Racecards
20:30 Chelmsford City
tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,021 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £300

- Form 21053-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey A Kirby
bumped start, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on well towards finish, joined 2nd post

- Form 192-553
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish

- Form 054-542
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Selma Grage
soon prominent on outside, led over 8f out, narrowly headed 4f out, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

Blausee (IRE)
155- Form 1/45569-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
went right and bumped start, always towards rear

- Form 13616-1
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed towards finish, joined for 2nd post

- Form 589-154
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
raced keenly chasing leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led narrowly 4f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

- Form 23216-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
steadied start, pulled hard in rear, stayed on late, never going pace to reach leaders

- Form 553-325
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer C Allen
- Jockey Grace McEntee
led over 1f, handy 3rd 8f out, pushed along on inside 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

- Form 450-435
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
mid-division, hanging left when not clear run on rail over 1f out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
Central City drops down in trip after placing over 1m4f at Kempton and Hotspur Harry is upped in distance after finishing runner-up at Southwell. Cozone should be sharper on the back of a recent second at Wolverhampton and is not out of this but BAYSTON HILL has been raised only 2lb for winning over course and distance with both Kentucky Kingdom and Voi behind and Mark Usher’s charge can go in again.
Formwatch
Cozone 3-1fav (9-10) Chased leaders on outside, closed 8f out, challenged over 2f out, held inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Precision Storm (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Central City (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, no impression, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Hint Of Stars (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Hotspur Harry (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Led, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Straitouttacompton (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Blausee (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Dwelt always in rear, last of 9, 20l behind Dashing Roger (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Bayston Hill 22-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, just prevailed, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Charlie Arthur (9-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Visibility (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out, headway 3f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Precision Storm (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Kentucky Kingdom (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, drifted wide entering home straight, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 2l behind Bayston Hill (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Voi 6-1 (9-8) Held up, wide 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Curtiz (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Cashel (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, last pair, headway over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Like Sugar (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.