Form 41
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased winner throughout, shaken up and kept on final furlong, always held
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
started slowly, recovered to track leading pair 6f out, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and no impression inside final 2f
- Form 244-223
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey R Kingscote
made all, ran on, ridden over 1f out, and kept on well final furlong, unchallenged
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
raced keenly, tracked leading pair 1f, outpaced and struggling in last halfway, tailed off
Verdict
Assimilation was due to run at Lingfield yesterday and would carry a penalty today if successful. Ed Walker's charge finished in front of a disappointing Shanghai Grace when runner-up last time while Mustadun is already penalised having won over today’s trip at Newcastle recently. Jeanette May makes little appeal on her racecourse debut but MOFTRIS is a brother to a winner over 7f and a half-brother to another and the William Haggas-trained colt may well be good enough to make a winning start especially if the betting speaks in his favour.
Formwatch
Mustadun 12-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, stayed on and always looked to be holding 2nd, won at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Conaglen (8-6) by nk, 12 ran.
Moftris Iffraaj colt out of Baheeja.
Shanghai Grace 7-4fav (9-2) Prominent, ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bay Of Naples (9-2) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Jeanette May Dick Turpin filly out of Clock Opera.
Assimilation (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden inside final furlong, held post, 2nd of 9, shd behind Bay Of Naples (9-2) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.