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17:40 Chelmsford City

Book Your Wedding At Chelmsford Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,650 added
  • Winner: £5,051
  • 2nd: £2,370
  • 3rd: £1,184
  • 4th: £593
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 3.90s
  • Off Time: 17:42:03
  • 7 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Purple, emerald green triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Form 161372
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 65

ran in snatches, missed break, held up in rear, short of room over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went third final 50yds

2(4)
Silk - Purple, yellow chevron, purple sleeves, yellow stars, purple cap, yellow star
16/1
  • Form 5-94635
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders, short of room and dropped to midfield after 2f, pushed along when bumped over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, lost third final 50yds

3(3)
Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

Orbital

53 CD
9/4
  • Form 9-51571
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 69

chased leaders, edged left when ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for winner

4(5)
Silk - Maroon, beige stripe and armlets, beige cap, maroon star
9/1
  • Form 301433
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 68

took keen hold, led, headed over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(1)
Silk - Orange, dark blue star, white cap
  • Form 722163
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 66

midfield, headway when switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

6(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets
  • Form 652222
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 64

close up, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

7(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sash, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star

Saachi (IRE)

51 BF
4/1
  • Form 9-5734
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 62

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Delta Legend (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, plenty to do 3f out, soon driven, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Beautiful Crown (10-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Aug.

Arika (USA) 13-2 (9-5) Edged right and bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, 5th of 6, 12l behind Mr Swivell (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Orbital 11-2 (9-4) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Sugarloaf Lenny (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

Royal Praise (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5 1/2l behind One Cool Dreamer (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Baroque Buoy (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Gracious Leader (9-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.

Persian Phoenix (IRE) 13-8fav (9-2) Close up, headway to press winner 2f out, soon ridden and ran on, but always looked held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Liberty Coach (9-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

Saachi (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-8) In touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced, ridden and kept on towards finish, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Remarkable Flight (9-3) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jul.