Racecards
17:40 Chelmsford City
Play Scoop6Soccer In Betfred Shops Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385

- Form 730266
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Cameron Noble
awkwardly away, held up last, brushed inside rail over 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never troubled leaders

- Form 046404
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P Charalambous
- Jockey M M Monaghan
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression when lost 2nd well inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 4th close home

- Form 541561
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up in close 5th, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led near finish

- Form 221
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey T Eaves
chased leaders, edged right and led inside final furlong, hard ridden and soon edged left, kept on, headed near finish

- Form 8/14-257
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 70
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, behind and no chance after

Farham (USA)
21- Form 23-45
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
took keen hold, soon tracking leader, ridden over 1f out, soon not quicken, plugged on into 3rd near finish
In depth
Verdict
Pactolus is a winner without a penalty after landing an apprentices' race at Wolverhampton but is upped a grade for this. One Pekan moves in the opposite direction having finished behind Home Cummins in a tougher handicap last time but BROMYARD is less exposed. Tom Eaves could afford to ease down the latter in the closing stages when winning a maiden last month and David Simcock's charge looks capable of better still stepping up in trip. Farham is also lightly-raced but has a few lengths to find with the selection on earlier running.
Formwatch
One Pekan (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Mid-division on outside, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Home Cummins (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Boonga Roogeta 9-2fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Dukes Meadow (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Pactolus (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Reared start and slowly away, recovered towards rear after 1f, headway on outer from over 2f out, edged left approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Hernando Torres (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bromyard (IRE) 10-11fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, shaken up to go clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Nonios (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Heezararity 9-2fav (9-3) In touch, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Monsieur Chevalier (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Farham (USA) 5-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Presumido (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.