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18:00 Chelmsford City

Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £3,664
  • 2nd: £1,719
  • 3rd: £859
  • 4th: £430
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.46s
  • Off Time: 18:00:51
  • 10 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Orange, grey star
11/8
  • Form 772141
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 64

took keen hold, midfield, headway 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, lost second post

2(7)
Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE stars, WHITE and RED hooped sleeves, WHITE cap
8/1
  • Form 322663
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 62

held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Black, red stripe, striped sleeves and cap

Bernard Spierpoint

39 bt DCD
10/1
  • Form 441114
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 61

bumped leaving stalls, midfield, headway to go prominent over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on one pace

4(4)
Silk - Pink and black check, black sleeves and cap
  • Form 324470
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 60

swerved left and bumped rival leaving stalls, midfield, ridden over 1f out, made no impression

5(6)
Silk - Neon Pink, Green diabolo, striped sleeves, Pink cap, Green visor
  • Form 54-07
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 60

prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out

7(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow spots, sleeves and cap

Agostino

23 BFC
10/3
  • Form 256570
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 59

made all, ridden and went clear over 1f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, comfortably

8(11)
Silk - Royal blue and beige stripes, royal blue sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap, beige star
28/1
  • Form 024605
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 58

held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged right, no extra final furlong

9(9)
Silk - Dark blue and mauve check, white sleeves, dark blue cap

Beauzon

7 CD
11/1
  • Form 760900
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 57

awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

10(3)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green star, white sleeves, yellow cap, emerald green star

Southbank (IRE)

23 vt C
28/1
  • Form 067078
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 56

awkward and edged right leaving stalls, took keen hold towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, went second post

11(8)
Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves
  • Form 479652
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 54

prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened

6(10)
NR

Exceed (IRE)

2 pt D
6/1
  • Form 414536
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 59

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Cabeza De Llave 8-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace in last trio, angled out and headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led on line, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Smooth Silesie (9-9) by ns, 7 ran.

It's Showtime (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden over 1f out, headway 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Make Clear (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.

Bernard Spierpoint 2-1 (9-9) Fly leapt and lost ground start, recovered to chase winner and went towards near side rail over 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 4 1/4l behind Jungle Run (9-9) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gd in Sep.

Spiritual Pursuit (IRE) 100-1 (9-11) Mid-division, took keen hold, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 10, 25 1/2l behind World Of Darcy (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.

Idle Assembly (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Rearing in stalls as stalls opened, started very slowly, not recover, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind Cabeza De Llave (9-2) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.

Agostino 5-2fav (9-8) Took keen hold, prominent, lost place over 1f out, well beaten inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Epic Express (9-12) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Man On A Mission 28-1 (9-11) Off the pace pace in last pair, carried wide bend over 3f out, never on terms after, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Papa Don't Preach (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Beauzon 25-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened thereafter, last of 10, 12 1/2l behind Zu Run (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.

Southbank (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Awkward start, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Epic Express (9-12) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Spanish Angel (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Street Life (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Exceed (IRE) 10-3 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, outpaced from 2f out, kept on (the performance of gelding was considered, trainer could offer no explanation, routine tested), 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Havechatma (9-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.