November 09 / 20.30 Chelmsford (AW)

20.30

Standard To Slow

chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

  • Prize money: £6621
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Rain

OUR TIP

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 033316 CD

Last run: 61 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Far from disgraced, despite doing a bit too much up front, in a higher grade at Ascot (6f) when last seen two months ago; 5f winner at Thirsk the time before; successful over C&D on last AW appearance, taking record in this sphere to 2-4; enters calculations.
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Verdict Starting price

12th

6

(12)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:03 Newcastle (AW)

Blind Beggar

9st 7lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Jessica Macey

Tumbling down the weights and one to be interested in when the stable emerges from the doldrums.

25/1

6th

3

(1)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Ripon

Blind Beggar

10st 0lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Jessica Macey

Well handicapped on his Sandown win (5f, good) last July but has mixed record since and he's been well held in three runs this year; now drops back in grade but he needs to get back on track.

20/1

3

(7)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:42 Ripon

Blind Beggar

9st 7lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jessica Macey

Has won just once since April 2024, at Sandown (5f, good; from 6lb higher) last July; joined this trainer soon after for 15,000gns, and runner-up on stable debut; nowhere near his best in three starts this year, including when twelfth of 20 at York (6f; 50-1) latest.

25/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 601315 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Four-time turf winner who opened his AW account at Wolverhampton (6f; made all) last month; came up short there since and has now been beaten three times off this career-high mark; seemingly back in the assessor's grip.
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8th

10

(11)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:55 Ascot

Regal Envoy

9st 3lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: William Knight

The winner of 14 of his 48 starts, including two 5f handicaps this season; dropped away when seventh to King Of Light over 6f at Windsor 12 days ago; others look better handicapped.

16/1

7th

5

(7)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 2

19:00 Windsor

Regal Envoy

9st 10lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: William Knight

Course specialist; in prime form, having won at Bath before suffering a luckless run on this track, then a convincing winner here (also 5f, good to soft; acts well on good to firm) since; that trip seems to suit best though and he has more to prove off 6lb higher in a better race.

100/30

1st

4

(3)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 21y

Class 2

19:39 Windsor

Regal Envoy

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: William Knight

Useful strike-rate and 4-6 over 5f for Oisin Murphy; can lead; versatile regarding tracks but he won his first two C&D starts (including this race when 3lb higher) and gave the principals too much rope back here in May, albeit he still found only an improved one too good; best form on good or quicker ground and rarely asked to tackle slower surfaces.

3/1

13/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 2-9206 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Losing spell goes back over two years but he has a largely consistent record on AW and is nicely handicapped on best form; ties in with Woolhampton on turf running (back from layoff) last time; Chelmsford form figures read 12422222; could go well.
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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

Form: 322961 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
All wins in Class 5, latest at Lingfield (5f) two weeks ago when back on a winning mark; faces a harder task back up 5lb and in grade but she's now 3-4 on AW and may improve further in this sphere; possibilities if the company doesn't find her out.
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6th

3

(12)

6th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Haydock

Skallywag Bay

9st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Three-time AW winner who got off the mark on turf at the 14th attempt, at Brighton (5.2f, good to firm) on Monday; also effective on good to soft; she won that four-runner handicap in fine style and is entitled to respect under a 5lb penalty, but today's company is more demanding.

4/1

1st

2

(3)

2nd Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 5

16:52 Brighton

Skallywag Bay

9st 9lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Triple AW winner who is 0-13 on turf but she's run respectably at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) and Nottingham (5f, good) in her last two runs; returns after another short break but she's generally reliable and shouldn't be far away.

2/1

Form: 264142 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Ran well in similar event over 6f here three weeks ago, taking AW form figures to 212; sold out of Roger Varian's stable for 35,000gns since; remains unexposed in this sphere and his win came over 5f; interesting recruit for new connections and warrants respect.
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3rd

3

(1)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 4

16:50 Lingfield (AW)

Almaty Star

9st 11lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Robert Cowell

Front-runner who's drawn to attack and boasts a solid record over C&D; not much room for manoeuvre off this mark, though, for a yard also responsible for Ziggy's Missile.

8/1

8th

6

(5)

22nd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 3

19:17 Windsor

Almaty Star

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Robert Cowell

Front-runner who was found an ordinary Yarmouth handicap when winning easily in the spring; handicapper had his say for that and he finished well beaten behind Dream Composer upped in class at Epsom last time; yard also runs Rhythm N Hooves.

12/1

18th

20

(13)

6th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Almaty Star

8st 10lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Robert Cowell

Better on AW than turf but took advantage of a good opportunity at Yarmouth in April (5f, good); hit with an 8lb rise for that, bringing his turf and AW marks into line; blew the start back at Yarmouth last month but the stewards deemed him a non-runner due to having his head turned as the stalls opened; risky on the back of that and there are other pace influences to contend with today.

