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17:15 Chelmsford City

Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Selling Stakes (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,188 added
  • Winner: £2,846
  • 2nd: £847
  • 3rd: £423
  • 4th: £400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.06s
  • Off Time: 17:15:20
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Xian Express (IRE)

4/11

    2
    Silk -

    Schumli

    11/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Yellow and purple check, yellow sleeves, purple cap, yellow star

      Xian Express (IRE)

      10 b
      4/11
      • Form 23292-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 71

      tracked leaders, led entering final furlong, soon edged right, ran on, comfortable

      2(1)
      Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

      Dark Side Division

      53 p
      14/1
      • Form 867600-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 44

      led after 1f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Red, grey and red chevrons on sleeves

      Depardieu

      26
      10/1
      • Form 000867-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 55

      close up in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders

      4(5)
      Silk - Dark green, white triple diamond and diamond on cap

      Schumli

      13 t
      11/1
      • Form 018659-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 49

      raced wide tracked leaders, effort to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace

      5(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White cross belts, Maroon sleeves and cap

      Birkie Queen (IRE)

      14 p
      7/1
      • Form 506786-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 48

      led 1f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

      6(6)
      NR

      Mayflower Lady (IRE)

      89 b
      20/1
      • Form 75876-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 48

      Nonrunner

      7(7)
      NR

      Settima Luna

      t
      5/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      XIAN EXPRESS beat a couple of lowly-rated rivals in novice company over 5f at Southwell recently but was all out to land the odds by a neck. It’s no surprise to see him in a seller today given he ran nowhere near his official mark of 71 but Mick Appleby’s charge may scrape by again upped in distance for this. The maiden Depardieu is next best at the weights while Birkie Queen, Mayflower Lady and Dark Side Division have yet to win a race between them but Schumli scored over 7f at Wolverhampton back in November.

      Formwatch

      Xian Express (IRE) 1-12fav (8-11) With leader, hard ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, led towards finish, all out, won at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Final Legacy (9-7) by nk, 3 ran.

      Dark Side Division 33-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 15 3/4l behind Bavardages (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m (6) pol in Nov.

      Depardieu 3-1 (8-9) Held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat, 7th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Isobar Wind (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Schumli 14-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 18l behind Tattletime (8-7) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.

      Birkie Queen (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Annie Quickstep (9-4) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.

      Mayflower Lady (IRE) 200-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Lethal Talent (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (6) pol in Oct.

      Settima Luna Roderic O'connor filly out of Donatia.