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15:40 Chelmsford City

totepool Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,938
  • 2nd: £3,850
  • 3rd: £1,924
  • 4th: £962
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.39s
  • Off Time: 15:40:35
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Merdon Castle (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Apache Storm

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Anonymous John (IRE)

      8/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Pink, black sleeves, pink diamonds

        Anonymous John (IRE)

        24 D
        8/1
        • Form 21112-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 91

        tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well under pressure

        2(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White sash and sleeves, quartered cap

        Kaufmann

        19 p
        33/1
        • Form 6115-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 82

        led early, tracked leaders, driven before halfway, soon lost place

        3(8)
        Silk - White, royal blue disc, royal blue sleeves, white stars

        Lightscameraction (IRE)

        96 D
        16/1
        • Form 448222-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 91

        outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never a threat

        4(5)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Merdon Castle (IRE)

        21 D
        7/2
        • Form 120-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 95

        slowly into stride, tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, hard driven, all out

        5(7)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Rita's Boy (IRE)

        31 v D
        33/1
        • Form 16421-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 81

        in touch, effort over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer

        6(1)
        Silk - yellow, dark blue seams, yellow cap

        Squats (IRE)

        110 BFD
        7/2
        • Form 131134-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 100

        in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to callenge when hampered inside final furlong, never a threat

        7(6)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Wentworth Falls

        55 b
        5/4
        • Form U32511-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 98

        chased leaders, under pressure when edged left inside final furlong, soon weakened

        8(4)
        Silk - Dark green, yellow cross belts, halved sleeves, dark green and black hooped cap

        Apache Storm

        31
        14/1
        • Form 44132-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 87

        slowly into stride, driven forward to lead, hard ridden when challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, stayed on well

        In depth

        Verdict

        Apache Storm beat Rita's Boy by almost three lengths over 6f at Southwell last month but the drop in trip and quicker surface may not be ideal. Lightscameraction showed plenty of speed on his all-weather debut at Wolverhampton in October and makes more appeal than Anonymous John and Merdon Castle. He should also finish ahead of Kaufmann, who has raced exclusively over 7f so far. SQUATS has his first run on an artificial surface but looks the class act in this on his form on Turf as a juvenile. He was fourth in the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket on his most recent outing and should have too much for the hat-trick seeking Wentworth Falls if repeating that effort here.

        Formwatch

        Anonymous John (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led, ridden when headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Tempus Temporis (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m cond stks (2) pol in Jan.

        Kaufmann 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 6, 9l behind Barchan (8-4) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp (4) in Jan.

        Lightscameraction (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Billyoakes (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp (2) in Oct.

        Merdon Castle (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Hawkesbury (9-2) at Kempton 6f cond stks (2) pol in Jan.

        Rita's Boy (IRE) 7-4 (9-7) Tracked winner, driven to challenge well over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Apache Storm (9-6) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (4) fbs in Jan.

        Squats (IRE) 9-2fav (9-1) Raced stand side, keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, effort when not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 12, 2l behind Royal Razalma (8-12) at Newmarket 5f 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.

        Wentworth Falls 8-11fav (9-7) Held up in rear, took keen hold, switched left and headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec beating The Dapper Tapper (8-5) by 4l, 6 ran.

        Apache Storm 4-5fav (9-6) Made all, hard ridden when challenged over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (4) fbs in Jan beating Rita's Boy (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.