July 25 / 19.20 Chelmsford (AW)

19.20

Standard To Slow

Betsi Handicap

  • Prize money: £5050.8
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Betsi Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

1st
3 (5)
Okami

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 393

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
£70,000 breeze-ups purchase who got turned over at a short price on debut and has reared in the stalls twice since; latest Doncaster third was more like it and there's potential for better when he brushes things up at the start.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

8

(1)

2nd Apr 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

18:48 Southwell (AW)

Okami

9st 2lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Paul Midgley

Two 5f wins at Newcastle this winter and he finished third off a 2lb higher mark back there in February; disappointed behind Little Mi Mi last month; could rebound with a promising 7lb claimer booked.

9/1

7th

7

(4)

11th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Okami

9st 3lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Paul Midgley

Notched his second C&D success when winning by a neck in January and he posted a solid effort when third of ten here 15 days ago; place claims again.

8/1

3rd

7

(6)

24th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:42 Newcastle (AW)

Okami

9st 5lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Paul Midgley

Held off the late finishers to notch his second C&D win (11-2; from 3lb lower) on penultimate start; respectable effort (sixth) over 6f at Wolverhampton latest; Jack Callan's 5lb claim may aid the cause from a handicapping perspective.

10/1

11/4

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 334

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Has pulled hard all three starts, including twice in the tongue-tie/hood combination; has potential now handicapping but there are risks involved, going back up from 5f and coming from the outside stall.
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9th

7

(9)

4th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Never This Way

9st 3lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

awkward start, lost many lengths start, in rear

10/1

10th

10

(1)

15th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Never This Way

8st 7lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Yet to win and form this year has been uneven; not beaten far in a first-time hood at Newcastle last time but hardly a solid betting proposition.

16/1

7th

2

(2)

27th Jul 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Never This Way

9st 10lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

mounted in chute and taken down early, raced far side, led

8/1

20/1

Form: 2242-8

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Maiden who was expensive to follow last backend; didn't offer much on his comeback early last month and the headgear goes back on tonight as he drops from 7f.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(6)

25th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Revolucion

9st 9lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: Grace Harris

dwelt start, in rear

25/1

8th

8

(6)

25th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Revolucion

9st 9lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: Grace Harris

dwelt start, in rear

25/1

9th

9

(5)

20th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Kempton (AW)

Revolucion

8st 7lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Grace Harris

Poor strike-rate; ran okay at Lingfield on his penultimate start but efforts either side of it suggest he's vulnerable.

33/1

Form: 2523 BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Pulled hard over 7f when a beaten-favourite on second run; three solid efforts over this trip, latterly on her handicap debut; should go well again.
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7th

8

(2)

3rd Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Kitten Gloves

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Ismail Mohammed

in touch with leaders

10/1

6th

2

(1)

21st Sep 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kitten Gloves

9st 13lb

J: Raul Da Silva

T: Ismail Mohammed

Never got in from a wide stall on her 7f (maiden) comeback from 11 months off here in June; twice started favourite for 6f Polytrack handicaps off higher marks last summer and is an interesting contender.

9/1

7th

2

(12)

20th Jun 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

18:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kitten Gloves

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ismail Mohammed

Placed three times in five runs on AW last spring/summer, but she was disappointing at Chelmsford (6f) in final run last season; now returns after 331 days off but she sets the standard on her best form and looks worth another try at this trip; shortlisted.

6/1

12/1

Form: 9-45

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to a couple of course winners; has shown enough to suggest this sort of mark will be within range; whether the drop back from 7f, having been gelded, works in his favour remains to be seen.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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: 459-83

Last run: 36 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Didn't go on for Richard Hughes last year before undergoing wind surgery; showed more in the hood/tongue-tie last time, though, and should be happier back up from 5f.
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6th

7

(4)

25th Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:20 Chelmsford (AW)

Sabah Al Ward

8st 12lb

J: William Buick

T: George Boughey

Didn't go on for Richard Hughes last year before undergoing wind surgery; showed more in the hood/tongue-tie last time, though, and should be happier back up from 5f.

7/1

11

(10)

11th Jul 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

15:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sabah Al Ward

9st 3lb

J: William Buick

T: George Boughey

OUR TIP

Form: 131972 CD

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
C&D winner early in the year who can pull hard and flash her tail; this is tougher than last time, when touched off in a small field against her own sex, but the return to the AW should help, likewise a first-time hood.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(7)

12th Aug 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:15 Lingfield

Nuthatch

9st 12lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Jamie Osborne

took keen hold

3/1

1

(1)

25th Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:20 Chelmsford (AW)

Nuthatch

9st 11lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

C&D winner early in the year who can pull hard and flash her tail; this is tougher than last time, when touched off in a small field against her own sex, but the return to the AW should help, likewise a first-time hood.

3/1

3

(5)

8th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:17 Leicester

Nuthatch

9st 12lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Jamie Osborne

Record of 2-7 and nearly went in again in a small field at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) last time; that wasn't the first time that she's flashed her tail and gets in here off the same mark.

7/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £14.40
Straight Forecast £15.67
Trifecta £68.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Nuthatch

SPOTLIGHT:

Okami

POSTDATA:

Never This Way

Telegraph:

Sabah Al Ward

TOPSPEED:

Revolucion

NEWMARKET:

Okami

Daily Mail:

Okami

Daily Mirror:

Okami

D Express:

Never This Way

The Times:

Nuthatch

The Guardian:

Nuthatch

The Sun:

Nuthatch

Daily Record:

Nuthatch

The Star:

Sabah Al Ward