Racecards
21:20 Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City Racecourse Supporting Racing Together Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,558
- 2nd: £1,059
- 3rd: £529
- 4th: £265
- Form 45-22
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey James Doyle
made virtually all, had pressed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, just held on
Lunar Logic
31- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey K Shoemark
held up behind in touch, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, never on terms
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey L Morris
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, no chance with front pair
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Ted Durcan
tracked leaders, lost place when ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out
- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
held up in touch in rear, ridden inside final 2f, never dangerous
- Form 65
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
early reminders, mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, soon ridden, chased leading pair over 2f out, no chance from over 1f out, just held on for 3rd
Grey's Angel
34- Form 322222
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked winner, driven to challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held
- Form 079-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, lsot place over 2f out, soon weakened
Verdict
The frustrating Grey's Angel found one too good for the fifth time in succession at Beverley last time. SCRUTINISE has suffered the same fate in both starts this year but is less exposed and Ed Dunlop's charge finished well clear of the rest over course and distance on his latest start. He can open his account in this while Aussie Berry finished a length ahead of Persiflage when third at Wetherby and both look likely improvers as they step up in trip. The remainder have yet to show any worthwhile form and are harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Scrutinise 11-10fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Dawn Missile (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
Lunar Logic 33-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, no impression when slightly hampered well over 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 30l behind Mr Singh (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Aussie Berry (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Lady Lekki (8-6) at Wetherby 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in Apr.
Kenobe Star (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Last trio, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor, 9th of 11, 23l behind King of Normandy (9-1) at Windsor 1m mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Bombalurina (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 19l behind Music And Dance (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Persiflage 10-11fav (8-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced and no impression from over 2f out, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Lady Lekki (8-6) at Wetherby 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in Apr.
Grey's Angel 20-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 8f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Soul Searcher (9-2) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Harps Of Bretagne 80-1 (8-9) Tracked leader until ridden 3f out, pushed slightly wide and weakened over 2f out, last of 4, 34l behind Graceland (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f (6) in Apr.