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18:10 Chelmsford City

Your Breeders' Cup Guide At attheraces.com/breederscup Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £19,000 added
  • Winner: £11,972
  • 2nd: £3,583
  • 3rd: £1,792
  • 4th: £897
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 0.65s
  • Off Time: 18:11:19
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Curbyourenthusiasm (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Watersmeet

    5/1

      1(5)
      Silk - ORANGE, BLACK epaulets

      Curbyourenthusiasm (IRE)

      57
      9/4
      • Form 01-2076
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 105

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, coaxed into lead inside final furlong, shade readily

      2(3)
      Silk - Red and white (quartered), black and white hooped sleeves, black cap

      Great Hall

      7 D
      8/1
      • Form 482115
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 103

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

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

      Watersmeet

      49 C
      5/1
      • Form 200710
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 99

      tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      4(4)
      Silk - White, emerald green diamond, emerald green sleeves, white diamonds, white cap, emerald green diamond

      Haines

      49 CD
      9/2
      • Form 145268
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 91

      held up in 4th, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten after

      5(7)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Winning Story

      182
      9/4
      • Form 15
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 95

      went slightly right, stumbled and unseated rider start

      7(2)
      Silk - Mauve, Purple armlets

      Rideonastar (IRE)

      10 D
      33/1
      • Form 327700
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 80

      led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

      6(1)
      NR

      Argus (IRE)

      14
      14/1
      • Form 61-6350
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 86

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (4)
      Silk -

      Famous Kid (USA)

      13/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Watersmeet stayed on strongly to land a lower grade handicap over 1m4f at Wolverhampton and had little chance when dropped in trip in a much better race than this at Newbury. Seven times a winner, including five on the all-weather, he was well beaten on his only start at this trip but that was in last year's Ebor. CURBYOURENTHUSIASM (NAP) has been competing at a very high level and only gets into this handicap by virtue of a 2lb drop after three unplaced efforts in Group 2 Cup races. His narrow defeat by Clever Cookie in this year's Yorkshire Cup is the stand-out form here and he should get back on the winning trail. Winning Story made a successful debut in a 1m2f Newmarket maiden back in April but hasn't been seen since finishing last in the Lingfield Derby Trial the following month. Winning hurdler Great Hall comfortably won two Class 3 handicaps over 1m2f before a fair effort over that trip in a Listed contest but is now on his highest-ever mark while Haines failed to last out the 2m2f trip at Newmarket and has a good all-weather record.

      Formwatch

      Curbyourenthusiasm (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-3) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 (1) gd in Sep.

      Great Hall 12-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Energia Davos (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Oct.

      Watersmeet 50-1 (9-7) Chased clear leader until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 17th of 18, 25 3/4l behind Baydar (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

      Haines 16-1 (8-11) Keen close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 17, 17 3/4l behind Penglai Pavilion (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) gd in Sep.

      Winning Story 3-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, weakened quickly 2f out, last of 5, 10 1/2l behind Humphrey Bogart (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3f lst stks (1) gd in May.

      Rideonastar (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, saddle slipped over 10f out, soon eased and virtually pulled up, last of 11, dist behind Pointel (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

      Argus (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 19 1/2l behind To Be Wild (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Oct.