May 23 / 20.22 Chelmsford (AW)

20.22

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Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap (Div II)

  • Prize money: £4004
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap (Div II)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: /183-2 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Dual 7f Tapeta winner; largely consistent when with previous trainers and began well for current yard when trying to make all and just pipped at Newcastle (6f, Tapeta) recently; up 1lb and back up in trip; big player.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

(3)

2nd Aug 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

16:55 Southwell (AW)

Magic Gem

9st 1lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

Had only won over 7f but put that right over this far at Wolverhampton when always in a good position; just 3lb higher for that half-length success and the second has won since.

5/4

1st

2

(8)

1st Jul 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Magic Gem

9st 10lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

pressed leader, ridden and led over 1f out, soon faced challenge, kept on

2/1

1st

6

(4)

23rd May 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:22 Chelmsford (AW)

Magic Gem

9st 7lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

prominent, carried right but led when ridden 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, kept on, comfortably

5/2

7/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 333624 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
C&D winner in a classified event in January; backed that up in similar company at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) next time; has twice gone close in handicaps since, both when 1lb higher, and he looks a likely player.
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3

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 3

14:42 Stratford

Heerathetrack

11st 0lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Mark Usher

Modest 7f/1m handicapper on the Flat; pulled hard when tailed off on only previous run over hurdles in November 2023 (2m, good to soft); best watched for now.

40/1

4

(13)

22nd May 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:50 Chelmsford (AW)

Heerathetrack

9st 8lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Usher

7f and 1m course winner, the latter coming when 4lb lower in March; has been competitive from this mark in two of his three subsequent starts; each-way player.

10/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 7-0328 C

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
6f course winner; gets this trip, as shown when second at Southwell (7f, Tapeta) on his penultimate start; he'll need to better his latest effort but he has claims if repeating the Southwell form.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

4

(7)

24th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bluebells Boy

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Low-key stable debut at Lingfield four weeks ago; should leave that behind in time but others arrive with less to prove.

14/1

8th

5

(9)

25th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

Bluebells Boy

9st 6lb

J: William Cox

T: Jim & Suzi Best

On a losing run but he comes here in good order, beaten under 2l behind new stablemate Manhattan Chute over C&D five weeks ago; on his fourth different trainer since May (same owner); drawn wider than ideal.

8/1

4th

3

(7)

21st Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:38 Lingfield (AW)

Bluebells Boy

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Hayley Burton

On a losing run but he comes here in good order, prominent long way when fourth of eight in 6f handicap here four days ago; this course scorer can go well again.

3/1

Form: -57057 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Turf and C&D winner, the latter when 7lb higher last September; has been well below that level of form in four starts for this yard; handy mark if he can be revived.
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10th

9

(9)

19th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Kodi Noir

9st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Overcame trouble in running to win the corresponding race 12 months ago off an 8lb higher mark (then trained by Alice Haynes); patchy record for new stable but his best run for them came over C&D and Tom Queally's only ride for the stable in 2024 (before this evening) finished second; can go well.

10/1

9th

5

(6)

31st Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

18:25 Lingfield (AW)

Kodi Noir

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

dwelt start, in rear

10/1

7th

10

(6)

22nd Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

15:45 Lingfield (AW)

Kodi Noir

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Not beaten far into fourth of ten at Chelmsford (7f, Polytrack) in May, but he has been off three months since and has no great record fresh; opposed.

14/1

10/1

Form: 1619-9 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who also won over 1m here last September; the latter was a spike in performance and he's been well below that level in both starts since; a danger to all if revived but has that to prove.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

3

(4)

15th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Bo Taifan

9st 9lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Martin Dunne

Three wins to his name and finished second and third in 1m contests at Lingfield and Chelmsford won by horses who have done better since; should settle okay in this maximum field and come home well.

13/2

6th

3

(4)

15th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Bo Taifan

9st 9lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Martin Dunne

Three wins to his name and finished second and third in 1m contests at Lingfield and Chelmsford won by horses who have done better since; should settle okay in this maximum field and come home well.

