17:30 Chelmsford City
Friday 15 April 2022
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Ladies Day With Sophie Ellis-Bextor Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m  |  Standard  |  7 Runners  |  Polytrack  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:31Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 30.62s
T:Â R HannonJ:Â P J Dobbs
Raced keenly tracking leaders, headway out wide 2f out, ridden went 2nd and hung left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well tchd 10/1
T:Â D M SimcockJ:Â Callum Shepherd
Held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner op 4/1 tchd 7/2
T:Â J G PortmanJ:Â James Doyle
Led, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd final strides op 7/1 tchd 9/1
T:Â Dr J D ScargillJ:Â J F Egan
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 9/1
T:Â R HughesJ:Â R L Moore
Raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, soon beaten op 11/4
T:Â D ShawJ:Â Dylan Hogan
Held up off the pace in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms tchd 3/1
T:Â P S McEnteeJ:Â S De Sousa
Tracked leader 7f, handy 3rd, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, weakened turning in, eased when no chance over 1f out op 11/1 tchd 10/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£3.10, £2.70EX:£46.10Trifecta:£256.60SF:£36.66Swingers:£5.90, £8.70, £6.50
Forecasts
Merlin's Beard (3/1), Prince Abu (10/3), Man Of Riddles (5/1), Love Poems (5/1), Reverend Hubert (13/2), Orin Swift (8/1), Second Kingdom (16/1)
A competitive race for the grade. MERLIN'S BEARD progressed in leaps and bounds last season, and although he has a much higher mark to contend with, it's possible he could still be ahead of the assessor. Orin Swift ran well at Southwell in February and is well respected from the same mark, as is hat-trick seeker Man of Riddles.
- MERLIN'S BEARD
- ORIN SWIFT (IRE)
- MAN OF RIDDLES (USA)
Prize Money
1st: £9,396.002nd: £4,411.003rd: £2,206.004th: £1,103.005th: £300.006th: £300.00
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