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16:10 Chelmsford City

Bet On toteexacta Handicap (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 66y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 56.10s
  • Off Time: 16:10:35
  • 6 Ran
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Silk -
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Silk -
1(1)
Silk - White and Light Green check, White sleeves, hooped cap

Aldo

74 pt
4/1
  • Form 5931/04-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 58

led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3(2)
Silk - Red, white star, black sleeves, red armlets, black cap

Artisan

7 pt
5/1
  • Form 78694-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 55

raced in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened

4(4)
Silk - Maroon, Beige cross belts, Beige and Maroon chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap, Maroon star
9/2
  • Form 63649-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 55

held up in rear, took closer order halfway, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

5(6)
Silk - Pink and Dark Blue stripes, Dark Blue and Pink diabolo on sleeves, Pink cap
11/4
  • Form 2574-32
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 47

tracked leaders, led over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

6(3)
Silk - Black, Orange spots, Black sleeves, Orange cap

Olymnia

5 b
20/1
  • Form 757-894
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 48

chased leaders, lost place over 2f out

7(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stars, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

Born To Reign

30 v BF
11/4
  • Form 77345-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 45

tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong

2(7)
NR

Novel Dancer

1 e BF
  • Form 6642-16
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 57

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Black Iceman was runner-up in an apprentices' race over 1m6f at Wolverhampton on Monday but the grey tends to reserve his best for that track. Novel Dancer won at Kempton last month but was due to run there yesterday and it's hard to fancy Artisan, Yasir and Olymnia on recent form. ALDO was only headed close home at Wolverhampton in November. He may just have needed that run and, though absent again since, has the ability to win a race like this if lasting home. Born To Reign is still a maiden but started favourite when third at Wolverhampton last month and is a pound lower here.

Formwatch

Aldo 4-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Well Owd Mon (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov.

Artisan 14-1 (8-11) Held up and behind, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Shalambar (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

Yasir (USA) 12-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 7f out, switched outside over 5f out, soon outpaced, stayed on into modest 4th over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 13, 13l behind Rock of Ages (9-11) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.

Black Iceman 8-1 (8-11) Led, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2l behind The Yank (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f app hcp 0-60 (6).

Olymnia 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway into mid-division over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to take modest 4th inside final furlong, no chance with leaders, 4th of 10, 12l behind Feb Thirtyfirst (9-0) at Lingfield 2m sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.

Born To Reign 3-1fav (8-8) Chased leaders, effort when hung left under pressure approaching final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Mazij (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) in Jan.

Novel Dancer 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, led well over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong and always doing enough, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan beating Lucky Dottie (8-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.