17:05 Chelmsford City

Sunday 9 July 2023

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

British EBF Fillies' Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   6f  |   Standard  |   10 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:05  |   Winning time: 1m 11.04s
1st
Horse silk
3
(9)
9/4f
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Dwelt, behind early, still a lot to do when switched left off home turn, running on strongly when pushed along but bumped by rival and hit far rail just before 1f out, lost little momentum and responded gamely, led inside final 50 yards, just did enough, very game under the circumstances op 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
7
(2)
15/2
T: C FellowesJ: Callum Shepherd
Midfield, chased leaders halfway, pushed along when led entering final 110 yards, ridden and no extra when headed inside final 50 yards op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
1
(4)
9/1
T: P D EvansJ: P Cosgrave
Held up, raced wide off home turn, ran on strongly when ridden inside final 110 yards, took third near finish, never nearer op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
½
4
(7)
9/2
T: J TateJ: N Callan
Slowly away, towards rear, chased leaders from halfway, ran on well inside final furlong, tired near finish and dropped to fourth final strides op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
½
6
(5)
20/1
T: M L W BellJ: Hector Crouch
Held up towards rear, chased leaders from 3f out, bumped rival when switched left just before 1f out, lost momentum for a few strides, rallied and kept on for fifth near finish op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
1
9
(1)
14/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Jason Hart
Prominent, led before end of first furlong, soon joined, ridden when headed inside final furlong, soon no extra and weakened to sixth near finish op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(8)
16/1
T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne
Close up, disputed after first furlong, hung right when headed and lost ground 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
10
(3)
13/2
T: S C WilliamsJ: S M Levey
Led, keen early, headed before end of first furlong, remained prominent until ridden off home turn, found little and weakened from 1f out op 7/1 tchd 15/2
9th
Horse silk
9
2
(6)
14/1
T: G BougheyJ: W Buick
Prominent, outpaced halfway, soon beaten and dropped to last well before final furlong, kept on past one tiring rival near finish op 10/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(10)
9/1
T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill
Close up, pushed along 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened from 1f out, dropped to last inside final furlong op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £2.10, £3.00EX:£16.80Trifecta:£86.80Tricast:£132.93SF:£19.84Swingers:£4.60, £4.70, £9.50

Forecasts

Azure Angel (9/4), Shades Of Summer (9/2), Premiere Beauty (13/2), Holy Fire (15/2), Cuban Breeze (9/1), She's Centimental (9/1), Loch Carron (14/1), California Gem (14/1), Ormolulu (16/1), Mile End (20/1)

Verdict

Roger Varian's AZURE ANGEL made an encouraging return from an absence when fourth at Windsor and this low-mileage filly can resume winning ways at the chief expense of Kempton second Holy Fire. Ormolulu and Cuban Breeze need factoring in too.

  1. AZURE ANGEL
  2. HOLY FIRE
  3. ORMOLULU (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £7,851.002nd: £3,684.003rd: £1,840.004th: £921.005th: £459.00

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