19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 May 2019

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Sri Lanka Staying Strong Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f  |   Standard  |   5 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:03  |   Winning time: 2m 4.24s
1st
Horse silk
5
(1)
7/2
T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa
Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, soon 2nd, led final 150 yards, cosily tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
(2)
10/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald
Led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, hung back left entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards op 11/1 tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
4
(3)
9/2
T: R HannonJ: K T O'Neill
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out until ridden and hung right over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
(4)
6/4f
T: W J HaggasJ: James Doyle
Tracked leader until over 4f out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, carried wide entering home turn, weakened over 1f out op 11/8
5th
Horse silk
11
2
(5)
4/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Tracked leaders, quick move on outside into 2nd over 4f out until over 2f out, wide on home turn, weakened inside final 2f, soon hung left and behind tchd 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.80, £3.80EX:£25.70Trifecta:£61.30SF:£32.22

Forecasts

Boerhan (6/4), Fox Premier (7/2), Travel On (4/1), Ritchie Valens (9/2), The Trader (10/1)

Verdict

The second three-year-old handicap on the cards and whilst this one doesn’t contain as many runners it’s no easier to solve that the preceding contest. The run of Travel On in the Sandown Classic Trial won’t have gone unnoticed by many and dropping back in class he’s likely to play a prominent part although the handicapper didn’t miss that effort. Boheran will be more at home on this more conventional track having struggled a little with the Newmarket undulations last time although his third to two useful types was sound enough. RITCHIE VALENS ran into a promising sort last time but did pull well clear of the rest and despite the rise in grade he’s taken to gain compensation.
  1. Ritchie Valens
  2. Travel On
  3. Boerhan

Previous Winners

2018
Poet's Prince
Weight: 8-6  |Age: 3
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,938.002nd: £3,850.003rd: £1,924.004th: £962.00

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