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6:00 Chelmsford (AW) 21 Nov 2023

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 2m Standard
1st £5,050.80 2nd £2,370.04 3rd £1,184.06 4th £592.51 5th £295.29

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (5)  
4 913 b 65 34 77
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Casila (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, headway going easily over 2f out, waiting for room over 1f out, soon switched right, ridden to lead inside final 110yds, soon clear, eased towards finish (op 7/4)
2 (7)
4 100 p 66 33 71
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Oh Sedulous (IRE) (Lawman)
Midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner (op 4/1)
3 (9) [3]
3 91 p 60 25 63
b f Sir Percy - Archduchess (Archipenko)
Pushed along early, prominent, switched right and pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and hung badly left, headed and no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said filly hung left-handed under pressure) (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
4 (6) 1 [4]
4 97 59 23 61
ch f Recorder - Luna Celtica (IRE) (Celtic Swing)
Held up in rear, switched right and pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no telling impression
5 (4) [6¾]
7 102 p 68 29 66
b g Shamardal (USA) - Lura (USA) (Street Cry)
Slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 12/1)
6 (2) ¾ [7½]
3 94 63 23 60
gr f Kitten's Joy (USA) - Na Balada (BRZ) (Forestry)
Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 2f out, short of room and lost position over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his instructions were to jump and be prominent and to stay off the rail; he explained that his position at the start of the race was further back than intended but accepted his position on the rail approximately 1f after the start; he continued to add that the pace slackened going onto final circuit before travelling well into the home straight and then being denied a clear run in the straight, a fact he reported at scales post-race, until final furlong, after which then appearing to be slow to ask his mount for a timely and substantial effort when a gap appeared; trainer confirmed instructions and although jockey was unable to ride to instructions due to how the race developed, after watching replays of the race she expressed her dissatisfaction with the amount of effort displayed by jockey in final furlong once having a clear run) (op 6/1)
7 (1) nk [7¾]
3 99 p 68 28 65
b f Muhaarar - Pyrenean Queen (IRE) (Zoffany)
Prominent, pushed along and pressed leader on inner over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
8 (10) [9¼]
3 94 p 63 21 58
b g Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Island Odyssey (Dansili)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakening when bumped over 1f out (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
9 (8) [10¾]
3 98 67 23 60
b c Poet's Word (IRE) - Dreaming Beauty (Oasis Dream)
Led at steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 11/1)
10 (3) 6 [16¾]
6 98 p 60 8 45
b g French Navy - Cloud Break (Dansili)
Prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
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