Racecards
16:30 Chelmsford City
Lookers Landrover Bishop's Stortford Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 1-17
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Jason Watson
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
- Form 526759
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
- Form 177644
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 174052
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey J F Egan
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression
- Form 51-134
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on
- Form 332426
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression
- Form 941-657
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and always held
- Form 908-369
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up towards rear, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Blame Culture finished in front of Atletico when runner-up at Wolverhampton recently but this looks a tougher assignment. Maksab won in this grade off a higher mark at Lingfield back in February and is preferred to San Carlos back on the all-weather today while Habub was set a difficult task at Newbury on his handicap debut and steps up in trip. But Jim Crowley prefers the chances of KARNAVAAL in this, despite the latter returning a losing favourite at Sandown in June, and Sir Michael Stoute’s charge gets a tentative vote in a tricky contest on only his second start as a gelding.
Formwatch
Habub (USA) 7-2fav (9-0) Awkwardly away, raced keenly, soon chasing leaders, ridden and no response 2f out, soon behind, 7th of 9, 8l behind Embour (8-10) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Areen Heart (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Barristan The Bold (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Maksab (IRE) 10-3 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Graphite Storm (9-13) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Blame Culture (USA) 8-1 (9-13) Carried badly right after start, raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, switched right and ran on strongly towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, hd behind Street Poet (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
San Carlos 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Alkaraama (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Atletico (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-13) Mid-division, headway on outside under pressure inside final 2f, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Street Poet (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Karnavaal (IRE) 15-8fav (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked leaders until steadied off heels and lost place 5f out, some headway towards outside 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Wise Counsel (9-7) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Papa Stour (USA) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Star Shield (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.