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19:00 Chelmsford City

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £13,000 added
  • Winner: £8,410
  • 2nd: £2,502
  • 3rd: £1,251
  • 4th: £625
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 2.31s
  • Off Time: 19:00:27
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Cosmelli (ITY)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lady Bergamot (FR)

    7/2

      1(2)
      Silk - Red, Black seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

      Original Choice (IRE)

      20 b
      6/1
      • Form 1602-72
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 93

      led early, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, led last bend, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish

      2(1)
      Silk - Red and Black stripes, Black sleeves

      Lady Bergamot (FR)

      47 CD
      7/2
      • Form 83275-5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 87

      chased leaders, not much room last bend, edged slightly right inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner

      3(7)
      Silk - Turquoise, Black striped sleeves, White cap

      Envoy

      31
      16/1
      • Form 118/90-7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 85

      prominent, led 10f out, hung right last bend, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - White and Royal Blue diamonds, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Pink diamond

      Cosmelli (ITY)

      8 v
      7/1
      • Form 5609-32
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 85

      soon led, headed after 2f, led 11f out, headed 10f out, remained handy, led over 1f out, stayed on well

      5(5)
      Silk - Brown, dark green seams and armlets

      Borodin (IRE)

      12 t
      50/1
      • Form 18797-9
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 80

      steadied start, last pair, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

      6(4)
      Silk - Light blue and white stripes, hooped cap

      Lord Halifax (IRE)

      71 BF
      11/10
      • Form 942813-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 79

      prominent, took keen hold, led after 2f, headed 11f out, remained handy, switched right last bend, weakened from over 1f out

      7(6)
      Silk - White, dark green diamond, diamonds on sleeves, white cap, dark green diamond

      Desert Friend (IRE)

      16 h
      10/1
      • Form 141/56-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 76

      held up in rear, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, hampered and beaten inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Lord Halifax won over 1m4f at Kempton at the end of last year and has scope for further progress upped in distance today. The same comments apply to Desert Friend while Cosmelli finally showed some improvement for a slide down the weights when second at Southwell last week but that was over 2m. LADY BERGAMOT will be sharper for a recent comeback run and James Fanshawe’s mare has won a higher grade contest over track and trip in the past. She gets the vote while Original Choice gets a change of headgear as he drops in class.

      Formwatch

      Original Choice (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Awkward start and slowly away, raced in last, headway on outside 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, no chance with winner final furlong, 2nd of 4, 5 1/2l behind Mildenberger (9-5) at Lingfield 2m stks (2) pol in Jan.

      Lady Bergamot (FR) 4-1 (8-12) Dwelt, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Battle Of Marathon (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Jan.

      Envoy 9-1 (9-11) Led early, chased leaders, ridden on outside 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 8 1/2l behind City Tour (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Cosmelli (ITY) 2-1 (9-12) Dwelt, in rear and in touch, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Tynecastle Park (8-11) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) pol in Feb.

      Borodin (IRE) 100-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 12 1/2l behind Mickey (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Lord Halifax (IRE) 4-5fav (9-7) In touch, switched to outer over 2f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Renardeau (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Desert Friend (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 4l behind Ilhabela Fact (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.