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20:00 Chelmsford City

Ladies Day With Sophie Ellis-Bextor Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,250 added
  • Winner: £4,995
  • 2nd: £2,345
  • 3rd: £1,173
  • 4th: £586
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.39s
  • Off Time: 20:02:17
  • 5 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap
15/8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

Held up in touch, ridden and closed on leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

2(6)
Silk - Dark blue, light blue cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, white cap
  • Form 23-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, headway to join leader 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Pink, Green sleeves, Mauve cap
9/2
  • Form 24-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

Led, ridden 2f out, joined 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on

5(4)
Silk - Royal blue, grey diamonds on sleeves, grey cap
66/1
  • Form 7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, ran on

6(5)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow hoop, royal blue sleeves, white diamonds, royal blue and yellow hooped cap
  • Form 00
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

Always in rear

4(3)
NR
4/1
  • Form 52
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Ryan Moore gets the leg-up on Terra Mitica, who placed in both outings last year but steps up in trip along with Atlantis Blue. The latter also showed ability in a couple of starts last term but HESPERANTHA has the more recent form. The latter finished in front of a subsequent winner when beaten only a nose at Kempton last month so Andrew Balding’s filly gets the vote. Hexameter is the first foal of a winner in France and should be noted representing powerful connections.

Formwatch

Hexameter Ulysses filly out of Rythmique.

Terra Mitica (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Still green and pushed along at times in 4th, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on steadily into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Kick On Girl (9-0) at Haydock 1m fll stks (4) gf in Sep.

Atlantis Blue (8-12) 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Haya Zark (9-2) at Saint-Cloud 1m mdn stks in Nov.

Mojito Magic 66-1 (9-0) Slowly away towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 20 3/4l behind Ameynah (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.

Nachos Cheese (IRE) 150-1 (8-8) Slow into stride, always in rear, 11th of 12, 14l behind Ermin Street (8-13) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.

Hesperantha 7-2 (8-6) Midfield, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 13, shd behind Guilin (8-11) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.