Christmas At Chelmsford City Racecourse Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Barenboim (GB) | 7 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 137 lbs | 8/13F | Won | Held up in rear - going easily but not clear run over 1f out - switched left then switched right inside final furlong - pushed along and kept on strongly inside final furlong - comfortably(op 4/6) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Richard R H B (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Frederick Larson
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Michael Appleby | 127 lbs | 15/2 | 1.25 | Midfield - raced wide and headway from over 2f out - hard ridden over 1f out - headway to lead inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds(op 13/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Mc'ted (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Parr | 130 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Prominent - pushed along and headway from 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Balgair (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Tom Clover | 141 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In rear - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Bugle Major (USA) | 7 G | Poor | Archie Watson | 137 lbs | 9/1 | 1 | Midfield - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and headway from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Rhubarb Bikini (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Michael Attwater | 138 lbs | 14/1 | 4.75 | Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Ar El Bee (FR) | 4 G | Poor | David Menuisier | 129 lbs | 22/1 | 4 | Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Teekana (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Mike Murphy & Michael Keady | 127 lbs | 50/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - some headway and going okay but waiting for room 2f out - shaken up and not clear run over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1) |
Chelmsford (AW) Races