Racecards
20:23 Chelmsford City
tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 87-6681
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J Parr
- Jockey Harry Burns
towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched right 1f out, ran on final furlong
- Form 371-207
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up, ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 357674
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 65
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance 1f out, ran on final furlong
- Form 3446-30
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 713734
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Moubarak
- Jockey Ray Dawson
prominent, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds
- Form 89-431
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 5405-39
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey Louis Steward
raced keenly in midfield, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, plugged on
Rocambole
177- Form 603-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Jefferson Smith
chased leaders, niggled along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, carried left inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds
Petalite
30- Form 3346
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, made no impression
- Form 078
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey P Cosgrave
midfield, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, comfortably
- Form 4528-03
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
ALHAAJEB returned a winning favourite over course and distance last month. There looks more to come from Mark Johnston’s colt and he’s just preferred to Concious. The latter escapes a penalty for winning an apprentices’ race at Kempton and should be in the mix again while Petalite is expected to improve having only her second start in a handicap. Dourado and Salam Ya Faisal step back up in distance but Eaglesglen won over a longer trip here at the end of last year.
Formwatch
Conscious 11-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Coverham (9-10) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Eaglesglen 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 11l behind Glencora (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in May.
Too Shy Shy (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden 2f out, some late headway, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Port Noir (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in May.
Roundel 18-1 (9-3) Midfield, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 23 1/2l behind Madame Peltier (9-7) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gs in May.
Salam Ya Faisal (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Cmon Cmon (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Alhaajeb (IRE) 5-2fav (9-11) Soon led, made all thereafter, ridden for effort 2f out, ran on well final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in May beating Secret Haunt (9-11) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
George Scott (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Graystone (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gs in May.
Rocambole 125-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 6 1/4l behind Sammarr (9-0) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Petalite 4-1 (9-1) Wore hood to post, switched right start, held up last, ridden and struggling over 3f out, some late headway against far rail final furlong, never involved, 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Lasting Legacy (9-11) at Redcar 1m hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Romulan Prince 125-1 (8-13) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Fast Steps (8-13) at Epsom 1m 1f stks (4) gd in Apr.
Dourado (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Frow (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in May.