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14:35 Chelmsford City

Good Friday Spring Country Fair Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,400 added
  • Winner: £4,140
  • 2nd: £1,232
  • 3rd: £616
  • 4th: £308
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.73s
  • Off Time: 14:36:04
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Lake Lucerne (USA)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Scherzo

    4/1

      1(1)
      Silk - MAROON

      Festive Love

      34
      5/4
      • Form 2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Lake Lucerne (USA)

      85
      3/1
      • Form 7-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      prominent, niggled along 3f out, led, green and edging left from over 1f out, pressed by 2nd, stayed on well, in command towards finish

      3(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White sash and sleeves, quartered cap

      Margueritedevalois

      7/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      dwelt and bumped start, in rear, ridden 4f out, hung right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never dangerous

      4(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, white disc, white sleeves, black stars, royal blue cap, black star

      Maximize

      85
      50/1
      • Form 8-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      bumped start, in rear, ridden 4f out, soon well beaten

      5(7)
      Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves

      My Girl Maggie

      16/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      prominent early, chased leaders, edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace

      6(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green check, White sleeves and cap

      Ruby Shield (USA)

      202
      33/1
      • Form 4-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, never on terms

      7(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap

      Scherzo

      20
      4/1
      • Form 2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      went right start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged over 1f out, stayed on, held towards finish

      In depth

      Verdict

      Both Richard Fahey and John Gosden are double handed here. The former is represented by Ruby Shield, who is by War Front out of a Galileo mare and will have benefited from her run at Doncaster, while Scherzo made a very pleasing debut over a mile at Newcastle where she was staying on at the finish. Gosden runs Lake Lucerne, who badly missed the break on her debut here in December before staying on, and the newcomer Margueritedevalois, whose dam has produced winners with her first two foals. Michael Bell runs FESTIVE LOVE, by Frankel out of an Italian Group 1 winner, and she was only beaten narrowly on her debut at Kempton last month despite not getting a clear run so compensation awaits. Mark Johnston's My Girl Maggie, a 70,000gns daughter of Camelot, is another interesting contender in a race that should produce plenty of future winners.

      Formwatch

      Festive Love 3-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind No Nay Bella (8-9) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Feb.

      Lake Lucerne (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt badly, always behind, 7th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Indie Angel (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (4) pol in Dec.

      Margueritedevalois Nathaniel filly out of Caterina De Medici.

      Maximize 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 8th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Indie Angel (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (4) pol in Dec.

      My Girl Maggie Camelot filly out of African Plains.

      Ruby Shield (USA) 9-1 (9-0) In touch in rear, some late headway to go 4th over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Alpen Rose (9-0) at Doncaster 1m mdn fll stks (5) sft in Aug.

      Scherzo 16-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd final strides, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Salsada (8-9) at Newcastle 1m fll stks (5) pol in Feb.