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17:45 Chelmsford City
CCR Supports Safer Gambling Week Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,400 added
- Winner: £5,305
- 2nd: £1,578
- 3rd: £789
- 4th: £394

- Form 534109
- Age 9
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 79
raced keenly, soon held up in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd final 75 yards

- Form 069545
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
keen tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra last 100 yards

- Form 663403
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
chased winner until over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd, weakened and lost 2 places final 75 yards

- Form 571741
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 77
chased leaders, ridden along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong

- Form 21-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
made all, ridden and hung left over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, soon hung back right, stayed on to assert last 100 yards

- Form 520015
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Luke Catton
mid-division on inside, lost place over 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, rallied on outside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, almost snatched 3rd

- Form 334184
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S H James
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, never involved

- Form 554446
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
always towards rear, never involved

- Form 9020-86
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey K T O'Neill
towards rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never troubled leaders
In depth
Verdict
Dancing Rave won a claimer over 7f here last time and will find this tougher while Flying Dragon disappointed at Wolverhampton having won at the same track before that. Rum Runner has failed to figure since scoring at Newcastle while Asdaa’s earlier fourth here came over a shorter trip. RHUBARB BIKINI makes a belated reappearance having won over today’s trip at Lingfield at the end of last year before finishing second over 1m2f under a penalty back in January. He’s been gelded since and gets a speculative vote handicapping for the first time on his return.
Formwatch
My Target (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 8l behind Daheer (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Asdaa (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Keen in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no significant headway final 2f, plugged on, 5th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Fantasy Believer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Samphire Coast 16-1 (9-9) Slow into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 7 3/4l behind Ayr Harbour (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Dancing Rave 7-4fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2f out, joined leaders 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct beating Azzeccagarbugli (9-0) by hd, 9 ran.
Rhubarb Bikini (IRE) 8-13fav (9-7) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Angel On High (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Flying Dragon (FR) 10-3fav (9-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, headway and switched left entering final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2l behind Athmad (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Rum Runner 10-1 (9-9) In rear, pushed along 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Queen's Course (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Michele Strogoff 9-2 (9-3) Taken to post early, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 14 1/2l behind Highwaygrey (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Evasive Power (USA) 50-1 (9-8) Outpaced towards rear, ran on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 12, 5l behind Amniarix (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.