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17:10 Chelmsford City

It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,650 added
  • Winner: £4,004
  • 2nd: £1,879
  • 3rd: £939
  • 4th: £470
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 28.58s
  • Off Time: 17:11:21
  • 8 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Maroon, light blue hollow box and sleeves, striped cap

Oyamal

23
25/1
  • Form 604-329
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 61

soon led, headed 4f out, outpaced from 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out, soon tailed off

2(6)
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap
6/1
  • Form 4132-43
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 61

prominent, pushed along 3f out, outpaced when lost position 2f out, weakened from 1f out

3(9)
Silk - Emerald green, maroon braces
3/1
  • Form 43354-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 60

dwelt, pushed along early, soon prominent, keen throughout first circuit, closed on leaders 5f, out, led 2f out, ridden when drifted right 1f out, all out but always doing enough final strides

4(2)
Silk - Orange, White spots on sleeves
  • Form 354272
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 57

midfield, chased leaders 3f out, raced wide when making headway 2f pout, went second 1f out, kept on but always held by winner near finish

5(5)
Silk - Dark blue, white star and sleeves

Taxiing (USA)

14 vt CD
6/1
  • Form 218701
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 56

held up towards rear, still a lot to do 4f out, ridden 3f out, drifted right and raced widest home turn, chased leaders from 1f out, kept on but edged right inside final furlong, not pace of front three final 50 yards

6(4)
Silk - White, emerald green cross of lorraine, armlets and cap
  • Form 33227-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 51

held up last, pushed along to stay in touch 6f out, outpaced 3f put, soon rallied, headway from 2f out, switched to inner rail before 1f out, went third inside final 110 yards, kept on

7(8)
Silk - Light Blue, White diamonds on sleeves, Light Blue cap, White diamond
9/1
  • Form 5/90-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 50

raced in second, led 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, soon struggling, weakened from 1f out

9(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap
28/1
  • Form 0/55874-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

raced very keen early, stayed wide through first three furlongs, pushed along when dropped to rear 3f out, went past one tiring rival 1f out, weakened before final 110 yards

8(3)
NR
25/1
  • Form 583-707
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

NonRunner

In depth

Formwatch

Oyamal 8-1 (9-9) Wide and headway to track leader after 1f until ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 9, 25 3/4l behind Aim For The Moon (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Apr.

Grand Duchess Olga 11-1 (9-9) Tracked 3rd over 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Taxiing (9-2) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May.

Wannabe Brave (IRE) 11-8fav (9-10) Led 1f, soon steadied in close 3rd, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, came clear final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Blenheim Lad (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.

Further Measure (USA) 11-4 (9-5) Held up in 5th on inside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Taxiing (9-2) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May.

Taxiing (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, angled out home turn, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May beating Further Measure (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.

Pfingstberg (GER) 7-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, driven over 3f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, got through and close up inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Socialist Agenda (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in May.

Shield Of Honour 9-1 (9-0) Bit keen, chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened rapidly inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Taxiing (9-2) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May.

Little Tiger 22-1 (8-6) Slowly away and pushed along from stalls, settled in midfield but in touch, outpaced and pushed along 4f out, went third before 1f out, no extra when dropped to fourth near finish, 4th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Victoriano (10-2) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

Lilla Cross 200-1 (9-0) Off the pace and always towards rear, 12th of 13, 30l behind Red Dwarf (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.