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19:40 Chelmsford City

mytotepool.com Conditions Stakes (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.58s
  • Off Time: 19:43:36
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fire Fighting (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Merritt Island

    12/1

      1(1)
      Silk - White and red (quartered), white sleeves, dark green armlets, black cap

      Grendisar (IRE)

      33 p D
      9/4
      • Form 21-1235
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 107

      held up, switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

      Brocklebank (IRE)

      257
      33/1
      • Form 12314-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 93

      in rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders

      3(3)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      Fire Fighting (IRE)

      12 b D
      11/4
      • Form 338550
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 108

      hampered start, close up, switched left and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

      4(6)
      Silk - Light Blue and Red diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond

      Red Avenger (USA)

      61 b D
      20/1
      • Form 608100
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 97

      close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      5(5)
      Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

      Bint Dandy (IRE)

      12 p C
      7/1
      • Form 263322
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 92

      led, pushed along over 2f out, came centre over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

      6(7)
      Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

      Flaming Spear (IRE)

      151
      5/2
      • Form 1-90
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 100

      went sharply right start, keen headway to track leader after 1f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      7(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow epaulets, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

      Merritt Island

      33 D
      12/1
      • Form 254112
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 97

      went right start, tracked leaders, effort when not clear run over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed and kept on one pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      Grendisar should be sharper for a recent run in Turkey but is penalised for winning the Listed Winter Derby Trial back in February. Brocklebank is weighted to reverse earlier running with the former but has not raced since January and Fire Fighting has raced 20 times this year with just the one win at Redcar back in May. MERRITT ISLAND had only won a couple of low grade handicaps before running well in Listed company in France and should go close on today's terms off her new mark. She gets a tentative vote with Bint Dandy and Red Avenger harder to fancy though the well regarded Flaming Spear could prove a bigger threat if staying the trip on his first start since May.

      Formwatch

      Grendisar (IRE) (9-6) 5th of 11, 7l behind Tha'ir (9-6) at Veliefendi 1m 2f Grp 2 (1) pol in Sep.

      Brocklebank (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) In touch, headway over 2f out, stayed on on well closing stages, never a threat, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Maverick Wave (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jan.

      Fire Fighting (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 15th of 34, 7 1/4l behind Third Time Lucky (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

      Red Avenger (USA) 11-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway on outside 4f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 13 1/2l behind Halation (9-4) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.

      Bint Dandy (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Led and set steady pace, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Majeed (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Sep.

      Flaming Spear (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) 11th of 18, 7 1/2l behind Make Believe (9-2) at Longchamp 1m Grp 1 stks gd in May.

      Merritt Island (8-13) 2nd of 8, 2l behind Helisa (8-13) at La Teste De Buch 1m 1f lst fll stks gd in Sep.