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18:20 Chelmsford City

totejackpot Win Big At Cheltenham This Week Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £12,500 added
  • Winner: £8,086
  • 2nd: £2,406
  • 3rd: £1,202
  • 4th: £601
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.63s
  • Off Time: 18:20:27
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mystical Spirit (FR)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Loyalty

    7/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Black, large light blue spots and sleeves

      Loyalty

      7 v DCD
      7/2
      • Form 4-15135
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      chased leader, led over 1f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home

      2(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap

      Franco's Secret

      21 v D
      6/1
      • Form 543-321
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 82

      steadied start, held up in last trio, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no threat to 1st two

      3(6)
      Silk - Pink and purple check, striped sleeves, pink cap

      Mystical Spirit (FR)

      36 BF
      9/4
      • Form 31532-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 80

      chased leaders, 3d over 2f out, riddden on outside over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home

      4(8)
      Silk - Black, red hoop, hooped sleeves

      Smokethatthunders (IRE)

      14
      16/1
      • Form 43030-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in last pair, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

      5(3)
      Silk - Lime Green

      Dutch Garden

      14 v C
      9/2
      • Form 6/54-211
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      took keen hold, chased leading pair until pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      7(1)
      Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

      Slovak (IRE)

      27 DCD
      5/1
      • Form 7141-12
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 77

      led, pushed along over 2f out, riddden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened

      8(7)
      Silk - Purple, emerald green stars on sleeves

      Gracious George (IRE)

      14 DCD
      12/1
      • Form 773-211
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 71

      held up in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and beaten over 1f out

      6(4)
      NR

      Ziggys Star

      45 h CD
      6/1
      • Form 661-161
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 77

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (2)
      Silk -

      Vivat Rex (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      None of these are easily dismissed but an apprentice's allowance negates a 5lb rise in the weights for DUTCH GARDEN after the latter scored over 7f here a fortnight ago. He narrowly beat Smokethatthunders on that occasion and should go close again. Franco's Secret finished just ahead of Mystical Spirit at Kempton before scoring at Lingfield last time while Gracious George bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins but is upped in class off a higher mark. Ziggys Star also takes on better company after winning at Kempton but Slovak coped well in a Class 3 contest at Lingfield last time and Loyalty is only 2lb higher than when winning here last month.

      Formwatch

      Loyalty 9-2 (9-2) Held up, not clear run, switched right and effort over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Revolutionist (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar.

      Franco's Secret 5-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear and in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead close home, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb beating My Target (9-7) by shd, 7 ran.

      Mystical Spirit (FR) 3-1fav (9-7) Led, 4 lengths clear over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied close home, 3rd of 12, nk behind Justice First (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Smokethatthunders (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Dutch Garden (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

      Dutch Garden 9-4jfav (9-5) Led, headed narrowly over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, led again narrowly inside final furlong, held on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Smokethatthunders (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.

      Slovak (IRE) 3-1 (8-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and edged right inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Saucy Minx (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Feb.

      Gracious George (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort on inside 1f out, soon challenged, ridden to lead narrowly well inside final furlong, kept on, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Clockmaker (9-7) by nk, 6 ran.

      Ziggys Star 11-2 (9-7) Towards rear and in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Pour La Victoire (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.