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20:20 Chelmsford City

totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.68s
  • Off Time: 20:20:44
  • 7 Ran
1(7)
Silk - White, maroon triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves
11/4
  • Form 1740-66
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 85

held up in last pair, outpaced on wide outside entering straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms

2(6)
Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

Swiss Cross

7 t D
8/1
  • Form 0-97407
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 84

held up in last pair, driven over 2f out, wide into straight, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression

3(4)
Silk - Black, large light blue spots and sleeves
5/1
  • Form 424342
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led final strides

4(3)
Silk - Black, light blue chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 0806-53
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, one pace final furlong

5(2)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), PURPLE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets

Desert Strike

18 p D
12/1
  • Form 541514
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

led, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed final strides

6(1)
Silk - Pink and Dark Blue stripes, Dark Blue and Pink diabolo on sleeves, Pink cap
10/1
  • Form 612134
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, no impression with front pair final 100 yards

7(5)
Silk - Green, gold sleeves, brown cap
  • Form 431121
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 70

chased leaders, effort when edged left inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no extra and lost place towards finish

In depth

Verdict

Saved My Bacon has won three times here this year including her latest start in Class 5 company. But she has been raised a further 9lb and CRUISE TOTHELIMIT (NAP) is preferred. Patrick Morris' charge drops in class on the back of a decent effort at Chester and is taken to reverse earlier running with Dynamo Walt and come out best. The latter went close at Wolverhampton last time though remains 11lb higher than his win over course and distance back in January. Arctic Lynx and Desert Strike are others likely to find life tough in this higher grade.

Formwatch

Oh So Sassy 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Upavon (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.

Swiss Cross 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, effort on outer when hampered and switched left over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Golden Amber (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (0-90) (3) pol.

Dynamo Walt (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Tracked winner, ridden 1f out, kept on and lost 2nd place close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Red Baron (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-90 (3) in Apr.

Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) Prominent 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Lexi's Hero (8-8) at Chester 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gs.

Desert Strike 7-1 (9-5) Raced wide, chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, no impression, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Go Nani Go (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Arctic Lynx (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Close up in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 7l behind Foxy Forever (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Saved My Bacon (IRE) 11-4 (8-7) Soon well off the pace in rear, hampered on inside halfway, good headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon quickened clear, easily, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr beating Eva Clare (8-7) by 4l, 7 ran.