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19:20 Chelmsford City

Bet In Play At totesport.com Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.05s
  • Off Time: 19:21:52
  • 5 Ran
1(5)
Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

Royal Birth

5 t DCD
8/1
  • Form 201090
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 97

with leader, took keen hold, led 2f out, soon pressed and ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish

2(1)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star

Encore d'Or

27 DCD
8/1
  • Form 302097
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 96

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish

4(4)
Silk - Black and White stripes, Red sleeves, White cap

Harry's Bar

34 DCD
6/4
  • Form 385111
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 91

held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish

5(2)
Silk - Yellow, dark green diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap
11/8
  • Form 145650
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 89

led, headed 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish

6(3)
Silk - Brown, light blue seams and armlets, light blue and brown hooped cap
7/1
  • Form 71135-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 84

held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

3(6)
NR
9/2
  • Form 672D02
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 94

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The progressive HARRY’S BAR landed a hat-trick with a cosy success over course and distance last month and James Fanshawe’s sprinter looks worth sticking with despite a further rise in the weights. Sunsprite found one too good at Ffos Las recently and has a shout on that form while Lord Riddiford won over track and trip back in June with Encore d'Or back in third and is now back on the same mark. Royal Birth has won off higher marks on the all-weather in the past and is preferred to Sparkalot, who has yet to race over the minimum trip.

Formwatch

Royal Birth 14-1 (9-5) Dwelt, held up in rear, took keen hold, ran on final 100 yards, no impression, 11th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Texting (8-10) at Ascot 5f hcp (3) gf in Sep.

Encore d'Or 9-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 8, 5l behind Blue De Vega (8-8) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Aug.

Harry's Bar 11-10fav (9-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug beating Miracle Works (9-2) by 1l, 8 ran.

Lord Riddiford (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 22, 3 1/2l behind Dakota Gold (9-10) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Sparkalot 14-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Power Link (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug.

Sunsprite (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (9-9) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.