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17:30 Chelmsford City

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,150 added
  • Winner: £4,789
  • 2nd: £2,247
  • 3rd: £1,123
  • 4th: £562
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.99s
  • Off Time: 17:32:58
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Cariad

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Kodi Noir (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Deed Pole

      18/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Royal blue, white disc, white sleeves, black stars, royal blue cap, black star

        Mitigator

        16 b D
        15/8
        • Form 7192-92
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 58

        tried to anticipate start, led 1f, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly

        2(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Grey diamonds

        Deed Pole

        144 BF
        18/1
        • Form 344334
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 59

        held up in rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, not clear run when switched left and kept on inside final furlong, closed on 2nd, no chance with winner

        3(3)
        Silk - Light blue, light green seams, light blue cap

        Cariad

        7 b D
        9/2
        • Form 523756
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 58

        held up in last pair, headway out wide turning in, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple, beige cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, purple cap, beige star

        Mr Trick (IRE)

        17 b
        5/1
        • Form 240388
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 56

        raced keenly, tracked leaders, bumped inside final 3f, wide home turn, soon hung left and weakened

        5(8)
        Silk - Black and white (quartered), black sleeves, white armlets, light blue cap, black star

        Storm Asset

        12
        7/1
        • Form 115424
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 55

        tried to anticipate start and unseated rider leaving stalls

        6(5)
        Silk - White, Orange cross belts, Orange cap

        Star Map

        16 v
        40/1
        • Form 628006
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 55

        chased leaders, pushed along when edged right and bumped rival inside final 3f, soon lost place, tailed off and eased final furlong

        7(6)
        Silk - Light blue, pink chevron, diabolo on sleeves, pink cap, light blue diamond

        Kodi Noir (IRE)

        21 h C
        4/1
        • Form 333143
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 55

        prominent out wide, led 7f out, edged left over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, just held on for 2nd

        8(9)
        Silk - White, red star and star on cap

        Kilcummin (IRE)

        6 b
        100/1
        • Form 053760
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 54

        chased leaders out wide, lost place halfway, weakened quickly, soon behind

        9(1)
        Silk - Black, Red braces, armlets and cap

        Safe Passage

        24 h
        25/1
        • Form 56269-9
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 47

        tried to anticipate start, tracked leaders on inside, angled out over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        MITIGATOR (NAP) is still 1lb below his last winning mark and his first start for today’s stable suggests that he remains a worthy player in this affair. Kodi Noir is exposed as ordinary though Alice Haynes’ gelding appears to reserve his best for this circuit. Kilcummin recently won a juvenile hurdle at Fontwell so connections will hope some of that stardust can rub off here. Deed Pole may be a long-standing maiden but he has ran with credit at Chelmsford in the past. Storm Asset is winner at three of Britain’s all-weather circuits and Tony Carroll’s gelding aims to extend that to a fourth on this occasion.

        Formwatch

        Mitigator 6-1 (9-11) Close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Mysterious Maestro (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Deed Pole 9-4fav (9-6) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway out wide 3f out, ridden disputing held 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 5l behind Mickey Mongoose (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.

        Cariad 7-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, raced keenly towards rear on inside, never on terms, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Hey Lyla (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.

        Mr Trick (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Soon disputing, settled in second after 2f, ridden and lost position before 2f out, gradually weakened, 8th of 14, 8l behind Kalamunda (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Storm Asset 4-1 (9-9) Raced wide, prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Fast Affair (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Star Map 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Navy Drums (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Kodi Noir (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Lunar Space (10-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Kilcummin (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Close up, outpaced from after 3 out, weakened quickly and tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Oct.

        Safe Passage 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Stella Hogan (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.