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20:20 Chelmsford City

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.66s
  • Off Time: 20:22:02
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Graceful James (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Zorba The Greek

    11/4

      1(3)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue sash, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Priors Brook

      43 D
      5/1
      • Form 1-42751
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, went 2nd and ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish

      2(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Black spots, Yellow sleeves, Black stars

      Graceful James (IRE)

      27 CD
      5/1
      • Form 9331-93
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      held up, headway on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably

      3(7)
      Silk - Maroon, beige striped sleeves, white cap

      Cape Banjo (USA)

      24 C
      6/1
      • Form 245497
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leader, led over 7f out, headed 4f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened

      4(2)
      Silk - Light blue, maroon chevron and sleeves, white cap

      San Quentin (IRE)

      20 b CD
      12/1
      • Form 7702-26
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 73

      slowly into stride, not going early and behind, latched onto rear of bunch after 2f, lost touch again 4f out, no chance but kept on inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Striped sleeves and cap

      Estrella Eria (FR)

      74 h CD
      3/1
      • Form 4111-14
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 71

      led, headed over 7f out, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap

      Zorba The Greek

      20 hc
      11/4
      • Form 4-25032
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 70

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, went 2nd towards finish

      8(8)
      Silk - Orange, White triple diamond, Orange and Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Orange cap, Yellow diamond

      Foie Gras

      48 C
      11/1
      • Form 915533
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 68

      held up, outpaced over 3f out, eased and well beaten over 1f out

      7(6)
      NR

      The Gay Cavalier

      5 t BFD
      7/1
      • Form 377624
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 69

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      A winner at Chepstow in June, Priors Brook has also won on the all-weather and is not out of this. But ESTRELLA ERIA (NAP) notched-up four successive course and distance victories before struggling at Haydock and George Peckham’s filly gets the vote back at this venue. Graceful James is another who prefers the all-weather surfaces and won here in December when narrowly beating San Quentin while The Gay Cavalier looks more favourably handicapped than Zorba The Greek and Foie Gras on last month’s second at Sandown.

      Formwatch

      Priors Brook 11-8fav (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong when rider dropped reins, stayed on, ridden out, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Fast And Hot (9-6) by 1/2l, 4 ran.

      Graceful James (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Led early, dropped into mid-division over 9f out, ridden over 2f out, edged right and ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Bush House (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jul.

      Cape Banjo (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, last and struggling over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Storm King (9-10) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

      San Quentin (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) In rear, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, last of 5, dist behind Lieutenant Gruber (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Jul.

      Estrella Eria (FR) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked winner until over 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd place towards finish, 4th of 10, 8l behind Captain Courageous (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.

      Zorba The Greek 7-2 (10-0) Held up towards rear on outside, headway and hanging left from over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Mam'selle (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jul.

      Foie Gras 14-1 (8-10) Mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Angrywhitepyjamas (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

      The Gay Cavalier 5-2fav (9-8) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Miss Inga Sock (9-6) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Aug.