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17:20 Chelmsford City

Book Tickets Online At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.23s
  • Off Time: 17:20:36
  • 4 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red stripe, Yellow sleeves and cap
  • Form 846-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leading pair, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

2(2)
Silk - Maroon and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Maroon star
10/1
  • Form 33-3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 69

steadied start, held up and always last, eased when no chance well inside final furlong

3(4)
Silk - Mauve, white braces, striped cap
20/1
  • Form 7-26252
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 67

led and set strong pace, soon clear, reduced lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong

4(3)
Silk - Light blue, yellow and light blue halved sleeves
2/1
  • Form 89-531
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 66

tracked leader, ridden to challenge on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out

In depth

Verdict

MY STRATEGY beat a couple of previous winners by five lengths over course and distance last week and can shrug off a penalty in this. That looks stronger form than First Dream's win over track and trip and the latter has been raised 8lb for his trouble. Madam Midnight will likely improve for a comeback third at Wolverhampton and makes more appeal than the frustrating Sculptured, a beaten favourite at Southwell last time.

Formwatch

My Strategy (IRE) 9-4 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Clampdown (9-8) by 5l, 6 ran.

Madam Midnight 12-1 (8-2) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, 3rd over 2f out, pushed along and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Monaleen (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Mar.

Sculptured (FR) 10-3fav (8-7) Soon led, ridden and headed entering final 3f, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Play Nicely (8-12) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.

First Dream (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Went right start, always prominent, led over 1f out, ran on well, clear towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb beating Retro Valley (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.