Racecards
16:40 Chelmsford City
tote Placepot Your First Bet Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £9,750 added
- Winner: £5,531
- 2nd: £1,646
- 3rd: £823
- 4th: £411
- Form 226713-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey M Crehan
Bumped start, midfield, keen, ridden 2f out, kept on
- Form 4609-83
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey R Havlin
Midfield, pushed along 2f out, no extra
- Form 22747-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
Bumped start, chased leaders, keen, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 00-6965
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey George Downing
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 2166-28
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed, kept on
- Form 1416-07
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
Dwelt, always towards rear
- Form 92-1167
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Cam Hardie
Reared start, held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well, led on line
- Form 5-15253
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
Prominent, nudged along 2f out, headway to join leaders 1f out, briefly led inside final furlong, caught on line
Verdict
Spirited Guest won over a longer trip at Yarmouth last summer but hasn’t raced since September. Shamshon has looked high enough in the weights since scoring at Lingfield in January but WILEY POST is back on a winning mark. A close-up third at Lingfield last time points to a bold bid here and Tony Carroll’s charge can get his head back in front. Agent Shiftwell disappointed at Wolverhampton recently but is still preferred to Jumira Bridge with additional headgear applied and Oisin Murphy taking over in the saddle.
Formwatch
Spirited Guest 3-1fav (9-10) Ridden away from stalls, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway from 2f out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Grandfather Tom (9-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Wiley Post 5-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Invincible Larne (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Ascot Jungle (IRE) (8-8) 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Dream Academy (9-1) at Deauville 6f stks pol in Jan.
Stake Acclaim (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance when edged left approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Saaheq (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Agent Shiftwell 9-2 (9-5) Raced wide close up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Global Prospector (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Camachess (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway between horses over 2f out when ridden, kept on one pace final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Sir Oliver (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Jumira Bridge 16-1 (9-1) Slightly worse than mid-division, took fierce hold, some headway before pushed 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and no more to offer, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Capote's Dream (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Shamshon (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along and ran on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Saaheq (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.