March 16 / 20.30 Chelmsford (AW)

20.30

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Galleywood Handicap

  • Prize money: £6621
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Galleywood Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Light rain

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 201-12 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
In fine form on Tapeta lately, winning narrowly at Wolverhampton and Southwell and, following a two-month absence, he finished second of 14 off this mark at the latter track seven days ago; twice finished runner-up over C&D in the autumn and shouldn't be far away.
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2

(1)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

15:25 Yarmouth

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

No great love for softer surfaces these days, but her present good heart still carried her to second at Lingfield latest (good to soft); record of 13412 in C&D class 5s includes June's win (good to firm); chance.

7/2

2nd

4

(5)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

15:45 Lingfield

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

Refound some form last two outings for first and second at Yarmouth; best efforts last year were better still but, despite form on testing ground earlier in career, she came last of six on last season's two runs on soft.

3/1

2nd

1

(1)

27th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

14:00 Yarmouth

Angle Land

10st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Won this race last year off a 5lb higher mark and came back to form when pulling away with one other over C&D a fortnight ago; has had her moments at the stalls and isn't the most consistent but will rightly be popular.

2/1

OUR TIP

13/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2242-9 C

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Record around here when trained by Richard Hughes read 1242222; well held on his stable debut after eight months off at Lingfield (6f, Polytrack) 13 days ago, though he did have the worst of the draw; too early to write him off and the return here may help, but another furlong may be have been preferable.
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1

(9)

1st Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Crimson Sand

10st 0lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Dan Horsford

Six AW wins on his record, three of them at this track; solid third at Lingfield on Good Friday, on second run for this stable, and he's undergone wind surgery since; promising apprentice takes off 5lb and he's one to consider.

12/1

1

(9)

1st Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Crimson Sand

10st 0lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Dan Horsford

Six AW wins on his record, three of them at this track; solid third at Lingfield on Good Friday, on second run for this stable, and he's undergone wind surgery since; promising apprentice takes off 5lb and he's one to consider.

12/1

3rd

8

(5)

18th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 3

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Crimson Sand

9st 5lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Dan Horsford

Ran creditably on his stable debut at Southwell 12 days ago and returning to 6f won't be a problem; not sure he's ahead of his mark though.

14/1

9/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 8-2126

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Running well earlier in year, including a Lingfield success (6f, Polytrack) in January, prior to a lesser effort over the same trip here four weeks ago; well drawn for one who often makes the running, but unraced over the minimum trip since November 2021.
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3rd

6

(2)

9th Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 4

15:00 Brighton

Bezzas Lad

9st 4lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Tony Carroll

Dual 5f AW winner this year; ought to have handled the soft ground better when down the field at Chester last month but was creditable second from awkward draw there (6f, good) two starts ago; no surprise if he makes a bold bid from the front here.

12/1

7th

8

(3)

14th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 110y

Class 4

20:05 Chester

Bezzas Lad

8st 11lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Tony Carroll

Two front-running wins at Lingfield (6f and 5f; AW) this year; good second over 6f here four weeks ago (drawn wide); better berthed today and still feasibly treated; may have stablemate Recon Mission to worry about for the early lead.

13/2

16/1

Form: 19350- D

Last run: 193 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
4-7 over 5f on turf/AW for Tony Carroll last year and ran well when third of seven on second start for this yard at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) in August, but didn't build on it twice subsequently; 2lb below his last winining mark, but something to prove returning from 193 days off.
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1st

6

(1)

8th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 212y

Class 5

18:10 Catterick

Resilience

9st 1lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Craig Lidster

Two-time turf winner (5f, good to firm) who was running well in defeat on AW in the winter; back up in grade for his reappearance but he's still feasibly weighted and the betting will be useful.

7/1

25/1

Form: 06176- CD

Last run: 213 days

W: 8st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who is just 1lb higher than when gaining his latest success for Amanda Perrett at Lingfield (5f, Polytrack) last summer; changed hands for 7,000gns in October and makes his debut for his new yard after seven months off; market may indicate what is expected.
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3rd

5

(6)

17th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Thirsk

Saaheq

9st 5lb

J: Paddy Mathers

T: Adrian Nicholls

10yo who is without a win on turf since June 2021; it's possible he doesn't want soft/heavy ground nowadays; however, having dropped down the weights he's run well to make the frame on grass the last twice and might not be far away if handling conditions.

