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18:30 Chelmsford City

tote Is Back With Better Value Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,434
  • 2nd: £1,617
  • 3rd: £808
  • 4th: £404
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.87s
  • Off Time: 18:30:52
  • 7 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Maroon, yellow star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

Verne Castle

28 h DCD
6/1
  • Form 39997-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 83

led after 1f, headed inside final furlong, no extra

2(1)
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

Chitra

40 D
7/2
  • Form 330711-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 81

led 1f, remained prominent, effort over 1f out, faded final furlong

3(7)
Silk - RED, white star, white sleeves, red stars, white cap, red star
12/1
  • Form 6066-25
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 80

leapt from stalls, held up, never on terms

4(3)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue seams and sleeves, red cap
5/2
  • Form 130546-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 79

chased leaders, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on

5(4)
Silk - White, Red braces, sleeves and cap

Foxy Forever (IRE)

11 bt DCD
6/1
  • Form 2682-52
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 79

held up, never on terms

6(5)
Silk - White and royal blue (quartered), white and red striped sleeves, red cap

You're Cool

11 t DCD
11/1
  • Form 15770-4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 78

chased leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

7(2)
Silk - Yellow, Light Green epaulets and sleeves
5/1
  • Form 87641-3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 74

in touch, headway over 1f out, never on terms

In depth

Verdict

Foxy Forever is a rare winner nowadays though is regularly placed and reversed earlier running with Dynamo Walt with You're Cool further behind when runner-up at Wolverhampton last time. Verne Castle landed a course and distance double off higher marks back in 2018 but hasn’t won since so a chance is taken CHITRA handles the rise in class given her current good form. Daniel Kubler’s filly recorded a double over the minimum trip at Lingfield last month and has now won four of only nine starts on the all-weather.

Formwatch

Verne Castle 12-1 (8-3) A little slow away, soon led, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Tawny Port (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jan.

Chitra Evensfav (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden and headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Lalania (8-13) by 3/4l, 5 ran.

Moon Trouble (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Set good gallop, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Wiley Post (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Restless Rose 13-2 (9-3) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied and every chance entering final furlong, weakened closing stages, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Katheefa (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

Foxy Forever (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Went left start, in rear, wide and headway inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Canford Bay (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

You're Cool 28-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 3l behind Canford Bay (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Dynamo Walt (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, switched right and stayed on, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Canford Bay (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.