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19:10 Chelmsford City

Essex Life Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,250 added
  • Winner: £4,690
  • 2nd: £1,396
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.21s
  • Off Time: 19:11:24
  • 11 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Emerald green, red diamond, sleeves and cap
  • Form 52758-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 80

not much room start, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish

2(11)
Silk - White and red stripes, royal blue sleeves, white stars, royal blue cap, white stars
50/1
  • Form 1026-50
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 79

prominent on outside, weakened over 2f out

3(1)
Silk - White and Royal Blue diamonds, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Pink diamond

Robero

16 e D
9/1
  • Form 122632
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 79

prominent on inside, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final 50 yards

4(10)
Silk - White, Dark Green braces, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, White star
14/1
  • Form 2225-86
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 78

prominent, led 6f out, headed over 3f out, lost place over 1f out

5(9)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow hoop and armlets, check cap

Quick Breath

22 DCD
9/2
  • Form 24376-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 78

chased leaders, raced keenly, lost place over 3f out, wide last bend, kept on same pace inside final furlong

6(7)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
28/1
  • Form 104656-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 77

held up towards rear, took keen hold, well beaten over 1f out

7(3)
Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars
7/1
  • Form 42540-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 73

went right start, mid-division on inside, closed 4f out, led over 1f out, hung left, headed inside final furlong, lost 2 places close home

8(2)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue cross belts, Dark Blue cap
12/1
  • Form 4547-01
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 72

led early, mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, unable to get on terms

9(8)
Silk - Red, black epaulets, halved sleeves

Sepahi

11 p BFCD
12/1
  • Form 5-06112
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 70

mid-division on outside, headway over 5f out, lost place over 3f out

10(5)
Silk - Orange, dark blue sleeves, light blue diamonds, dark blue cap, light blue diamonds

Muraahin

8 t
25/1
  • Form 632/8-49
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 69

not much room start, towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, not much room final 75 yards, kept on

11(6)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hoops, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap

Full Intention

31 p BFDCD
3/1
  • Form 134-423
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 68

raced keenly, soon led, headed 6f out, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on

In depth

Verdict

Robero was still well beaten when runner-up at Newmarket last time while Coverham is upped in class after scoring at Lingfield. Sepahi is another facing a stiffer task having completed a double over 6f earlier while Full Intention went close when last competing over track and trip but collateral form gives him a bit to find with BLAME CULTURE. The latter returned to action with a second over today’s trip at Lingfield and may prove the one to side with with further improvement on the cards.

Formwatch

Blame Culture (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Fighting Temeraire (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

Young John (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Chased leaders over 4f, last of 12, 11l behind Atalanta's Boy (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

Robero 7-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 2nd of 5, 9 1/2l behind Arigato (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) sft in Jun.

Zafaranah (USA) 50-1 (10-0) Pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Declared Interest (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Jun.

Quick Breath 11-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden edged right and weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 8 1/4l behind Breath Of Air (8-10) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.

Penwortham (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Towards rear, plugged on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Confrontational (8-10) at Chester 7f hcp (4) sft in Sep.

Philamundo (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Lucky's Dream (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Coverham (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again entering final furlong, ran on to lead final 100 yards, all out, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Prince Rock (8-6) by shd, 12 ran.

Sepahi 11-4fav (9-9) Held up, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, kept on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Avenue Of Stars (8-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun.

Muraahin 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Bertog (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

Full Intention 9-4fav (9-7) Close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Ginger Max (8-8) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) fm in Jun.