Racecards
20:30 Chelmsford City
Illuminate Christmas Party Handicap (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,664
- 2nd: £1,719
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £430
- Form 114583
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Christian Howarth
raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, wide turning in, soon weakened
- Form 01-9979
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, angled out going well turning in, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 491479
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
held up in last pair, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
- Form 047422
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer B Brookhouse
- Jockey George Wood
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 046
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Murphy & M Keady
- Jockey L Morris
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some late moderate headway, never any chance
- Form 766661
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Brandon Wilkie
pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
Formwatch
Cogsworth 11-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Purple Poppy (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Thomas Equinas 25-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, midfield, went very wide rounding home turn, ridden and weakened gradually from over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Cloud Free (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Cuban Harry 3-1fav (9-9) Took keen hold, led, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Cerulean Summer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Profitman 5-2fav (9-7) Mid-division, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on well but headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Yoshimi (9-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Velvet Vortex 80-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along and no impression from over 2f out, 6th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Stanage (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Batal Dandy (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, led towards finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating True Blue Gent (9-4) by nk, 13 ran.