20/1

Form: 0-6900 D

Last run: 61 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Dual 5f winner on turf last term; subsequently lost his form in Bahrain and failed to revive when back on British soil two months ago; disappointing favourite here on sole AW attempt; enough to prove.
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2nd

7

(11)

16th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 50y

17:24 Leopardstown

Dynamic Force

9st 3lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Last win came in a 1m Killarney claimer in 2024; fifth in a claimer last time at Bellewstown, only 24 hours after finishing fourth in a handicap at the same venue; overall handicap form has been satisfactory; needs to raise his game

10/1

5th

8

(7)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 195y

17:00 Bellewstown

Dynamic Force

9st 9lb

J: James Ryan

T: T G McCourt

Locally trained; ran well over 7f at Down Royal on penultimate when a 1.75l fourth; midfield over an inadequate 6f at Fairyhouse last month; return to 1m a plus and last win came in a 1m Killarney claimer in 2024; fourth 6.10 here on Thursday.

8/1

4th

1

(6)

2nd Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 211y

18:10 Bellewstown

Dynamic Force

10st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: T G McCourt

Four wins at up to 1m but 0-19 for this yard; good effort despite racing keenly when close fourth of 14 at Down Royal (7f, good) on penultimate; dwelt over 6f at Fairyhouse on latest; worth a market check for local handler with Colin Keane booked.

9/2

11/4

Form: 903324 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Held her form well in Class 2 events on turf in September/October, most notably finishing a close second at Ascot on penultimate start; successful off only 1lb lower at the same venue on last attempt in this grade; big player provided she's just as effective back on AW.
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2

(9)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 3y

Class 2

13:30 Doncaster

Woolhampton

9st 7lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

Never a threat after a slow start in the corresponding race 12 months ago; as good as ever when winning at Sandown and Ascot (came from well back) in August/September and two subsequent defeats excusable (ground/Listed race); 3-8 on soft or worse but might be better suited by a stiffer finish.

16/1

8th

12

(5)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Ascot

Woolhampton

8st 12lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Rod Millman

At least as good as ever this year, winning handicaps at Sandown (5f, soft) and over C&D (good to soft) in September; found things happening too quickly at Haydock last Saturday and she's in deeper today, but she does go really well at Ascot and the more rain that falls the better.

16/1

3

(2)

27th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Haydock

Woolhampton

9st 8lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Rod Millman

Likeable mare with eight wins to her name, including at Sandown (5f, soft) and Ascot (5f, good to soft) in the last four weeks; impossible to rule out but she's gone up 13lb in total for those successes and she'll need a career best to complete the hat-trick.

100/30

25/1

Form: 1-250

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
7f AW scorer at two; disappointing favourite on final start for Charlie Appleby and failed to beat a rival over 6f here on debut for new stable; seems to be regressing; something to prove dropped further in trip.
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8th

4

(8)

9th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Via Corone

9st 7lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Henry Spiller

7f AW scorer at two; disappointing favourite on final start for Charlie Appleby and failed to beat a rival over 6f here on debut for new stable; seems to be regressing; something to prove dropped further in trip.

25/1

10th

3

(2)

19th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Via Corone

9st 12lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Henry Spiller

Winning debut at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) for Charlie Appleby last November and went close on Haydock return in May but well held on handicap debut at Newmarket in June; makes stable debut after 118 days off having been sold for 30,000gns last month; drops in trip and worth a market check.

12/1

5th

2

(4)

23rd Jun 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

20:10 Newmarket (July)

Via Corone

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charlie Appleby

Odds-on favourite for her Kempton debut in November (7f) and she landed the money in good style; good second in a useful novice at Haydock four weeks ago (7f, good to firm) and she doesn't look overburdened for her handicap debut; more to come and strong claims.

13/8

Form: 106783

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 3yo who ran creditably in first-time cheekpieces at Wolverhampton last month on second start for new yard, taking form figures over 6f on AW to 2113 and shaping as if this drop back to 5f won't be a problem; still open to further progress in this sphere; shortlisted.
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5th

6

(6)

30th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

17:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Song For Whoever

9st 3lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: David Loughnane

prominent

11/1

9th

1

(9)

9th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Song For Whoever

9st 10lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: David Loughnane

Ex-Irish 3yo who ran creditably in first-time cheekpieces at Wolverhampton last month on second start for new yard, taking form figures over 6f on AW to 2113 and shaping as if this drop back to 5f won't be a problem; still open to further progress in this sphere; shortlisted.

11/2

3rd

6

(6)

7th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Song For Whoever

9st 8lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: David Loughnane

Scored twice at Dundalk (6f, Polytrack) last winter, but held since returning on turf in May including when eighth of ten on stable debut at Chester (7f, good to soft) last month; return to the AW may help and cheekpieces are given a go, but others look more solid.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £56.30
Straight Forecast £55.98
Tricast £233.50
Trifecta £242.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Almaty Star

D Express:

Song For Whoever

SPOTLIGHT:

Woolhampton

POSTDATA:

Regal Envoy

Daily Mail:

Blind Beggar

Daily Mirror:

Crimson Sand

The Star:

Song For Whoever

TOPSPEED:

Almaty Star

NEWMARKET:

Almaty Star

Telegraph:

Almaty Star

The Guardian:

Almaty Star

The Sun:

Almaty Star

Daily Record:

Almaty Star

The Times:

Woolhampton