July 25 / 20.50 Chelmsford (AW)

20.50

Standard To Slow

chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

  • Prize money: £4004
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.80
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 94-566

Last run: 43 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Didn't achieve much for George Margarson, latterly not looking to see out 1m2f from the front on her Polytrack debut; needs a deal more.
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4th

7

(11)

28th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Abravaggio

9st 8lb

J: J F Egan

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Started off for Peter Chapple-Hyam with two wins in the summer (1m/7f) and posted another good effort when third at Lingfield (7f) 12 days ago; could still have more to offer if suited by this switch to Tapeta; respected.

5/1

3rd

12

(5)

16th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

16:55 Lingfield (AW)

Abravaggio

8st 11lb

J: J F Egan

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Dual 7f/1m handicap winner this summer but turned in a modest effort when eighth at Thirsk (6f) 15 days ago; he needs to bounce back.

10/1

8th

7

(9)

1st Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 6

16:20 Thirsk

Abravaggio

9st 8lb

J: J F Egan

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Ex-George Margarson; good start for this yard with wins at Chelmsford (1m, AW) and Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) but came up short in hat-trick bid over 1m at Yarmouth on Sunday; on same mark here but needs more.

6/1

8/1

  • Place: £5.30

Form: 21-606 CD

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Made all when winning his maiden over C&D last summer; been inclined to pull hard this season, including in first-time cheekpieces latest, but should go well if settling and able to dictate.
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8th

9

(1)

13th Apr 2024

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

19:00 Yarmouth

Hurricane Kiko

8st 10lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia Feilden

Money for him on the AW last time, down from 1m into a sprint for the first time and minus headgear for a change (goes in a first-time hood tonight); finished well held, though, and it's hard to back him after that.

12/1

8th

9

(1)

13th Apr 2024

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

19:00 Yarmouth

Hurricane Kiko

8st 10lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia Feilden

Money for him on the AW last time, down from 1m into a sprint for the first time and minus headgear for a change (goes in a first-time hood tonight); finished well held, though, and it's hard to back him after that.

12/1

6th

3

(2)

9th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Hurricane Kiko

9st 8lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Julia Feilden

Won his 2yo maiden here over 1m and is having a first ever crack at sprinting back from eight weeks off; the usual headgear comes off and he isn't obviously fancied.

16/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 678

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Well held in three maiden/novice events in the spring and has since been gelded; goes handicapping at a lowly level in first-time headgear under William Buick, who's 3-14 for the yard; better anticipated.
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9th

8

(8)

27th Sep 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Daarree

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

Inconsistent in six starts but showed improvement when racing prominently in first-time cheekpieces at Chepstow (1m2f, good) latest; will have to prove he gets this extra furlong; if staying, he remains on a competitive mark.

7/1

3rd

3

(6)

4th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Chepstow

Daarree

9st 6lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Owen Burrows

Fair third to a subsequent winner at Chelmsford in first time visor on handicap debut (1m, standard to slow); not so good last time at Kempton (1m); steps up to 1m2f and now tried in cheekpieces; bit to prove.

5/2

6th

7

(11)

14th Aug 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:45 Kempton (AW)

Daarree

9st 8lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

Gelded after struggling in his novices and with a visor fitted for his handicap debut at Chelmsford (1m) he made eyecatching late headway for third (Hurricane Kiko runner-up); might have threatened with a clear run that day; not drawn well but respected.

7/2

33/1

Form: 58877

Last run: 10 days

W: 8st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way all five starts (7f-1m2f); needs to improve massively on her AW debut.
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5th

5

(11)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:04 Leicester

Marisitta

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: John O’Shea

23-race maiden when she turned up for a handicap at Chepstow (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago but she won that seven-runner race, always prominent; that was a clear career best and it's striking that it was her first race at short of 6f; big player if the form is backed up.

2/1

1st

6

(2)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:35 Chepstow

Marisitta

9st 0lb

J: William Carson

T: John O’Shea

Still a maiden and lacks consistency to boot; hard to fancy.

12/1

6th

9

(5)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

19:55 Chepstow

Marisitta

9st 0lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: John O’Shea

Still a maiden and lacks consistency to boot; returning cheekpieces replace first-time hood worn last time; hard to fancy.

20/1

Form: -42122 C BF

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Has progressed since the visor went on and holds leading claims back at the scene of his sole win; however, he usually pulls hard, didn't see out this trip in one try and has been turned over at short prices the last twice.
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4th

5

(8)

7th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Inverinate

9st 10lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Ismail Mohammed

Sole win (13 races) came over 7f on Chelmsford AW in July; has mostly run respectably since; experiment with 1m2f on latest start did not work out and he has a place chance back at 7f today.

