Racecards
17:15 Chelmsford City
tote Placepot Your First Bet Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 3D3032-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
Golden Age (FR)
124- Form 44-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Angus Villiers
held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on at one pace inside final furlong
- Form 58U
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
always towards rear
- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey J Mitchell
slowly away, held up in rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, progress over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, led towards finish
Media Guest (FR)
166- Form 23-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey T P Queally
hung right start, pushed along over 2f out, hung very right on home turn, dropped to last, eased final furlong
- Form 323-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lacked pace of front pair towards finish
Silent Flame
24- Form 65
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
SHOW YOURSELF will be sharper for a recent outing and will also appreciate the return to today’s longer trip having placed in all three starts last year. Cash Machine and Media Guest also showed promise last season and the latter has undergone wind surgery since but Akkeringa improved for the step up to 7f when third at Wolverhampton. Of the older horses, Boundless Power debuts for Mick Appleby’s yard having gone close when trained in Ireland and is preferred to Golden Age.
Formwatch
Boundless Power (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 4th and ridden under 2f out, under pressure and went 2nd 100 yards out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Ecclesiastical (9-7) at Navan 5f mdn Good - Yielding in Sep.
Golden Age (FR) 6-1 (9-5) Off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, plugging on in 4th when edged left and ridden over 1f out, never going pace to threaten, 4th of 11, 5l behind Thrill Seeker (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Homegrownalligator 16-1 (10-0) Pushed along from stalls, soon mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, never involved, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Al Shoughor (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Rocky Sea (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, held up in rear, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider over 2f out, at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Apr.
Cash Machine (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Well away and in touch throughout, ridden over 2f out, went second over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Popmaster (9-8) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Media Guest (FR) 3-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Tipperary Tiger (9-5) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (4) sft in Nov.
Show Yourself 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Signora Princess (9-6) at Catterick 5f mdn hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Silent Flame 40-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards, 5th of 8, 4l behind Billy Mill (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Akkeringa 10-1 (8-13) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, not trouble front pair, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Stylish Performer (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.