Racecards
17:45 Chelmsford City
toteplacepot Racing's Favourite Bet Nursery (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289

- Form 3593
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
dwelt in rear, ridden and soon beaten 2f out

Big Sky
23- Form 3871
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Louis Steward
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened

- Form 774
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
keen close up, short of room over 5f out, effort between horses over 1f out, switched left ridden and no impression

- Form 864362
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
close up, lost place 5f out

- Form 45532
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
led, headed over 6f out, led again entering final furlong, driven out gamely

- Form 008288
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Liam Jones
awkwardly away in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off

- Form 696429
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Ryan Powell
led over 6f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on but always held
In depth
Verdict
BIG SKY opened her account at Lingfield when stepped up to 7f on her handicap debut. Better still is expected over today's extra distance and she is preferred to Rockley, a well beaten third over track and trip last time. York Minster was placed in Class 6 company at Kempton recently and is closely matched with Captain Gerald on collateral form while Sky Ferry was runner-up in a claimer in France last week. Rateel may finish closer now handicapping for the first time.
Formwatch
Rockley (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 2nd on inside over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5 1/4l behind Danehill Kodiac (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Aug.
Big Sky 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Lingfield 7f fll (5) pol in Aug beating Sense Of Fun (9-3) by 1l, 7 ran.
Rateel (IRE) 7-1fav (9-5) In touch in 4th, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Indrapura (9-5) at Brighton 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Sky Ferry (8-9) 2nd of 8, 1l behind Love Moon (8-12) at Clairefontaine 1m stks hvy in Aug.
York Minster (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Premier Currency (9-6) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Aug.
Romancingthestone 14-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden on outside well over 1f out, no progress, well beaten final furlong, last of 8, 8 1/2l behind Brave Archibald (9-1) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Aug.
Captain Gerald 8-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced halfway, no chance after, 9th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Premier Currency (9-6) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Aug.