November 02 / 17.30 Chelmsford (AW)

17.30

Standard To Slow

Buy Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Now Restricted Maiden Stakes (Horses In Band D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4860
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Buy Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Now Restricted Maiden Stakes (Horses In Band D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 4

Last run: 207 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth of nine on his Southwell debut in April (5f; reportedly finished lame); gelded during his subsequent absence; bred to do better.
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2

(6)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 63y

20:25 Curragh

Sommelier

10st 2lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Kieran P Cotter

Dual AW winner is 0-5 on turf for current trainer this year, not beaten too far on penultimate; handicapper giving him every chance and new headgear combination tried.

16/1

7th

6

(3)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:32 Navan

Sommelier

9st 7lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Kieran P Cotter

Dual AW winner; dangerously well-handicapped on best form for Marco Botti; signs of revival last two starts; ran better than the bare result on latest when drawn on the wrong side at Naas; eased another 3lb and the drop back to 5f is a plus; go well.

12/1

8th

2

(12)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 205y

15:10 Naas

Sommelier

10st 1lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Kieran P Cotter

Both wins on AW; turf form includes a listed second at York (5f, good) when 1.5l behind Big Evs; both starts for current yard on soft ground; showed a bit more last time and the return to better ground here is a big plus; drops in grade and handicapper giving him a chance; interesting.

12/1

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7/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 933428

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
0-6 but he's run some fair races, notably a second of ten in a 7f nursery at Wolverhampton in September (cheekpieces first time); only beaten 3l at Lingfield four weeks ago; now drops back in trip in a new combination of accessories; key player.
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7th

3

(2)

13th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Bulldog Drummond

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Patrick Owens

Two 6f AW wins for previous yard last winter but it hasn't been easy since winning for this one at Newmarket in August and, after getting closer at Wolverhampton last month, things never went his way from a wide draw at Southwell; needs more weight off his back.

20/1

11th

5

(12)

24th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Bulldog Drummond

9st 10lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Patrick Owens

Slipped in the weights and back to form in refitted blinkers at Wolverhampton last time; drawn on the outside this time, though, so has to show that can be backed up.

12/1

11th

5

(12)

24th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Bulldog Drummond

9st 10lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Patrick Owens

Slipped in the weights and back to form in refitted blinkers at Wolverhampton last time; drawn on the outside this time, though, so has to show that can be backed up.

12/1

5/2

  • Place: £3.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
18,000euros yearling, 45,000gns 2yo; closely related to UAE 5f dirt winner Bilhayl (RPR 82) and half-sister to 1m-11.4f winner Mannaal (99); dam a 6f Group 3 winner (106); represents powerful 2yo stable and the standard to aim at is far from daunting; of obvious interest.
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9th

4

(7)

13th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Graceful Mary

9st 6lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Made all to win a 6f maiden at Wolverhampton in November; yet to show comparable form in handicaps and the addition of cheekpieces needs to give her a lift.

20/1

7th

4

(3)

5th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

16:20 Lingfield (AW)

Graceful Mary

9st 6lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Made all in a Wolverhampton maiden (6f, Tapeta) in November but she's been disappointing in two handicaps there since and was beaten 10l after a slow start last time; still has potential after only four runs but she needs to get her career back on track.

8/1

3

(5)

12th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Graceful Mary

9st 6lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Clearly best effort when making all over C&D in November; there were excuses on her nursery debut here on Boxing Day (dropped back to 5f; drawn wide) and she may still have untapped potential back at 6f; not ruled out.

6/1

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to 6f AW winner Holy Fire (RPR 88); dam placed 5f AW (56); starts out in a modest event and she needs a market check but her yard is operating at a modest strike-rate with 2yos this year.
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3rd

1

(4)

20th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

20:00 Nottingham

Quercine

9st 11lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Charlie Fellowes

Improved with each of her three runs on AW this winter, getting off the mark with a narrow front-running success at Southwell in February (cheekpieces first time); not being overfaced for her handicap/turf debut and she's one to consider.

7/4

Form: 5852

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Steady improvement with each of her four starts, recording an RPR of 61 when second of five at Brighton in September (6f, good); well drawn to attack but she will need further progress if she's to come out on top.
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9th

6

(8)

25th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

15:04 Leicester

Edergoles Gift

9st 6lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Conrad Allen

Short-headed at Lingfield (7f, AW) in January and runs off 6lb lower here, but below best more recently and has to turn things around.

12/1

6th

1

(3)

28th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

17:03 Yarmouth

Edergoles Gift

9st 9lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Conrad Allen

Only 3-35 so hard to win with and since going close on the AW in January she's lost her way; others preferred.

