Racecards
20:00 Chelmsford City
tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553

- Form 685255
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey James Doyle
close up in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace

- Form 81657D
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 91
close up, pushed along and headway to chase leader approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on

- Form 320311
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
raced wide tracked leader over 5f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

- Form 666711
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
keen tracked leader until over 5f out, tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong

- Form 236852
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey David Probert
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A couple of these bid for hat-tricks though Dawaaleeb is upped in class on the back of a double at Newcastle. But AYR HARBOUR won a higher grade contest over course and distance last time and should go very close again raised only 2lb. Markazi was beaten only a head at Lingfield last week but is another facing a tougher task today while Assimilation was beaten less than a length in a tight finish at Wolverhampton and makes more appeal than Firmament.
Formwatch
Firmament 9-1 (9-0) Held up, short of room and switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong but never dangerous, 5th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Diocles Of Rome (8-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Assimilation (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, finished 3rd, placed 4th, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind De Vegas Kid (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Dawaaleeb (USA) 4-1 (9-10) Made all, ridden and ran on gamely inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Crownthorpe (9-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Ayr Harbour 5-2jfav (8-10) Prominent, disputed lead 2 out, narrow advantage final furlong, held on, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Nov beating War Glory (9-12) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Markazi (FR) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, hd behind Delicate Kiss (9-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.