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19:00 Chelmsford City

Annual Membership Available Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,500 added
  • Winner: £3,510
  • 2nd: £1,648
  • 3rd: £824
  • 4th: £412
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.47s
  • Off Time: 19:03:04
  • 12 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

Sunray Major

453 BF
4/6
  • Form 14-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 92

close up, went 2nd 4f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, quickened clear

2(5)
Silk - Dark green and yellow stripes, dark green cap
9/4
  • Form 1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

3(13)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 4-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

stumbled leaving stalls, wide and headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

5(2)
Silk - Emerald green, purple chevron, emerald green sleeves, purple spots, emerald green cap, purple spots
150/1
  • Form 79-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

6(1)
Silk - White, red cross of lorraine, red and white chevrons on sleeves, red cap
  • Form 95
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

led, headed 4f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

7(4)
Silk - black, grey hoops
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

towards rear, some late headway

8(9)
Silk - GREY, ORANGE seams, striped sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Form 5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

raced wide, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

9(10)
Silk - Royal blue, white cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

mid-division, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

10(3)
Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars
50/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

11(12)
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond
125/1
  • Form 6-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

always in rear

12(8)
Silk - Black, Amber hooped sleeves, Amber cap

Pyrrhos

12
250/1
  • Form 8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

always in rear

13(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves and cap
200/1
  • Form 55-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 68

towards rear, never on terms

4(6)
NR
  • Form 5/0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A winner at Newmarket last year, SUNRAY MAJOR has to defy a penalty on his belated seasonal debut bu,t given he’s Frankie Dettori’s only ride of the day, the half-brother to Kingman may well do so. Lord Lovelace is also penalised for a more recent debut success at Kempton but Discover Dubai should have benefited for a recent comeback run at Newcastle and is preferred to stablemate and newcomer Great Hunter. Ivan Drago is related to a host of winners and Ciotog is another debutant to note.

Formwatch

Sunray Major 8-13fav (9-9) Held up in touch, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Al Mutathar (9-2) at Newmarket 1m stks (5) gd in Jun.

Lord Lovelace 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd going well over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug beating Abbey Heights (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

Discover Dubai (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-7) Prominent, ridden at 2f, outpaced and faded inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Bashkirova (9-4) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.

Mighty Mind 33-1 (9-2) Last pair, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced and struggling final 3f, last of 9, 31 1/4l behind Aaddeey (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Sep.

No Such Luck (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Awkward start and dwelt, held up in 5th, pulled hard, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and left behind under 2f out, 5th of 6, 27 3/4l behind Valiant Prince (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.

Ciotog (IRE) Dandy Man gelding out of Cristal Fashion.

Cuban Musketeer (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on on rail final furlong, never threatened, 5th of 13, 9l behind Lord Lovelace (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug.

Great Hunter (IRE) Dark Angel colt out of Floristry.

Ivan Drago Equiano gelding out of Tesary.

Pivotal Time 7-2 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, switched right and ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Le Cheval Rapide (9-5) at Redcar 7f stks (5) sft in Nov.

Pyrrhos 22-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 12, 21l behind Old Flame (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.

Miss Paloma 40-1 (9-0) Held up, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Last Sunset (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.

Il Pescatore (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 4th before halfway, effort straight, soon no impression, 11th of 16, 17l behind Fil The Power (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 2f mdn sft in Apr.