14:50 Chelmsford City

Thursday 20 June 2024

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Esprit Couture 1er Cru Handicap

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 58.69s

1^st

(1)

Almaty Star

48-13

4/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Ray Dawson

Led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, all out, gamely

2^nd

nse

(8)

Emperor Spirit

69-10

18/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Daniel Muscutt

Slightly hampered start, chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and strong challenge inside final furlong, just failed op 16/1 tchd 20/1

3^rd

2 ¾

(2)

Dark Side Prince

78-8

11/2

T: Jessica MaceyJ: Harrison Shaw

Chased leaders on inside, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo op 6/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

(6)

Buraback

58-4

18/1

T: D ShawJ: Raul Da Silva

Chased winner, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 28/1

5^th

1 ¾

(9)

Harry Brown

49-5

15/2

T: D M SimcockJ: Joey Haynes

Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and some late minor headway, never on terms tchd 7/1

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Lord Riddiford

99-7

12/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Hampered start, held up off the pace in last pair, some headway over 1f out, shaken up and weakened final furlong op 18/1

7^th

(7)

Princess Shabnam

59-8

6/1

T: S WoodsJ: Kaiya Fraser (5)

Went slightly right start, off the pace towards rear, carried wide turning in, never involved

8^th

(3)

Rocking Ends

49-7

7/4f

T: Tom CloverJ: J Mitchell

Steadied and went right start, pulled very hard in mid-division, came wide turning in, ridden and beaten over 1f out op 6/4 tchd 15/8

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Non-Runners

(4)

The Defiant²

Weight: 8-4| Age: 8

T: L A Dace J: Mia Nicholls

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.60, £4.70, £1.40EX:£77.70Trifecta:£311.10Tricast:£401.63SF:£70.99Swingers:£12.50, £3.90, £11.20

Forecasts

Rocking Ends (7/4), Almaty Star (4/1), Dark Side Prince (11/2), Princess Shabnam (6/1), Harry Brown (15/2), Lord Riddiford (12/1), Emperor Spirit (18/1), Buraback (18/1), The Defiant (25/1)

Multiple C&D scorer DARK SIDE PRINCE steps into a higher grade but is clearly thriving and may be able to continue his winning run. Almaty Star and Harry Brown rate the principal dangers.