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20:30 Chelmsford City

Buy Tickets Online At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 66y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,400 added
  • Winner: £5,434
  • 2nd: £1,617
  • 3rd: £808
  • 4th: £404
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 52.92s
  • Off Time: 20:33:10
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pianissimo

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Casual Reply

    11/8

      2(2)
      Silk - Purple and Orange diabolo, Orange sleeves, Purple stars, Orange cap, Purple star

      Harbour Front

      50/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      started very slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, went modest 3rd towards finish

      3(8)
      Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

      King's Counsel

      26
      40/1
      • Form 63
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      raced keenly, held up in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders 5f out, ridden on outer 2f out, weakened final furlong

      4(7)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Pianissimo

      20 b
      6/4
      • Form 2-2322
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 78

      tracked leader, led 2f out, stayed on, driven out

      5(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Tajawoz (USA)

      308 b
      6/1
      • Form 7-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders but not keen, reminders halfway, weakened 4f out, tailed off and eased final 2f

      6(4)
      Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap

      Casual Reply

      15
      11/8
      • Form 2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, just held

      7(6)
      Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

      Constraint

      63 BF
      28/1
      • Form 69340
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 64

      led until 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      8(5)
      Silk - Black and orange (quartered), white sleeves, black cap

      Persuer

      33 BF
      10/1
      • Form 6-23
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 72

      raced keenly in 5th, headway 2f out, 3rd and no impression final furlong, lost that placing towards finish

      1(3)
      NR

      Argent Bleu

      35
      100/1
      • Form 00-9008
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 37

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2018
      (7)
      Silk -

      Victoria Drummond (IRE)

      14/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      In depth

      Verdict

      PIANISSIMO will likely prove popular having gone close over 1m4f in novice company at Ascot last time. John Gosden’s charge is weighted to beat both Persuer and Constraint on these terms, though the former can still figure having placed in both outings so far this year. Casual Reply also looks a threat upped in trip having finished runner-up at Kempton on her debut while King's Counsel finished a lot closer over course and distance last time without looking like catching the winner.

      Formwatch

      Harbour Front Iffraaj gelding out of Wosaita.

      King's Counsel 25-1 (9-5) Always last, not disgraced, last of 3, 5 1/4l behind Holy Kingdom (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f stks (3) pol in Sep.

      Pianissimo 11-2 (9-5) Keen early, tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Caravan Of Hope (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f stks (3) sft in Oct.

      Tajawoz (USA) 5-2 (9-2) Pushed along leaning stalls, last and ridden 7f out, well behind final 3f, last of 7, dist behind Alfaatik (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Casual Reply 16-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, chased winner 1f out, stayed on, no impression, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Maximum Effect (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.

      Constraint 10-3jfav (9-5) In touch, headway over 5f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, dist behind Arty Campbell (10-7) at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.

      Persuer 11-8fav (8-11) Steadied start, tracked leaders, effort when hampered over 1f out, no danger after, last of 3, 2 3/4l behind Lenya (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (4) pol in Sep.

      Argent Bleu 66-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Fair Power (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.