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16:45 Chelmsford City

Bond Street Chelmsford Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £14,100 added
  • Winner: £8,345
  • 2nd: £2,483
  • 3rd: £1,241
  • 4th: £620
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 0.58s
  • Off Time: 16:46:08
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Volevo Lui

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Rude Awakening

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Elysees (IRE)

      5/2

        1(7)
        Silk - Emerald green, dark blue chevrons, emerald green sleeves, dark blue hoops and cuffs, emerald green cap

        Volevo Lui

        42 C
        11/4
        • Form 66-114
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 83

        mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, stayed on, led post

        2(4)
        Silk - Champagne, black hoops and sleeves, red cap

        Rude Awakening

        83 p
        3/1
        • Form 586-12
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        ridden leaving stalls, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 4f out, closed on outside over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, headed post

        3(6)
        Silk - White and Red check, hooped sleeves, Red cap

        Rustang (FR)

        23 h C
        11/1
        • Form 412-101
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders

        4(5)
        Silk - Pink and purple (quartered), halved sleeves

        Mercer's Troop (IRE)

        14
        16/1
        • Form 1340
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 79

        tracked leader, led over 12f out, headed well over 1f out, soon switched right, weakened inside final furlong

        5(1)
        Silk - Red, black star, black and white hooped sleeves, red cap, black star

        Silver Character (IRE)

        20
        16/1
        • Form 4-4719
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 77

        led, headed over 12f out, prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong

        6(3)
        Silk - Royal blue, dark green epaulets

        Elysees (IRE)

        6 D
        5/2
        • Form 754171
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 70

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish

        7(2)
        Silk - Maroon, royal blue seams, dark blue sleeves, dark blue and maroon hooped cap

        Blame Me Forever (USA)

        49 p C
        16/1
        • Form 9-5414
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 75

        dwelt, held up, driven and switched right over 1f out, no impression

        8(8)
        Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Highland Sky (IRE)

        14 h
        10/1
        • Form 06-035
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 67

        held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out

        Previous results

        2017
        (3)
        Silk -

        Alabaster

        4/5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        2016
        (6)
        Silk -

        St Michel

        10/11
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        2015
        (4)
        Silk -

        Injun Sands

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        In depth

        Verdict

        Several with claims though ELYSEES has winning form over today’s trip having scored at Sandown last week - he’s taken to defy a penalty and go in again. Blame Me Forever won here in April but ran poorly last time and stablemate Volevo Lui also disappointed at Chester attempting to land a hat-trick. The progressive Rustang has been raised 6lb for winning over 1m4f at Lingfield and could go well while Rude Awakening is another to note sporting first-time headgear and stepping up in distance for Sir Mark Prescott’s yard.

        Formwatch

        Volevo Lui 12-1 (9-7) Led 2f, tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, slightly hampered inside final 2f, weakened and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Austrian School (9-8) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.

        Rude Awakening 7-4jfav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Casey Jones (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

        Rustang (FR) 9-2 (9-6) Awkward start and steadied, in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, led well over 1f out, quickened clear and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May beating Zilara (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.

        Mercer's Troop (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, chased leader until over 2f out, weakened rapidly, last of 10, 16l behind Ghostwatch (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.

        Silver Character (IRE) 10-3 (9-11) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 9, 11 1/2l behind Dr Richard Kimble (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

        Elysees (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led on outside 2f out, clear final furlong, stayed on well, won at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Dagueneau (9-8) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.

        Blame Me Forever (USA) 20-1 (8-13) Last to break, soon held up in 5th, ridden over 4f out, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression and well held 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Austrian School (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in May.

        Highland Sky (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up and behind, switched left 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on, no threat, 5th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Ghostwatch (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.