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bet365 Chelmsford City Cup (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 2.87s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Luke Morris
Simon Pearce
Settled just behind the pace on the rail - angled out approaching the final two furlongs and driven into contention - got up to score in the closing strides
Joe Leavy
Hugo Palmer
Drifted right from the off - went straight to front - drifted right again with a furlong left - challenged soon after and caught in the last strides for a nose defeat
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Bumped a touch at the off - sat just behind the front-runner - pushed along and stayed on from inside the final furlong - finished third beaten a length and a quarter
Hollie Doyle
Charlie Johnston
Bumped at the break - settled with the pack - pushed along a furlong out but couldn't find more inside the final 110yds
Harry Burns (3)
Simon & Ed Crisford
Hampered at the off and settled towards the back - pushed along to close ground along the far rail inside the final furlong - finished with running on well held in 5th
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Fought for control early - settled towards the back - drifted left under pressure but stayed on from the final furlong without enough speed to get on terms
Connor Beasley
Charlie Johnston
Held up in rear of the pack throughout - unable to improve position - finished well held in 7th
Benoit De La Sayette
Ian Williams
Held up rear throughout - never a threat - finished eighth beaten 6½ lengths
Neil Callan
Marco Botti
Fought for control early - held up towards rear throughout - never troubled leaders - finished ninth
William Carver
Jamie Osborne
Fought for control early - settled with the pack - pressed for effort inside final furlong and dropped away - finished well held in 10th
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.