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18:00 Chelmsford City

weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £40,000 added
  • Winner: £20,616
  • 2nd: £9,668
  • 3rd: £4,836
  • 4th: £2,416
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 3.01s
  • Off Time: 18:01:04
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bascule (FR)

6/5

    2
    Silk -

    Marshall Plan

    7/2

      1(1)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Marshall Plan

      35 pt
      7/2
      • Form 302942
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 92

      led, quickened 3 lengths clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed post

      2(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves and cap

      Matchless (IRE)

      142 p
      80/1
      • Form 958047
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 91

      keen tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out

      3(6)
      Silk - Emerald green, white epaulets, white cap

      Moliwood

      26 b D
      5/1
      • Form 511301
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 88

      tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Emerald green, black hoop, hooped sleeves

      Napper Tandy

      35
      4/1
      • Form 21-315
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 87

      raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace

      5(3)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, red cross of lorraine, striped sleeves, quartered cap

      Bascule (FR)

      35 CD
      6/5
      • Form 242111
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 87

      in touch, headway when not clear run briefly 2f out, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, ran on to lead post

      6(7)
      Silk - Maroon, white star, royal blue sleeves, light blue stars, royal blue cap, light blue star

      Justus (IRE)

      181
      25/1
      • Form 4221
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 86

      in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

      7(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hoops, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Abraaj (FR)

      99
      22/1
      • Form 334223
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 86

      towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      BASCULE continues to defy the handicapper and was completing a hat-trick when scoring over track and trip five weeks ago. He hasn’t finished winning yet judged on the ease of his latest success and looks worth sticking with. Both Marshall Plan and Napper Tandy finished behind the selection last time so Moliwood may prove the biggest threat having won a lower grade contest at Wolverhampton last month. Justus and Abraaj debut for new connections having both won when trained in France.

      Formwatch

      Marshall Plan 4-1 (9-7) Led and set steady pace, quickened tempo 4f out, clear over 2f out, reduced lead and ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Bascule (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

      Matchless (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, raced keenly, 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Moddy Poddle (8-10) at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Jul.

      Moliwood 11-8fav (9-10) Soon tracking leader, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, led well over 1f out, held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Potenza (9-12) by shd, 8 ran.

      Napper Tandy 11-2 (9-4) Awkwardly away, held up in 5th on inside, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Bascule (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

      Bascule (FR) 85-40fav (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, won going away, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Marshall Plan (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Justus (IRE) 5-4 (9-2) Chased leaders, challenged 3f out, ridden to keep lead, won at Dieppe 1m 7f mdn stks hvy in Jun beating La Templiere (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.

      Abraaj (FR) 2-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and led 1f out, stayed on under pressure, 3rd of 5, 1/4l behind Mutabahi (9-1) at Lyon-Parilly 1m 4f stks sft in Sep.