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20:40 Chelmsford City

totepool Betting On All UK Racing Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.41s
  • Off Time: 20:40:23
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dutch Garden

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Smokethatthunders (IRE)

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Oak Bluffs (IRE)

      8/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Dark blue, white star, white sleeves, dark blue stars

        Fingal's Cave (IRE)

        10 D
        9/4
        • Form 5/555-41
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 70

        keen early, tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra

        2(6)
        Silk - Black, red hoop, hooped sleeves

        Smokethatthunders (IRE)

        143 D
        20/1
        • Form 243030-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, just held

        3(7)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow seams, armlets and cap

        Van Huysen (IRE)

        13 BF
        4/1
        • Form 2933-42
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        held up behind, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, took 4th post, never nearer

        4(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue diamond

        Wink Oliver

        13 p DCD
        11/1
        • Form 123-6U5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 73

        mid-division, headway and effort on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never on terms

        5(4)
        Silk - Lime Green

        Dutch Garden

        34 v D
        9/4
        • Form 6/54-21
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 73

        led, headed narrowly over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, led again narrowly inside final furlong, held on

        6(5)
        Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

        Swiss Cross

        49 D
        18/1
        • Form 6778-24
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 70

        tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        7(2)
        Silk - Red, White braces

        Red Invader (IRE)

        73 CD
        20/1
        • Form 124303-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 67

        held up behind, driven to chase leaders inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green armlets, Dark Green cap

        Oak Bluffs (IRE)

        26 D
        8/1
        • Form 744-342
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 62

        mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never troubled front pair

        In depth

        Verdict

        Dutch Garden has been raised 8lb for winning at Wolverhampton last time and is upped a grade today. But FINGAL'S CAVE won a similar handicap to this also at Wolverhampton having slipped down the weights and he gets the nod to defy 6lb extra and go in again. Van Huysen and Oak Bluffs found one too good on their respective latest starts at Lingfield and the former can race off the same mark here while Smokethatthunders is not badly weighted on his return to action.

        Formwatch

        Fingal's Cave (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Mid-division, took keen hold, not clear run form over 2f out until switched right and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Top Offer (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.

        Smokethatthunders (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Never closer than mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 15, 10l behind Deeds Not Words (9-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

        Van Huysen (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind The Tichborne (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.

        Wink Oliver 14-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 100 yards, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind The Tichborne (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.

        Dutch Garden 7-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, wandered right then left inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Black Truffle (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.

        Swiss Cross 10-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, 3rd and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Until Midnight (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Red Invader (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Archie Stevens (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

        Oak Bluffs (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Clement (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.