Racecards
20:20 Chelmsford City
Happy Birthday Ed Classified Stakes (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,650 added
- Winner: £4,004
- 2nd: £1,879
- 3rd: £939
- 4th: £470
- Form 586540
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
mounted on course, bit awkwardly away, soon chasing leader, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakening quickly when slightly hampered over 1f out
Nazca
15- Form 89-8000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 39
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
chased leaders, went 2nd turning in, strong challenge edging left when slightly hampered then carried right inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
Next Second
14- Form 639002
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
soon steadied off the pace in mid-division, ridden in 5th and no impression final furlong
- Form 836906
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
held up off the pace in last pair, never involved
- Form 406546
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey R Havlin
slowly into stride and switched left start, held up off the pace in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd
- Form 965489
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
soon led, clear when ridden over 1f out, soon hung badly right, headed and no extra towards finish, just held on for 2nd
- Form 745598
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
awkwardly away, off the pace towards rear on inside, headway over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 9-00745
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey Ray Dawson
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after
- Form 282327
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last trio, troubled passage from over 1f out, ran on when in the clear, never going pace to get involved
- Form 556-839
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey N Callan
dwelt, soon recovered chasing leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 621888
- Age 9
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey Aidan Keeley
NonRunner
- Form 0-10879
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
NonRunner
- Form 607357
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 958-07
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Jason Watson
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A low-grade lottery with only a token vote going the way of STRUCK GOLD on his earlier neck defeat at this level. Q Twenty Boy finished in front of Thegreatestshowman when fourth in a handicap at Windsor in June and Next Second finished runner-up over the minimum trip at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago so looks best of the rest.
Formwatch
Ellie Piper 14-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Snow Berry (9-9) at Yarmouth 5f stks (6) gs in Aug.
Nazca 100-1 (9-1) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Jkr Cobbler (9-8) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Next Second 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, not much room and switched right well inside final furlong, held by winner, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Speed Dial Baileys (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Our Man In Havana 33-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, never better than midfield, 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind More Than Likely (9-6) at Bath 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Q Twenty Boy (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, 6th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Beau Jardine (9-2) at Salisbury 6f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Thegreatestshowman 13-2 (9-8) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon challenging, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Arlecchino's Gift (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Gypsy Nation (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away, keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 20 1/2l behind Bailar Contigo (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f stks (6) gs in Jul.
Milvus (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Prominent, took keen hold, pushed along over 2f out, ran on one pace, no extra final 110yds, 5th of 15, 5 3/4l behind Twilight Jazz (9-3) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Struck Gold (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Prominent, lost place over 3f out, kept on final 100 yards, 7th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Caribbean Sunset (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Universal Grace 7-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Harry With Style (9-10) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Cappananty Con 12-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 12, 4 3/4l behind One For The Ladies (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Jul.
Privilege (FR) 28-1 (9-9) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, faded 1f out, 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Snow Berry (9-9) at Yarmouth 5f stks (6) gs in Aug.
Suanni 16-1 (9-7) Mostly chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Thank The Lord (9-5) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
My Kind Of Girl (FR) 80-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never damgerous, 7th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Yaahobby (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jul.