13/2

3rd

1

(9)

19th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:40 Chelmsford (AW)

Bo Taifan

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Martin Dunne

held up in rear, slightly hampered after 1f, headway over 2f out, pressed leaders on outer over 1f out, went third post

13/2

Form: 988066 D BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Sliding in the handicap; well beaten when favourite at Windsor (1m2f, heavy) latest; drops back in trip and has yet to show her best here.
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8

(4)

12th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 5

15:10 Epsom

Daphne May

8st 6lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Gary & Josh Moore

in touch with leaders, pulled up quickly 2f out, looked to go wrong

9/2

2nd

1

(5)

29th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Daphne May

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Beaten less than a length into third of ten behind Sunset In Paris in a similar contest at Lingfield (1m2f, Polytrack) on her penultimate start, but that the only time she has made the frame in her last 13 outings; others are more reliable.

6/1

11th

10

(1)

30th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Lingfield (AW)

Daphne May

9st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Losing run up to 12, but having plummeted down the weights she was beaten less than a length into third of ten in a 0-50 classified event here (1m2f) a week ago; AW wins have come over 7f/1m, but she has been successful over this far on turf and remains unexposed at the trip.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7318-7 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
C&D winner last November, when 2lb lower and coming from the rear; well below that level on both subsequent starts; bit to prove.
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6th

13

(4)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Poetic Jack

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Dual AW winner (6f/7f) but his last success was 17 months ago and he's been up and down in five runs this year; ran too freely at Lingfield last time but that was a disappointing run as favourite and he needs to bounce back again after that.

10/1

8th

10

(4)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield (AW)

Poetic Jack

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Robert Cowell

Has modest 2-33 strike-rate but one of the wins was gained over C&D and he returns here after two fairly good fourths, the latter in first-time visor at Southwell (5f) a fortnight ago; more appealing than most.

11/4

Form: 219-90 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Soft-ground 7f winner; well beaten in all three starts since (turf); pulled up on only previous outing here.
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5

(7)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Chelmsford (AW)

Primrose Maid

9st 9lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Christine Dunnett

Sole win from 35 starts came at Yarmouth (7f, soft) in September 2023 but she's been poor there on her last five starts, including on her only previous try at this trip; others preferred.

66/1

11th

6

(3)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:05 Yarmouth

Primrose Maid

9st 9lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Christine Dunnett

Sole win in 34 starts came in a 0-65 handicap here (7f, soft) just under two years ago; poor in her last four starts and a hood (worn previously) replaces first-time blinkers; hard to fancy.

33/1

4

(4)

3rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

15:07 Yarmouth

Primrose Maid

9st 9lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Christine Dunnett

Sole win in 33 starts came in a 0-65 handicap over C&D (soft) just under two years ago; poor in her last three starts and the switch to blinkers needs to make a big difference.

20/1

Form: 90-89

Last run: 93 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at big odds in all four starts.
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9th

10

(7)

4th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Miss Billie

9st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Michael Wigham

Front-runner whose best recent effort was when beaten a neck in a 0-50 classified event over C&D (first-time blinkers) in February; twice well held since, though, and is now 0-17.

20/1

9th

10

(7)

4th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Miss Billie

9st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Michael Wigham

Front-runner whose best recent effort was when beaten a neck in a 0-50 classified event over C&D (first-time blinkers) in February; twice well held since, though, and is now 0-17.

20/1

Form: 505-45

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
0-17 and best AW form has been on Wolverhampton's Tapeta surface; on a competitive mark but needs to better recent efforts.
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8th

3

(6)

16th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Global Effort

9st 9lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Phil McEntee

Three-time course winner who's regressed since two victories last August, latterly when behind four of tonight's rivals over C&D; only holds outside claims.

33/1

9th

4

(2)

9th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Global Effort

9st 9lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Phil McEntee

Won a Chelmsford handicap (5f) last August but he's 0-9 since and hasn't threatened in classified events in his last three runs; has good draw back on Tapeta but he needs to raise his game.

12/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £11.70
Straight Forecast £11.31
Tricast £42.84
Trifecta £50.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Magic Gem

NEWMARKET:

Poetic Jack

The Guardian:

Heerathetrack

D Express:

Bluebells Boy

The Times:

Poetic Jack

The Star:

Poetic Jack

Daily Mail:

Heerathetrack

Daily Record:

Heerathetrack

RP RATINGS:

Magic Gem

POSTDATA:

Magic Gem

Telegraph:

Magic Gem

Daily Mirror:

Magic Gem

The Sun:

Magic Gem