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17:30 Chelmsford City

Friday 15 April 2022

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:30

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 3m 30.62s

1^st

(7)

Reverend Hubert

49-10

13/2

T: R HannonJ: 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

2^nd

2 ¼

(6)

Man Of Riddles

49-8

5/1

T: D M SimcockJ: 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

3^rd

(4)

Orin Swift

89-11

8/1

T: J G PortmanJ: 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

4^th

3 ¾

(5)

Love Poems

58-10

5/1

T: Dr J D ScargillJ: 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

5^th

3 ¾

(1)

Merlin's Beard

49-9

3/1f

T: R HughesJ: R L Moore

Raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, soon beaten op 11/4

6^th

(2)

Prince Abu

59-2

10/3

T: D ShawJ: Dylan Hogan

Held up off the pace in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms tchd 3/1

7^th

7 ½

(3)

Second Kingdom

49-1

16/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: 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.