21:15 Chelmsford City

Thursday 12 October 2017

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Off time: 21:18 | Winning time: 3m 29.46s

1^st

(3)

Navajo Star

38-1

8/1

T: M ApplebyJ: David Egan (3)

Chased leaders, 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, hung right and clear from 1f out, stayed on op 7/1 tchd 9/1

2^nd

(6)

Ballyfarsoon

69-5

9/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S Donohoe

Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 7/1

3^rd

(11)

Knight Commander

410-0

8/1

T: O MurphyJ: Darragh Keenan (7)

Slow to break, in rear, pushed along briefly after 1f, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home op 6/1

4^th

(7)

The Way You Dance

59-11

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: J F Egan

Mid-division, ridden 5f out, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner op 14/1

5^th

(1)

Starshell

39-5

15/8f

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris

Led, headed over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 5/2

6^th

(9)

Scarlet Thrush

38-12

50/1

T: L McJannetJ: Danny Brock

Dwelt, soon held up in mid-division, edged left and some headway over 1f out, never on terms

7^th

2 ¾

(8)

Gold Class

68-10

9/1

T: O MurphyJ: K Shoemark

Towards rear, modest headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong op 8/1

8^th

(10)

Wassail

49-1

25/1

T: E De GilesJ: Callum Shepherd (3)

Towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out

9^th

(5)

Midnight Mood

49-2

16/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: L P Keniry

Mid-division, struggling over 2f out op 12/1

10^th

(2)

Gee Sixty Six

39-4

14/1

T: M H TompkinsJ: Joey Haynes

Sitting down slightly as gates opened and missed break, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 11/1

11^th

(4)

Nepeta

39-9

8/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Tracked leader until over 3f out, soon weakened op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.80Pl:£2.40, £1.60, £4.00EX:£59.90Trifecta:£649.00Tricast:£307.67SF:£45.78Swingers:£9.20, £18.10, £8.20

Forecasts

Starshell (15/8), Ballyfarsoon (9/2), Navajo Star (8/1), Knight Commander (8/1), Nepeta (8/1), Gold Class (9/1), The Way You Dance (12/1), Gee Sixty Six (14/1), Midnight Mood (16/1), Wassail (25/1), Scarlet Thrush (50/1)

If there was a chance of a decent pace Ballyfarsoon would be considered a worthy selection off this mark. It is unlikely NEPETA will have as much use made of her on his first venture over 2m but she could be the answer to a tricky finale. Her sire has got winners over this distance and she is dropped into basement grade for the first time. Off a career low mark she has a lot going for her. In contrast Starshell has appeared regressive and his last performance suggested he is going the wrong way. Knight Commander has been much improved over hurdles lately and that could leave him well treated here. He has been beaten in two previous AW starts but given he went off at 20/1 on both occasions it may be wise not to read too much into those efforts.

Nepeta
Knight Commander
Ballyfarsoon

Previous Winners

2016

Next Train's Gone

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: Ryan Tate | T: J M P Eustace

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00

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