Racecards
19:50 Chelmsford City
Double Delight Hat-Trick Heaven At totesport Novice Stakes (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 66y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 622257
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
tracked leader, bit keen, pushed along 3f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well
King's Counsel
182- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
always last, not disgraced
- Form 3332
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
led and set steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
Verdict
King's Counsel showed nothing on his debut back in March so this looks a match between Holy Kingdom and SWIFT WING. The former comes out best at the weights as both step up in distance but John Gosden’s charge is a half-brother to The Lark, who won the Group 2 Park Hill over today’s trip, and he gets the vote with more scope for improvement than today’s rival.
Formwatch
Holy Kingdom (IRE) 9-1 (8-1) In touch on outside, wide into straight, soon lost place and behind, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Apparate (8-8) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Sep.
King's Counsel 50-1 (9-2) Slowly away, raced green in rear, 6th of 7, 20 3/4l behind Living Legend (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Swift Wing 4-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway on outside over 3f out, went 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well in closing stages, almost snatched 2nd, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Arabist (9-5) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (4) sft in Sep.