Skip to content

Racecards

19:30 Chelmsford City

Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Handicap (Class 2)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,938
  • 2nd: £3,850
  • 3rd: £1,924
  • 4th: £962
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.08s
  • Off Time: 19:31:59
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Steel Train (FR)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Swift Approval (IRE)

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Qaffaal (USA)

      7/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Purple, white epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Shady Mccoy (USA)

        5 D
        7/2
        • Form 001127
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 102

        slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        2(1)
        Silk - Maroon and white diamonds, white sleeves, light green diamonds

        Steel Train (FR)

        12 D
        8/1
        • Form 708000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 95

        mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish

        3(5)
        Silk - Light blue, royal blue stars, halved sleeves, royal blue cap, light blue stars

        Swift Approval (IRE)

        5 v D
        8/1
        • Form 016000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 92

        with leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish

        4(7)
        Silk - Mauve, white seams, mauve sleeves and cap

        Qaffaal (USA)

        16 CD
        7/1
        • Form 363309
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 90

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - Black, large light blue spots and sleeves

        Loyalty

        184 v CD
        50/1
        • Form 145959
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 89

        mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

        6(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hollow box, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap

        Shyron

        6 D
        16/1
        • Form 383038
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 87

        mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        7(10)
        Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

        Pearl Spectre (USA)

        6 CDCD
        6/1
        • Form 904215
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 87

        led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, ridden final furlong, soon no extra

        8(4)
        Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star

        Rajar

        12 h
        20/1
        • Form 363624
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 88

        tracked leaders, ridden and hampered inside final furlong, soon weakened

        9(11)
        Silk - YELLOW, RED inverted triangle and cap

        Pastime

        12 D
        7/2
        • Form 113223
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 87

        prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        10(8)
        Silk - Orange, dark green sleeves

        Show Stealer

        30 p
        7/1
        • Form 088832
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 85

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra

        11(3)
        Silk - Black, Red armlets

        Gentlemen

        3 b CCD
        12/1
        • Form 840709
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 84

        veered violently right leaving stalls and refused to race, unseated rider

        12(2)
        NR

        Emell

        40 v D
        50/1
        • Form 7-90890
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 82

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2016
        (5)
        Silk -

        Charles Molson

        11/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        2015
        (11)
        Silk -

        Arnold Lane (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        In depth

        Verdict

        Rajar hasn’t run a bad race since joining Richard Fahey and did win on Polytrack last year. Shady Mccoy ended the Turf season in fine form and was ahead of Steel Train at Doncaster earlier this month but has yet to place on the all-weather. Qaffaal was in good form off similar marks here in the spring, however, while Pastime is two from two on artificial surfaces but Show Stealer hasn’t won this year and is better over 6f. PEARL SPECTRE beat Shyron in this grade at Lingfield in March. He’s only 2lb higher now and has won three times on this course so should give another good account.

        Formwatch

        Shady Mccoy (USA) 10-1 (9-8) In rear, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Arcanada (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Nov.

        Steel Train (FR) 28-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 19, 5 3/4l behind Speculative Bid (9-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) sft in Nov.

        Swift Approval (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 11, 15 1/4l behind Arcanada (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Nov.

        Qaffaal (USA) 50-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, last and ridden over 3f out, soon well behind, last of 9, 33 1/4l behind Awake My Soul (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.

        Loyalty 33-1 (9-11) In touch in mid-division, edged left and no impression over 1f out, weakened, last of 9, 10 1/4l behind Omran (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in May.

        Shyron 14-1 (8-13) Dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 8th of 13, 7l behind Boy In The Bar (8-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

        Pearl Spectre (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 3l behind Boy In The Bar (8-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

        Rajar 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Bumptious (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (2) pol in Nov.

        Pastime 10-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 20, 3 1/4l behind What's The Story (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.

        Show Stealer 4-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Related (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.

        Gentlemen 25-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Makaarim (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.

        Emell 66-1 (8-8) Well off the pace in last pair, never a factor, last of 13, 6 1/4l behind Reach High (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Oct.