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16:00 Chelmsford City

toteswinger Two In The First Three Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,100 added
  • Winner: £5,757
  • 2nd: £1,713
  • 3rd: £856
  • 4th: £428
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 16:05:14
  • 6 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Dark green and grey check, white cap
2/1
  • Form 615-512
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 80

prominent, led over 2f out, edged left and ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd well inside final furlong

2(2)
Silk - Light Green, Pink spots, Light Green sleeves

Excellent George

33 t DCD
2/1
  • Form 24571-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 79

led early, tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, soon led, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on

3(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Black sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 3118-15
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 77

held up, pushed along 3f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out

4(4)
Silk - Maroon, pink stars, pink sleeves, maroon stars, pink cap, maroon star

Tavener

22 p BFD
8/1
  • Form 082-610
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

5(1)
Silk - Black and pink check, pink sleeves, black armlets, black cap
10/3
  • Form 3247-71
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 66

held up, headway 2f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, unable to challenge winner

6(6)
Silk - Black, Red armlets
14/1
  • Form 220-316
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 64

prominent, ridden over 2f out, outpaced by leaders final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Southwell winner Captain Lars escaped a penalty at Lingfield last week but found one too good. Duke Cosimo won at Newcastle a week ago but is upped in class along with Tavener and Bernie's Boy, who both won their penultimate starts. Dutiful Son’s earlier success at Lingfield came in a claiming race but EXCELLENT GEORGE (NAP) was placed in in this grade at Kempton last time and he gets another chance today having won over course and distance before that.

Formwatch

Captain Lars (SAF) 11-4 (9-4) With leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Outer Space (9-10) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Feb.

Excellent George 9-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Shamsaya (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Dutiful Son (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened towards finish, lost 4th final strides, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Sparkalot (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Tavener 3-1fav (9-11) Raced keenly, slight lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Baltic Prince (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Duke Cosimo 4-1jfav (9-1) Held up, switched right 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Mythical Spirit (8-8) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

Bernie's Boy 12-1 (8-11) Outpaced in rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, 6th and no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Jack The Truth (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.