17:25 Chelmsford City

Saturday 7 July 2018

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:5517:25

Racing Welfare Staff Week Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 25.64s

1^st

(3)

Image

39-6

11/4f

T: P J McBrideJ: Jason Hart

Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, strongly challenged closing stages, just held on op 9/4

2^nd

nse

(11)

Elysium Dream

39-7

16/1

T: R HannonJ: Rossa Ryan (3)

Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed

3^rd

(9)

Toy Theatre

49-10

33/1

T: M ApplebyJ: R Winston

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish op 25/1

4^th

(13)

Broughtons Knight

49-10

8/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Charlie Bennett (3)

Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, kept on well op 10/1

5^th

(14)

Dark Side Dream

69-13

10/1

T: C A DwyerJ: Lewis Edmunds (3)

Keen in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, nearest finish op 12/1

6^th

(8)

Mr Minerals

410-2

7/2

T: R HughesJ: S W Kelly

Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat op 9/2

7^th

(7)

Precious Silk

39-3

20/1

T: J SantosJ: Lemos De Souza

Led until over 1f out, faded final furlong op 16/1

8^th

(1)

Coverham

49-4

12/1

T: J M P EustaceJ: Aled Beech (7)

Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on, never a threat

9^th

(12)

Dashing Poet

49-0

10/1

T: H MainJ: Harry Bentley

Mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10^th

(5)

Six Strings

410-0

5/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Held up, headway over 1f out, soon short of room, no danger after op 6/1

11^th

3 ½

(4)

East Coast Lady

69-5

14/1

T: W StoneJ: Hollie Doyle

In touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway when hung left under pressure over 1f out, soon beaten tchd 16/1

12^th

(2)

Pass The Cristal

48-11

20/1

T: W R MuirJ: D C Costello

Steadied start, always behind, beaten 2f out

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Non-Runners

(10)

Harry Beau⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: Gabriele Malune

(6)

Mr Tyrrell⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: R Hannon J: P J Dobbs

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.30, £3.50, £5.50EX:£44.50Trifecta:£1,075.40Tricast:£1,286.28SF:£52.87Swingers:£13.90, £26.40, £19.00

Forecasts

Image (11/4), Mr Minerals (7/2), Six Strings (5/1), Harry Beau (11/2), Broughtons Knight (8/1), Dark Side Dream (10/1), Dashing Poet (10/1), Mr Tyrrell (10/1), Coverham (12/1), East Coast Lady (14/1), Elysium Dream (16/1), Precious Silk (20/1), Pass The Cristal (20/1), Toy Theatre (33/1)

A devilishly tough finale in which Harry Beau is turned out quickly under a penalty prior to being clobbered by the handicapper for Tuesday's emphatic Chepstow win. The pace will be a strong one with a number of these horses proven front-runners including Broughton's Knight and Precious Silk. Both Coverham and Dashing Poet probably still reside on winning marks, but might find easier opportunities than this race in the weeks ahead whilst East Coast Lady is seemingly on the way back to form. However, a speculative dart is aimed at TOY THEATRE. She is versatile in terms of tactics, but has enough speed to draft in behind the early leaders and pounce.