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15:20 Chelmsford City

Crofters Brasserie And Wine Bar Witham Handicap (Class 6)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £11,000 added
  • Winner: £5,616
  • 2nd: £2,636
  • 3rd: £1,319
  • 4th: £659
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.56s
  • Off Time: 15:20:27
  • 12 Ran
1(13)
Silk - Dark blue and light blue (quartered), emerald green sleeves and cap
  • Form 425-027
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 66

tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, eased

2(12)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

Boasty (IRE)

15 v CD
4/1
  • Form 337-921
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 63

led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish

3(8)
Silk - Black, white diamond, white sleeves, black stars
  • Form 09-7180
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 63

slowly into stride, held up and behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous

4(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, Beige stripe
5/1
  • Form 1011-55
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

tracked leaders ion inside, switched right and headway out wide over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish

5(11)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, Emerald Green cap, White star

Smokey Malone

46 b DCD
12/1
  • Form 835-415
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

slight stumble start, held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7(10)
Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap
  • Form 6-36119
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened quickly soon after

9(14)
Silk - Maroon, light blue hollow box and sleeves, striped cap
66/1
  • Form 9708-39
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 60

raced keenly, soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 7f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after

10(5)
Silk - Maroon, Dark Blue hoops, maroon sleeves
  • Form 441237-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 57

mid-division, switched right and headway out wide over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

11(3)
Silk - White, red cross of lorraine, red and white chevrons on sleeves, red cap
4/1
  • Form 70-6612
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 57

reared leaving stalls, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

12(1)
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green epaulets and armlets

Pips Tune

8 CCD
11/4
  • Form 80-1121
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 57

wore hood to post, mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 4th final furlong

13(4)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow spots

Zefferino

13 t C
16/1
  • Form 2423-03
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 55

raced keenly towards rear, never on terms

14(9)
Silk - White, purple stars, purple sleeves, white stars and cap

Graffa

172
250/1
  • Form 09000-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 45

always towards rear, never on terms

6(7)
NR
  • Form 7/1132-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

NonRunner

8(6)
NR

Bayston Hill

34 p DCD
14/1
  • Form 50-5436
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 60

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

BAYSTON HILL (NAP) is on his lowest mark for quite a while. This is his track and trip and William Cox takes off a handy 3lb. Boasty beat a big field here last month but was earlier beaten by Sammy Sunshine at Wolverhampton. Pillars Of Earth won here in November and later at Lingfield while King’s Castle is eased in grade and holds Smokey Malone on latest running. No Such Luck has found some form but Pips Tune looks a bigger danger having won his last three starts around here. He’s a front-runner so drawing the inside berth again is a big plus.

Formwatch

King's Castle (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Ghadbbaan (9-11) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.

Boasty (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Made all, driven out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Thunderoad (8-13) by 3l, 15 ran.

It's A Love Thing 10-1 (8-11) Mid-division, no impression from over 2f out, last of 10, 8 1/4l behind Carey Street (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Pillars Of Earth 13-2 (9-5) Raced keenly, chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, losing place when hampered and snatched up inside final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Smart Connection (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Smokey Malone 10-3 (10-10) Tracking leaders on inside, switched out over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 11, 2l behind Kingson (10-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Sammy Sunshine (GER) 4-1 (9-8) Mid-division, reminders before 3f out, pushed along 2f out, one pace straight, 9th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Pips Tune (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Alafdhal (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, well beaten final furlong, 9th of 12, 5l behind Broctune Red (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Flower Of Thunder (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Prydwen (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.

No Such Luck (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Awkwardly away, raced keenly towards rear, not clear run 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Doonbeg Farmer (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Pips Tune 7-2jfav (9-4) Made all, well away on inner and soon led, ridden along before 1f out, kept finding close home, all out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating The Bay Warrior (9-6) by hd, 10 ran.

Zefferino 22-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, not quite reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 1/4l behind Pope Gregory (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Graffa 250-1 (8-13) Dwelt raced wide, in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 31 3/4l behind Tipperary Tiger (9-10) at Leicester 7f stks (5) sft in Oct.

Celestial Point (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Slightly slow to stride, towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, last of 9, 9 1/4l behind Mabre (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Bayston Hill 11-2 (9-9) Soon pressing leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Mitigator (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Mar.