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18:00 Chelmsford City

Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap (Class 2)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,938
  • 2nd: £3,850
  • 3rd: £1,924
  • 4th: £962
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.13s
  • Off Time: 18:02:55
  • 13 Ran
1(13)
Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

Royal Birth

5 t CCD
8/1
  • Form 901125
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 102

mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression

2(4)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow epaulets, yellow sleeves, emerald green armlets, yellow cap
10/1
  • Form 460306
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 97

tracked leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, outpaced inside final 100 yards

3(9)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

Merhoob (IRE)

38 DCD
14/1
  • Form 006903
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 97

held up behind, headway when short of room on inside over 1f out and again inside final furlong, never able to mount challenge and eased final 110 yards

4(2)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap

Rock On Baileys

21 b CDCD
10/1
  • Form 223580
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 95

slowly into stride, soon mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, tried to challenge when short of room and hampered over 1f out, not recover and lost place inside final furlong

5(3)
Silk - RED, white star, white sleeves, red stars, white cap, red star
9/2
  • Form 684166
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 89

with leader, led narrowly over 2f out, ridden and headed when bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(11)
Silk - Orange and Purple (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, orange cap
25/1
  • Form 310741
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 89

prominent, led narrowly after 2f, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

7(1)
Silk - Maroon, yellow star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

Verne Castle

182 h C
50/1
  • Form 4-57399
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 89

tracked leaders on inside, effort to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, outpaced inside final furlong

8(8)
Silk - Purple, White stars, White sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap

Polybius

24 D
20/1
  • Form 655678
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 89

behind, driven to chase leader over 1f out, soon ridden, never pace to challenge

9(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stripe, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 879589
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 88

held up towards rear, driven 2f out, no impression until ridden and stayed on well on outside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, never nearer

10(6)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
12/1
  • Form 410338
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 88

behind and soon outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders

11(10)
Silk - Dark Blue, Royal Blue epaulets
  • Form 733323
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 87

soon outpaced in rear, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, edged left and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out towards finish, ran on

12(5)
Silk - Red, Red cap, White spots

Heath Charnock

68 BFDCD
5/2
  • Form 012342
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 86

led narrowly 2f, with leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held when lost 2nd near finish

13(7)
Silk - Light blue and red (quartered), hooped sleeves, white cap

Mokaatil

75 p D
25/1
  • Form 930210
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders on outside, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, outpaced towards finish

In depth

Verdict

This looks a competitive affair but Stuart Williams will not be happy with the outside draws of Royal Birth and Shamshon. The speedy Gracious John is also drawn wide and is better over 5f but Lancelot Du Lac is well berthed if able to rediscover his best form. The three-year-old HEATH CHARNOCK has run here three times and is yet to finish out of the first two. The only entry here tonight from Michael Dods’ County Durham yard, the trainer will be disappointed if he doesn’t return with a large chunk of the spoils. Rock On Baileys is back in a handicap for the first time since finishing second at Chester in July and also has a squeak while Lady Dancealot is consistent, though also hard to win with.

Formwatch

Royal Birth 12-1 (9-3) Close up, wide into straight and lost place 2f out, ridden and rallied inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Judicial (9-6) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.

Lancelot Du Lac (ITY) 14-1 (9-2) Good headway from wide draw to lead 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Show Stealer (8-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

Merhoob (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Close up, effort 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Tarboosh (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f stks (3) sft in Oct.

Rock On Baileys 66-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 11th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Scentasia (8-11) at Lingfield 1m lst fll stks (1) pol in Oct.

Moon Trouble (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Headway to lead over 5f out, pushed 2 lengths clear 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Soldier's Minute (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.

Shamshon (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Held up, good headway near side over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gf in Sep beating Pink Flamingo (8-13) by nk, 7 ran.

Verne Castle 5-1 (9-8) In touch, driven halfway, soon weakened, last of 9, 12 1/4l behind Harrogate (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) gf in May.

Polybius 5-1 (9-1) Dwelt and hampered start, switched right, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Soldier's Minute (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.

Gracious John (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Behind, driven 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never a threat, 9th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Gabrial The Tiger (8-10) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

Revich (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Dwelt soon pushed along to mid-division, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind War Glory (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Oct.

Lady Dancealot (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Half reared start, raced keenly in rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Show Stealer (8-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

Heath Charnock 3-1fav (8-12) Led, headed 4f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Intuitive (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.

Mokaatil 33-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Swindler (8-12) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.