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18:30 Chelmsford City

Betsi Handicap (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,076
  • 2nd: £2,383
  • 3rd: £1,192
  • 4th: £596
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.28s
  • Off Time: 18:34:17
  • 10 Ran
1(6)
Silk - White, royal blue stars, white sleeves and cap
  • Form 65115-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never nearer

2(7)
Silk - Lime Green
12/1
  • Form 19-6775
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 70

tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

3(1)
Silk - Light blue, maroon hoop, diamonds on sleeves, maroon cap, light blue diamond
  • Form 448347
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 70

always towards rear

4(8)
Silk - Royal blue, grey chevron, grey and royal blue halved sleeves

Global Art

12 b CCD
20/1
  • Form 853648
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 68

raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong

5(10)
Silk - Pink, purple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap
12/1
  • Form 543625
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 67

raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

6(2)
Silk - White, dark green cross of lorraine
11/2
  • Form 9-76726
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7(4)
Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap
12/1
  • Form 70-3684
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 64

led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

8(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red triple diamond, striped sleeves and star on cap

Must Be Royale

16 hc C
5/2
  • Form 237341
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 62

steadied start, keen in rear, never on terms

9(5)
Silk - Black, Red stars, Black sleeves
20/1
  • Form 3-10054
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 61

in touch, ridden over 2f out, never nearer

10(3)
Silk - Emerald green, purple chevron, emerald green sleeves, purple spots, emerald green cap, purple spots
7/2
  • Form 480-524
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 58

tracked leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A combination of headgear witnessed MUST BE ROYALE win over 7f here last time. It was soft ground on his only previous attempt at today’s trip and he looks worth another try. Diffident Spirit ran well at Lingfield in between his more usual moderate efforts while Last Mission won off today’s mark at Kempton back in January. Both Mighty Mind and Bristol Hill drop down in trip having also slipped down the weights.

Formwatch

Arthur's Victory (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Keen tracked far side leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Uzincso (9-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.

Bristol Hill (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Led, soon 5 lengths clear, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Real Terms (9-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jul.

State Secretary (IRE) 7-1 (10-1) Went left start, raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 7, 13 1/2l behind Hodler (9-10) at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Global Art 25-1 (10-3) Slowly away, always behind, last of 8, 9l behind Flylikeaneagle (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Eloso (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression, went 5th towards finish, 5th of 8, 5l behind Flylikeaneagle (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Diffident Spirit 5-1 (9-13) Never better than midfield, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Sandy Paradise (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.

Sienna Breeze (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Laguna Veneta (9-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.

Must Be Royale 13-8fav (9-3) Hampered and squeezed up leaving stalls, behind, good headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, ridden and led towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Ford Madox Brown (9-12) by nk, 8 ran.

Last Mission (FR) 14-1 (9-11) Keen close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 10l behind English Spirit (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.

Mighty Mind 13-2 (10-2) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 8, 2l behind Capla Blue (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.