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18:00 Chelmsford City

Buy Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £279
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.51s
  • Off Time: 18:02:07
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Alfaatik

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pianissimo

    5/6

      1(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Alfaatik

      4/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly into stride, green early in rear, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, led and green over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, pushed out

      2(2)
      Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap

      Blowing Dixie

      21
      33/1
      • Form 90
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      led, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - Red, White cross belts, chevrons on sleeves

      Gate City (USA)

      40/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly into stride, taken wide and headway to chase leader 8f out, lost 2nd 4f out, soon weakened

      4(4)
      Silk - Purple and yellow diamonds, yellow and purple striped sleeves

      Midport (IRE)

      21
      33/1
      • Form 78
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      mid-division, pushed along over 7f out, struggling over 3f out

      5(1)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Pianissimo

      5/6
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led over 1f out, soon headed and hung left, held towards finish

      6(3)
      Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

      Ring Cycle

      8
      20/1
      • Form 7
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      prominent, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 2f out, went 3rd and no impression on front pair 1f out,

      7(7)
      Silk - Royal blue, white epaulets, black cap

      Tajawoz (USA)

      5/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      pushed along leaning stalls, last and ridden 7f out, well behind final 3f

      In depth

      Verdict

      Midport is preferred to stablemate Blowing Dixie, though neither have shown much so far, while John Gosden runs a couple of newcomers. Pianissimo is related to a Group 2 winner but ALFAATIK cost 850,000gns as a half-brother to a host of winners, including an Italian Derby winner, and he may prove good enough at the first time of asking. Tajawoz is a US-bred and shares ownership with the selection while Ring Cycle never threatened at Kempton on his racecourse debut though pedigree suggests this extra distance should suit.

      Formwatch

      Alfaatik Sea The Stars colt out of Biz Bar.

      Blowing Dixie 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, last of 13, 24l behind Clematis (8-11) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.

      Gate City (USA) Animal Kingdom gelding out of Fu Cat.

      Midport (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 8l behind Manorah (8-11) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.

      Pianissimo Teofilo colt out of Perfect Note.

      Ring Cycle 66-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, edged right soon after start, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Set Piece (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Tajawoz (USA) War Front colt out of Stanwyck.