20/1

11th

13

(10)

14th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

19:30 Lingfield (AW)

Edergoles Gift

8st 9lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Conrad Allen

C&D winner who wasn't disgraced when third of seven to Profit Street over C&D 45 days ago; not discounted off an easing mark.

16/1

6th
7 (9)
Katie G

20/1

Form:

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
22-1 when always behind in a 6f fillies' maiden at Windsor in early September; open to improvement but her pedigree suggests it may come over a bit further.
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5

(11)

11th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Katie G

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Ed Dunlop

Mixed form since she won at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) last August, but there have been a few fair efforts in the interim and she's now 1lb below her last winning mark; not discounted.

12/1

5

(11)

11th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Katie G

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Ed Dunlop

Mixed form since she won at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) last August, but there have been a few fair efforts in the interim and she's now 1lb below her last winning mark; not discounted.

12/1

9th

5

(10)

28th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Katie G

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ed Dunlop

took keen hold, midfield

9/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
25,000gns yearling; half-sister to winners Sayed (French/Australian 1m-1m4f) and Salyazi (1m3f); dam French 1m winner, sister to 1m-1m2f Group 1 winner Slickly; 6f may be an insufficient test on debut.
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15th

10

(3)

28th Apr 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

14:30 Wetherby

Sky Blue Dreams

9st 6lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Alice Haynes

squeezed out start and slowly into stride, in rear

25/1

15th

10

(3)

28th Apr 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

14:30 Wetherby

Sky Blue Dreams

9st 6lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Alice Haynes

squeezed out start and slowly into stride, in rear

25/1

13th

3

(13)

17th Apr 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Sky Blue Dreams

9st 10lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Alice Haynes

Failed to build on her Chelmsford maiden fourth when beating only one in 1m Lingfield novice in December; she needs to bounce back now going handicapping after a break.

14/1

13/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
8,000euros yearling; half-sister to four winners out of a useful 5f 2yo winner (RPR 101); starts out in a modest event and the betting can provide clues.
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16th

11

(7)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

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9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Sheena West

Ex-Jack Channon; eight-race maiden; fair efforts in turf handicaps on last three starts; cheekpieces now tried for second AW start; a possible.

16/1

4th

6

(9)

2nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Lingfield

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9st 9lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

Unplaced all seven starts and finished 5l behind Fascinating Lips at Windsor (11.4f, good) a week ago; look elsewhere.

50/1

11

(7)

26th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

18:45 Windsor

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9st 6lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Sheena West

Six-race maiden; not disgraced when midfield at Leicester (1m2f, good) on Wednesday, her first start for 12 weeks, but needs to improve to get a win on the board.

33/1

Form: 5

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
His debut effort at Yarmouth wasn't devoid of promise (6f, good to soft; pulled hard) but the form of that race hasn't been franked and likely he is one for the longer term.
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4th

1

(10)

1st May 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:45 Southwell (AW)

Gamblers Kitty

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Chris Dwyer

dwelt start, took keen hold, prominent, weakened gradually from over 1f out

8/1

1

(10)

1st May 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:45 Southwell (AW)

Gamblers Kitty

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Chris Dwyer

Still to get his head in front but he resumed from sixth months off with an encouraging sixth of 11 in 7f Doncaster handicap six days ago; he's very much one to consider.

8/1

6th

3

(10)

25th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

15:10 Doncaster

Gamblers Kitty

9st 8lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Chris Dwyer

pressed leader, lost position 1f out, weakened final 110yds

12/1

Form:

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
80-1, green and finished a remote last of 11 on her debut at Wolverhampton last month (6f); not easily recommended.
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10th

6

(7)

2nd Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Hagaawy

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Mike Murphy & Michael Keady

hampered start, took keen hold, towards rear

25/1

11th

11

(9)

9th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Hagaawy

9st 0lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Mike Murphy & Michael Keady

Late foal who was picked up for 1,000gns early last month; yard had none placed from 13 juvenile runners this season, which makes her hard to enthuse about.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £17.30
Straight Forecast £16.28
Trifecta £100.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Bulldog Drummond

SPOTLIGHT:

Graceful Mary

The Guardian:

Edergole's Gift

Telegraph:

Sommelier

POSTDATA:

Bulldog Drummond

Daily Mirror:

Bulldog Drummond

The Sun:

Bulldog Drummond

The Star:

Bulldog Drummond

The Times:

Graceful Mary

Daily Mail:

Graceful Mary

D Express:

Graceful Mary

Daily Record:

Edergole's Gift