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18:00 Chelmsford City

Betsi Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £12,500 added
  • Winner: £6,426
  • 2nd: £3,017
  • 3rd: £1,509
  • 4th: £754
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.30s
  • Off Time: 18:02:43
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Morlaix

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Alhammaam (IRE)

    3/1

      1(2)
      Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

      Athmad (IRE)

      17 D
      10/1
      • Form 804635-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 82

      led and set slow pace, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed 110 yards out, soon no extra in 3rd

      2(3)
      Silk - Grey

      State Secretary (IRE)

      43
      4/1
      • Form 2/2P315-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 81

      went right start, tracked leader until pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Purple and White (quartered), White sleeves

      Morlaix

      31 CD
      9/2
      • Form 110342-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      slightly hampered start, raced keenly, held up, steady headway on inside 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, squeezed between horses inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead final 110 yards, readily

      4(1)
      Silk - Red, Grey epaulets, striped sleeves, quartered cap

      Alhammaam (IRE)

      7 ht BF
      3/1
      • Form 25321-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 76

      restless in stalls, raced keenly, tracked leading pair, headway out wide edging left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, not pace of winner

      5(5)
      Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap

      Hathlool (IRE)

      17 h CD
      7/4
      • Form 602141-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 75

      slightly hampered start, soon steadied in last pair in slowly run race and pulled hard, outpaced in rear as pace lifted over 2f out, went modest 4th over 1f out, no chance

      Previous results

      2021
      (8)
      Silk -

      Dark Pine (IRE)

      8/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      HATHLOOL (NAP) has won two of his four outings since joining Mick Appleby’s yard and had the measure of Athmad when scoring at Wolverhampton last time. There looks more to come fitted with a hood for the time and he can defy a 3lb rise. Morlaix drops down in trip after going close over 1m4f at Wolverhampton and will be sharper today while Alhammaam and State Secretary are upped in distance having both won on Tapeta at the end of last year.

      Formwatch

      Athmad (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Set steady pace, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Hathlool (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      State Secretary (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Endured (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Morlaix 10-1 (9-2) Close up in 4th, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 4, nk behind Desert Emperor (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Alhammaam (IRE) 11-4jfav (10-1) Close-up, pushed 2f out, hit front entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Almaan (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.

      Hathlool (IRE) 9-4fav (8-11) Keen raced wide in touch, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Daheer (9-6) by ns, 7 ran.