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17:30 Chelmsford City

Support Racing Welfare All-Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,650 added
  • Winner: £5,051
  • 2nd: £2,370
  • 3rd: £1,184
  • 4th: £593
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.48s
  • Off Time: 17:30:48
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

El Hombre

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Magical Max

    7/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Black, white epaulets, white sleeves, black spots, white cap

      Magical Max

      120 t D
      7/1
      • Form 40/3000-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 75

      keen raced wide, tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

      2(6)
      Silk - Black, Red armlets

      Porfin (IRE)

      7 D
      3/1
      • Form 557412-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 71

      in rear, pushed along over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on

      3(3)
      Silk - RED, MAROON stripe, WHITE cap

      Astro Jakk (IRE)

      18 D
      15/2
      • Form 368663-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 71

      in touch, pushed along over 1f out, not trouble leaders

      4(8)
      Silk - Red, maroon stripe

      Lilkian

      14 CDCD
      10/1
      • Form 803655-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      soon led, headed 4f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace

      5(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White star and star on cap

      El Hombre

      18 D
      8/1
      • Form 712435-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

      6(1)
      Silk - YELLOW, WHITE hoop and armlets, WHITE and YELLOW check cap

      Yimou (IRE)

      16 D
      13/2
      • Form 256526-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      dwelt, tracked leaders, led 4f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      7(2)
      Silk - Purple, emerald green triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

      Show Me A Sunset

      2 pt CD
      9/4
      • Form 74278-2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 67

      towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders

      8(4)
      NR

      Winnetka (IRE)

      1 D
      12/1
      • Form 35516-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 62

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Porfin won at Lingfield last month having earlier finished in front of SHOW ME A SUNSET at the same track. But the latter subsequently posted a much better effort when runner-up over track and trip earlier in the week and looks set to make another bold bid in this. Astro Jakk finished in front of El Hombre when placed at Wolverhampton though neither of that pair have won on the Polytrack so far while Yimou remains without a win on the all-weather in 14 attempts.

      Formwatch

      Magical Max 25-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along well over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Temple Bruer (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

      Porfin (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway on outside final furlong, stayed on strongly for 2nd, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Justcallmepete (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Astro Jakk (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, headway 5f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind The Thin Blue Line (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Lilkian 4-1 (9-9) Close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Porfin (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      El Hombre 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders on inside, switched right over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind The Thin Blue Line (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Yimou (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Twilight Madness (10-2) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Show Me A Sunset 12-1 (9-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Beauzon (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

      Winnetka (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, switched left travelling well over 2f out, driven along over 1f out, ran on same pace, 6th of 13, 4l behind Satin Snake (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.