Racecards
14:55 Chelmsford City
toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 7503/75
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey T P Queally
tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on
- Form 144461
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leading pair, driven along from 3f out, stayed on and edged left over 1f out, led final 100 yards
- Form 677-040
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 427324
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
steadied start, took keen hold and held up last, 4th over 4f out, pushed along and plugged on same pace final 2f
- Form 5/59826
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey Robbie Walsh
raced wide, tracked leading trio, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
Virnon
13- Form 867
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey B A Curtis
Nonrunner
Verdict
Both of Par Three's recent victories have come in the Channel Islands and he was beaten three lengths at Wolverhampton before that. Brown Pete hasn't won since 2012 and steps up in trip while though Roughlyn was placed over a shorter trip here that came between a couple of woeful efforts. Guising and Call It On are even harder to recommend so a token vote goes to VIRNON to make a winning handicap debut over this longer trip as he won a couple of bumpers at the end of last year.
Formwatch
Call It On (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 16l behind Cape Castle (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6).
Par Three (IRE) 5-2 (10-5) won at Les Landes(JER) 1m 6f hcp fm in May, 7 ran.
Guising 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, weakened over 5f out, 12th of 14, 34l behind Song Light (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Brown Pete (IRE) 5-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 4l behind Moojaned (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp (6) gf.
Roughlyn 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, lost a few places 6f out, ran wide on home bend and soon well beaten, 6th of 9, 15l behind Shifting Moon (8-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Virnon 25-1 (10-0) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 17l behind Marmion (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.