Chelmsford opens to general approval

John Gosden registered his first winner for Godolphin as Tempus Temporis booked his ticket for Good Friday by winning the Betsi Golden Mile Conditions Stakes as racing took place at Chelmsford City for the first time yesterday.

The Essex circuit, formerly known as Great Leighs, closed in January 2009 after going into administration less than a year after it launched, but has reopened under a new name.

Gosden looks like being the chief beneficiary of the decision tun run all the horses previously owned by Princess Haya of Jordan, Sheikh Mohammed’s wife, in the Godolphin blue.