April 01 / 17.30 Chelmsford (AW)

17.30

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Racing Welfare Handicap

  • Prize money: £4004
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Racing Welfare Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.91
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 07380- D

Last run: 269 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Looked very promising for Karl Burke as a 3yo; struggled badly in Hong Kong, placed in just one of his 17 runs, but he returns to Britain off a lowly mark and this is a weak race; interesting contender.
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7th

5

(8)

21st Jun 2023

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

18:50 Newcastle (AW)

Vitralite

9st 4lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: S Woods

Returned from Hong Kong with two wins over 7f/1m on soft/Polytrack in April and has run with credit in three outings since, as when third of 13 at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) eight days ago; races off the same mark, but has never attempted this far before and this is a stiff track.

11/4

3rd

2

(6)

13th Jun 2023

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

16:35 Southwell (AW)

Vitralite

9st 9lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: S Woods

Returned from spell in Hong Kong with two wins for Sean Woods in April (7f, AW/1m, soft); beaten favourite on consecutive starts last month but didn't run badly on either occasion and it's worth remembering his career-best RPR was recorded on his only Tapeta start (in 2020); shortlisted.

7/2

2

(7)

30th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

20:25 Nottingham

Vitralite

9st 10lb

J: David Probert

T: S Woods

towards rear

7/2

9/4

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 4-725

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
No immediate progress for the switch to handicaps when finishing fifth of nine over 7f at Wolverhampton 19 days ago (tongue-tie on for first time, retained); still has time to do better and he's not out of this.
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5th

8

(1)

16th Oct 2023

Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 5

16:35 Yarmouth

Okeanos

9st 7lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Ivan Furtado

towards rear

7/2

2nd

1

(2)

15th Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Salisbury

Okeanos

10st 0lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

slowly into stride

11/4

3rd

3

(1)

12th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

16:20 Yarmouth

Okeanos

10st 1lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Ivan Furtado

took keen hold, held up in rear but in touch with leaders, headway from 2f out

7/4

12/1

Form: -83065 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Plummeting down the weights with only the odd glimmer of a possible revival; others look more interesting this time.
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3rd

5

(3)

15th Apr 2023

Soft

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

Ostilio

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Phil McEntee

Won off 19lb higher over C&D (good to soft) last June but he's struggled since and was a well-held fifth of nine at Chelmsford on Thursday; now returns to turf with Billy Loughnane booked but he needs a major upturn in form.

7/1

5th

1

(9)

13th Apr 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Ostilio

9st 11lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

Tumbling down the weights but no real sign of capitalising and form here doesn't stack up.

6/1

3rd

3

(4)

1st Apr 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Ostilio

9st 8lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

led, pushed along and faced challenge when drifted right under 2f out, headed and lost two places 1f out, edged right and weakened inside final furlong

12/1

Form: 779252

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Poor strike-rate but he has finished second three times since November, two of those efforts coming over C&D; should run his race but others stronger for win purposes.
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6th

7

(2)

1st Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Brazen Arrow

8st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Christine Dunnett

Yet to add to his 6f win in early 2022 and had several chances off lowly marks last year; easy enough to swerve.

25/1

1

(5)

11th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Brazen Arrow

9st 9lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Christine Dunnett

Poor strike-rate and he's better known for his exploits at 6f and 7f; others appeal more.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 38050-

Last run: 157 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Failed to win in 16 starts for Dermot Weld but she's well handicapped on even last season's best efforts, let alone her useful 2yo form; sold for 9,000euros in November; betting useful.
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11th

3

(10)

13th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Butterfly Island

9st 9lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

Exposed maiden; this belated return to 6f isn't enough to tempt today.

33/1

7th

10

(11)

6th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:45 Newcastle (AW)

Butterfly Island

9st 3lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Liam Bailey

Regressive filly who has been safely held in some recent classified races on turf and is now 0-24; has often worn blinkers or cheekpieces; visor given a whirl tonight.

20/1

Form: 700-59 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Didn't run too badly on her stable debut at Lingfield in February but never featured at Southwell three weeks ago; plenty to prove on the back of that; cheekpieces return (well beaten in them for former yard).
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7th

7

(1)

3rd May 2023

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

19:10 Brighton

Valorant

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Michael Appleby

Just a respectable sixth in 0-50 classified on stable debut at Lingfield (7f, AW) in February and ran poorly in that grade the following month; sports a new headgear combination today, though, and may yet come good for Michael Appleby.

8/1

6

(1)

1st Apr 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Valorant

8st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Michael Appleby

Didn't run too badly on her stable debut at Lingfield in February but never featured at Southwell three weeks ago; plenty to prove on the back of that; cheekpieces return (well beaten in them for former yard).

12/1

9th

11

(10)

9th Mar 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:10 Southwell (AW)

Valorant

9st 2lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Struggled for Scott Dixon having looked promising for Roger Charlton early in her career (7f turf winner); didn't run badly on her stable debut at Lingfield 13 days ago (7f) and she could be sharper with that behind her; stable also run Twistaline.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £6.00
Straight Forecast £5.74
Trifecta £16.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Okeanos

SPOTLIGHT:

Vitralite

Daily Record:

Brazen Arrow

Daily Mirror:

Ostilio

The Times:

Okeanos

Telegraph:

Okeanos

The Guardian:

Okeanos

Daily Mail:

Okeanos

D Express:

Okeanos

RP Ratings:

Vitralite

NEWMARKET:

Vitralite

The Sun:

Vitralite

The Star:

Vitralite