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20:30 Chelmsford City
Saturday 8 March 2025
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- 4YO plus | Class 6 | 1m | Standard | 11 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.09s
T: M D I UsherJ: Tyler Heard
Raced keenly, led 2f, chased leader, led again turning in, ran on gamely inside final furlong op 9/2
T: Stephanie CassidyJ: William Carson
Mid-division, good headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge tchd 10/1
T: B BrookhouseJ: Callum Shepherd
Held up towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside furlong, not pace to challenge op 6/1
T: A W CarrollJ: L Morris
Slowly into stride, ran on late out wide, not reach leaders op 9/1
T: Michael KeadyJ: S D Bowen
Off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders when not much room inside final furlong, plugged on towards finish op 22/1
T: J R JenkinsJ: C Lee
Chased leader, led 6f out, headed turning in, chased winner until inside final furlong, soon weakened op 50/1
T: J & S BestJ: Aiden Brookes (3)
Steadied start, held up towards rear, plugged on late out wide, never going pace to get involved
T: M MurphyJ: N Callan
Went right start, raced keenly chasing leaders, hung badly left from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased op 6/4
T: M PattinsonJ: Hector Crouch
Raced on inside, mid-division, some headway on inside turning in, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 25/1
T: C WallisJ: Joey Haynes
Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong op 18/1
T: D SteeleJ: Rhys Clutterbuck
Outpaced and always in rear tchd 11/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.60, £3.90, £1.90EX:£66.60Trifecta:£266.90Tricast:£252.43SF:£51.95Swingers:£8.40, £3.80, £13.40
Forecasts
Velvet Vortex (9/4), Heerathetrack (4/1), Tactical Control (5/1), Boujee Gold (15/2), We'renotreallyhere (10/1), Laurentia (12/1), Repartee (14/1), Comedian Leader (16/1), Irrelevant (18/1), Limelight (28/1), Tilsworth Max (80/1)
The vote goes to the least exposed in the field VELVET VORTEX, who is capable of better still now stepping back up in trip. Boujee Gold can have a big say if shrugging off a lesser effort at Southwell, with Repartee and Heerathetrack two others to consider.
- VELVET VORTEX
- BOUJEE GOLD
- REPARTEE (IRE)
Prize Money
1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00
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