Chelmsford City Racecourse - Commercial Brochure 2020

The Chelmer Stakes 30TH APRIL An evening of thrilling racing featuring The Chelmer Stakes, a highly competitive sprint over six furlongs worth an impressive £55,000 in prize money. In 2019, Champion Jockey, Oisin Murphy, narrowly defeated Ryan Moore and Mark Johnston's Chapelli by a nose at a huge 28/1 price aboard Isaan Queen for Lambourn-based trainer, Archie Watson. Expect bold challenges from racing's finest in a bid to claim this Listed Race and the rewards that come with it. The Queen Charlotte Stakes 3RD JULY It’s the third running of The Queen Charlotte Stakes, Chelmsford City Racecourse’s most prestigious race and second most valuable worth a whopping £75,000 in prize money. The seven furlong contest will see a host of challengers eager to pick up a win in this exciting June fixture. After a competitive field fought to pick up this Listed Race, it was Richard Hannon’s 1000 Guineas winner, Billesdon Brook, who worked his way up the field to take the prize, with the aid of Chelmsford City Cup’s winning jockey, Sean Levey seated. This marked the uptick of the beginning of a sensational campaign for the mare, who would go on to win the Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood and the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket before venturing to California’s Santa Anita Park to compete in the Breeders Cup. The Chelmsford City Cup 22ND AUGUST Chelmsford City Racecourse’s most valuable race in the calendar, The Chelmsford City Cup, is worth a staggering £100,000 and the UK’s richest evening race and meeting. It will come as no surprise that 2019 saw a sensational line up of racing’s stars go in pursuit of this generous prize. While there were plenty of immediate threats to choose from, it was in fact Richard Hannon’s War Glory who narrowly crossed the winning line first at a huge 25/1 price with Queen Charlotte Stakes winner, Sean Levey on board. Extraordinarily, second and third place were priced at 25/1 and 33/1 respectively, proving that when the stakes are as high as winning The Chelmsford City Cup, you give it your all or go home! 23 COMMERCIAL BROCHURE 2020 | CHELMSFORD CITY RACECOURSE