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19:45 Chelmsford City

Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £13,600 added
  • Winner: £8,022
  • 2nd: £2,387
  • 3rd: £1,193
  • 4th: £596
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.09s
  • Off Time: 19:46:32
  • 10 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Red, light blue stripe, yellow and red halved sleeves, black cap

Lacan (IRE)

35 DCD
11/1
  • Form 214300
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 82

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never nearer

2(10)
Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves and cap

Samphire Coast

9 hv DCD
8/1
  • Form 132651
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 82

held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms

3(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink cross belts, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars

Bobby K (IRE)

207 BFD
9/2
  • Form 9132
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 82

held up, headway over 2f out, chase leaders over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon hung right, stayed on well

4(1)
Silk - Dark blue, red hoops, yellow sleeves, dark blue cap
  • Form 102967
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 78

always behind, weakened over 1f out

5(7)
Silk - White, gold braid, green sleeves, green cap with gold tassel

Weellan

32 D
12/1
  • Form 315643
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 80

chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace

6(2)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 1-65
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 80

chased leaders, switched right over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, soon one pace

7(9)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green and white hooped sleeves

Robero

14
33/1
  • Form 593500
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

soon led, headed approaching final furlong, faded

8(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
7/2
  • Form 317-840
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, nearest finish

9(4)
Silk - Black, Red armlets

London (FR)

30 h CD
7/1
  • Form 505050
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

with leader, under pressure over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

10(5)
Silk - Brown, White sleeves, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 2-74373
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 76

broke well, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Samphire Coast won nicely over track and trip last week but is 7lb higher while Fleeting Freedom was narrowly beaten at Windsor on her latest start but is upped in class. Bobby K has won a novice race over today’s trip and went close again over 1m2f on his handicap debut but CARING TOUCH (NAP) is preferred. The latter also drops back down in distance and should be sharper for her first start since January when fifth over 1m2f here. Saeed bin Suroor’s filly gets the nod with Weellan looking best of the rest.

Formwatch

Lacan (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 8 3/4l behind War Glory (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.

Samphire Coast 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway when not much room 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, clear towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Rosarno (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.

Bobby K (IRE) 8-11fav (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, soon edged left, headed well inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Velvet Vision (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Mar.

Dark Alliance (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Restless in gates, dwelt, ridden on inside over 1f out, always towards rear, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Areen Heart (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Sep.

Weellan 11-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, chasing leaders when hampered on rail over 1f out, switched right and kept on in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Iron Sky (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

Caring Touch (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 3f out, driven, edged left and went 2nd over 1f out, edged left, lost 2nd and no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Anasheed (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (4) pol in Sep.

Robero 66-1 (8-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Muntadab (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

Najashee (IRE) 9-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place well over 2f out, eased over 1f out, last of 11, dist behind Daawy (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.

London (FR) 66-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 15th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Big Lachie (9-6) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

Fleeting Freedom 9-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied and every chance, stayed on well, 3rd of 10, shd behind Forward Thinker (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.