10/1

8th

6

(8)

12th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:40 Leicester

Inverinate

9st 8lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Ismail Mohammed

took keen hold, briefly led early, prominent

13/2

Form: 3-4258

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Given a break after a below-par effort in February; was again below market expectations on her handicap debut a fortnight ago (first-time tongue-tie; off tonight) and that leaves her with it to prove.
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9th

4

(2)

13th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Lingfield

Hazel Bear

9st 6lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Jamie Osborne

in touch with leaders

12/1

5

(9)

27th Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Salisbury

Hazel Bear

9st 11lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jamie Osborne

13-race maiden; suggested her turn might be near when staying-on second at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in January but two lesser efforts followed, and this turf debut comes after a 161-day break.

14/1

8th

2

(3)

17th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Hazel Bear

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Jamie Osborne

prominent early, in touch with leaders after 2f

12/1

OUR TIP

20/1

Form: 9-3688

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Done a lot of her racing over 6f and pulled hard over 7f early in the year; perhaps the hood will help her settle now trying 1m but landing the outside stall can't be ideal.
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4th

2

(8)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

21:00 Brighton

Royal Bliss

9st 11lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Amy Murphy

Has often pulled hard, including in a hood, and there's a concern that she'll do so again from a wide stall in first-time blinkers; she can miss the break anyway and doesn't arrive in any form.

16/1

6th

3

(7)

16th May 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:00 Salisbury

Royal Bliss

9st 13lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Amy Murphy

slowly away, always behind

10/1

6th

3

(7)

16th May 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:00 Salisbury

Royal Bliss

9st 13lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Amy Murphy

slowly away, always behind

10/1

Form: 5-4316

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Unlucky not to go closer behind Inverinate over 7f here early last month but is 2lb worse off having since won easily on turf; slight surprise to see the visor removed and this trip looked to stretch him in one previous try.
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7th

6

(7)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

19:15 Doncaster

Wilde And Dandy

9st 4lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ivan Furtado

Both turf wins have been over C&D on good to firm, the latest last August; close third to a subsequent winner at Yarmouth last time (7f, good to firm) and has a fair chance here.

5/1

3rd

2

(8)

2nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

17:25 Yarmouth

Wilde And Dandy

9st 13lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ivan Furtado

Both wins on turf have been at Doncaster (7f) on good to firm; close third of 11 at Newcastle (7f, AW) in December but ran below his best when last seen 147 days ago; break may have done him some good.

14/1

9th

8

(9)

5th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Wilde And Dandy

9st 5lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Ivan Furtado

Scored at Doncaster (7f) in August and has returned from a ten-week break in good nick, not enjoying the rub of the green when sixth of nine over C&D 39 days ago; he can make his presence felt.

20/1

12/1

Form: 747-27

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Better from the front on her Tapeta comeback, albeit she finished a long way off the easy winner; pulled hard on soft ground latest, so that's probably best forgiven, but she has stamina to prove under Tom Marquand (0-4 for her in-form yard).
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5th

6

(13)

11th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:40 Thirsk

Lady Roamer

9st 8lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Edward Bethell

Seven-race maiden; outran her 66-1 odds when second of nine, albeit remote, in a Southwell handicap (7f) in June; no progress since but worth a crack at this shorter trip and blinkers could spark something too.

10/1

10th

9

(2)

25th Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:50 Chelmsford (AW)

Lady Roamer

9st 6lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Edward Bethell

Better from the front on her Tapeta comeback, albeit she finished a long way off the easy winner; pulled hard on soft ground latest, so that's probably best forgiven, but she has stamina to prove under Tom Marquand (0-4 for her in-form yard).

12/1

Form: U6365

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: -11850 CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Dual 1m Polytrack winner early in the year, including a dead-heat here, latterly off tonight's mark; two poor efforts this summer leave him plenty to prove in a first-time tongue-tie/cheekpieces.
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2

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:46 Kempton

High Court Judge

12st 0lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

Very productive on AW this year and also scored over hurdles in the spring; suffered a heavy defeat on most recent attempt in this sphere but remains well treated judged on Flat form.

7/1

2

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:27 Worcester

High Court Judge

11st 12lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Won a maiden at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May on third hurdle start and scored on the Flat at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) four weeks ago; in view of his Flat ability he has potential off this opening hurdle mark.

100/30

1st

1

(6)

30th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:25 Lingfield (AW)

High Court Judge

10st 2lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: James Owen

Resurgent on AW in early part of this year, winning six times including over C&D; opened hurdling account in May and he had an excuse on slow ground when returned to the Flat at Hamilton in June; now drops back in grade after a break and he needs a close look returned to AW.

15/2

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Payout
Exacta £194.80
Straight Forecast £183.18
Tricast £890.64
Trifecta £1467.40

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Inverinate

Daily Mail:

Wilde And Dandy

SPOTLIGHT:

Daarree

RP RATINGS:

High Court Judge

The Sun:

Letaba

The Times:

Daarree

POSTDATA:

High Court Judge

Telegraph:

Inverinate

The Guardian:

Inverinate

The Star:

Inverinate

Daily Record:

Inverinate

D Express:

Wilde And Dandy

Daily Mirror:

Wilde And Dandy