6/1

4th

7

(1)

7th Jul 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Ayr

Saaheq

10st 7lb

J: Mr Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Veteran who is usually ridden by Mia Nicholls, whose brother Jack now takes over; ran encouragingly at Ripon (5f, good) most recently but it's three years since his last win on turf; others preferred.

13/2

3rd

7

(9)

5th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:25 Ripon

Saaheq

9st 5lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

10yo who has been beaten on his last 11 starts; however, he was in fair form on AW this spring prior to Chelmsford a fortnight ago, when suffering interference at the start, and he's an each-way possible off a reduced mark.

9/1

Form: 59-310 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Ran well to finish third of six in a stronger race over C&D in January and his Newcastle success (5f, Tapeta) eight days later came courtesy of the stewards; didn't back it up when last of ten back there last month, but he met plenty of early trouble there so that effort is possible to forgive; chance if bouncing back.
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3rd

6

(2)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

17:40 Doncaster

Papa Dont Preach

9st 3lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

All four wins on AW; not beaten far when third over C&D in April but ran no sort of race when last of nine over C&D when last seen in May; another headgear switch and is becoming frustrating.

10/1

9th

9

(1)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Nottingham

Papa Dont Preach

8st 10lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Kevin Frost

Four-time AW winner who is 0-29 on turf but he ran well to finish third over C&D (good; 100-30 favourite) three weeks ago; rallied well in that race and he should be in the thick of things again off only 1lb higher.

3/1

3rd

6

(7)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:45 Nottingham

Papa Dont Preach

9st 4lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin Frost

Led close home to score at Wolverhampton just before Christmas but the handicapper has been winning the argument since; a 0-28 turf record is enough reason to look elsewhere.

10/1

Form: -35412 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Made it 12th-time lucky despite a slipping saddle in an apprentice event over C&D last month and was unpenalised when beaten a neck by a subsequent winner at Southwell (5f, Tapeta) seven days later; new mark has now kicked in (3lb higher) but still worthy of consideration.
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8th

3

(9)

21st Oct 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dalby Forest

9st 5lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: David Simcock

Looked on the way back to form when second of 11 at Southwell in August but he followed it with a lesser run over C&D seven weeks ago (always on the back foot after a slow start); should get a good pace to aim at and headgear is now reached for; not dismissed.

7/1

0

2

(5)

1st Sep 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dalby Forest

9st 6lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: David Simcock

1-18, having won at Chelmsford (5f, Polytrack) in February, when 3lb higher; inconsistent since then but, as he showed at Southwell last week, he is capable of being very competitive.

5/2

9/4

Form: -12453 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Enjoyed a fine time of it on the AW during the winter with five wins over 6f, four of them here; hadn't attempted 5f before this month, but was beaten less than a length when third of seven over it at Lingfield nine days ago; 1lb lower and should be bang there once again.
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5th

4

(5)

17th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:43 Newmarket (July)

Alafdhal

8st 11lb

J: Megan Smith

T: Phil McEntee

Solid strike-rate on AW but not so good on turf and latest sixth of 12 at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) will need improving on; nothing wrong with this mark, though.

16/1

6th

7

(13)

28th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

16:23 Wolverhampton (AW)

Alafdhal

9st 10lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Phil McEntee

Enjoyed a hot spell in late 2025, winning three times (5f) either side of a close second over C&D; it has been tougher going this year and although Billy Loughnane's booking heightens interest, the draw could have been kinder.

14/1

7th

9

(5)

10th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

15:48 Yarmouth

Alafdhal

9st 3lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Phil McEntee

Last five wins have been over 5f, the most recent at Wolverhampton (AW) in December; below his best in four starts since and now returns to turf for the first time since October 2024 following a 120-day break; best form on grass has been on soft/heavy.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £20.00
Straight Forecast £16.77
Tricast £61.15
Trifecta £73.70

Selections

The Times:

Angle Land

SPOTLIGHT:

Alafdhal

NEWMARKET:

Dalby Forest

TOPSPEED:

Crimson Sand

POSTDATA:

Bezzas Lad

The Star:

Dalby Forest

Telegraph:

Angle Land

The Guardian:

Angle Land

Daily Mail:

Angle Land

Daily Record:

Angle Land

RP Ratings:

Alafdhal

D Express:

Alafdhal

Daily Mirror:

Alafdhal

The Sun:

Alafdhal