February 27 / 18.30 Chelmsford (AW)

18.30

Standard To Slow

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  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 421211 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Fairly innocuous start to handicap career but he's a different horse now and added to an earlier C&D win with two at Southwell (6f) since, value for more than the narrow verdict in an amateur jockeys' race 12 days ago; good claims off just 3lb higher.
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3rd

5

(6)

11th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Jesse Luc

9st 8lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Mike Murphy

Three wins, two seconds and a third to his name from 11 starts over C&D; beaten as favourite (behind Farandaway) here a month ago but is on a workable mark now and one to consider back under Rossa Ryan.

4/1

5th

2

(5)

10th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Jesse Luc

9st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Mike Murphy

Won six times in the first half of 2025, three of them over C&D; close third at Kempton last time and he should go well for a stable who were in fine form in February (6-12).

4/1

3rd

6

(4)

25th Feb 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:10 Kempton (AW)

Jesse Luc

9st 4lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Mike Murphy

All six wins came on AW in 2025; caught the eye both starts this time around (finished behind Em Four latest) and is back on his last winning mark now; trainer red hot; chance may hinge on how well Callum Shepherd, who has done a good job in the past, can settle him.

9/2

12/1

  • Place: £4.40

Form: 53/28

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Showed promise over 7f as 2yo; missed 2024 but returned with a good 5f run at Wolverhampton for new yard, only to lose all chance at the start on handicap debut at Lingfield (6f); deserves another chance.
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8th

7

(5)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Francisco

9st 3lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Patrick Chamings

Two 7f handicap wins on the AW, the latest over C&D in April under Charlie Tucker, but he was disappointing on the turf track here (7f) since, given that he's handled that test in the past; shade to prove this time.

8/1

6th

7

(9)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Lingfield

Francisco

9st 4lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Patrick Chamings

Yet to score on turf but last month he recorded his second AW win, at this track (7f); holds claims if he can reproduce his best back on turf.

9/2

1st

6

(6)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:15 Lingfield (AW)

Francisco

9st 1lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Patrick Chamings

Often misses the break and can pull hard, so will always come with risks attached; has resumed in good form, though, latterly behind a couple of subsequent winners at Chelmsford, and is quite capable off this mark if things fall his way.

6/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 0712-2 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Excellent 3-4 strike-rate over C&D and he soon put the race to bed on his latest run here before Christmas; 7lb higher now and beaten twice since but still has plenty going for him back on this course; Rossa Ryan rode last time but reverts to Jesse Luc.
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2nd

2

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

Southbank

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Chris Gordon

Nothing wrong with his C&D second a month ago and was unlucky back on turf last time (same Bath handicap he won last season), when hitting plenty of traffic; will rightly be popular.

3/1

6th

2

(6)

22nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:03 Bath

Southbank

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Chris Gordon

Won this race (firm) last year and he scored off 1lb lower at Kempton in the autumn; has remained in good form on AW this year and he chased home an improver at Lingfield (6f) last month; should get a good pace back on turf and he's a big player back at this track.

4/1

2nd

3

(7)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield (AW)

Southbank

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Chris Gordon

Scored at Kempton (6f) in the autumn and made the frame four consecutive times (three times over C&D) in January/February; likely contender again on return from two-month break.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 85-506

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Sole win over 7f at Kempton last January; in good form on turf for new yard last summer but less so on AW since, making no impact back over 6f at Lingfield recently; usually in headgear, first-time cheekpieces today.
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8

(7)

2nd Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Flag Carrier

9st 8lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Brian Toomey

Both wins have been on AW, latest over C&D off 4lb higher in March; ran best race since when 3l second to a well-backed subsequent winner at Kempton last week (7f; blinkers on for second time); headgear retained; chance.

4/1

2nd

2

(7)

24th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:40 Kempton (AW)

Flag Carrier

9st 12lb

J: David Egan

T: Brian Toomey

4lb higher than for his Chelmsford win in March; his other success came over C&D in January 2024; has the ability to feature but he's disappointed at Lingfield (AW) and Brighton on last two starts; headgear now returns.

12/1

2

(1)

31st Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

15:52 Brighton

Flag Carrier

9st 12lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Brian Toomey

Ran poorly (hung badly right home turn) on Lingfield AW five days ago; 0-8 on turf but has form figures of 23322 over 1m in this sphere, giving him clear place claims.

14/1

14/1

Form: 5549-5 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Won all four races on Polytrack in September and October, three on this track (5f and 6f), but his purple patch has ended and a revival looks unlikely from the widest draw.
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3rd

6

(8)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lion Ring

9st 9lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Andrew J Martin

Dual course winner early in the year for 5lb claimer Ryan Kavanagh, and will be happier back on the AW and down from 7f; would have been better off with all bar one were this a handicap, however.

16/1

16th

14

(16)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

20:45 Doncaster

Lion Ring

9st 1lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Andrew J Martin

Won two classified events at Wolverhampton (5f/6f) this year but he's not made an impact in last three runs; this step back up to 7f is no problem but he needs to find more to get back on the scoresheet.

25/1

4th

9

(1)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Lion Ring

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Andrew J Martin

Two wins this year, both in Wolverhampton classified races (5f/6f); probably needs to find something extra in this handicap, though, and below form on last two starts (both 5f).

7/1

Form: 767-56 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Turf winner at 6f in 2024; slow starts can hold him back but he's capable on his day and there isn't much between him, Cooperation and Not Just Yet on a 6f run at Wolverhampton this month if things go to plan.
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2

(9)

2nd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:35 Chepstow

Zaman Daar

9st 9lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Ismail Mohammed

Had dropped 5lb lower than for his sole success when second of eight at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) last month, but finished over 5l behind the winner who has since been well beaten; others preferred.

9/2

2nd

1

(7)

12th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

15:02 Yarmouth

Zaman Daar

9st 9lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: Ismail Mohammed

6f winner on fast ground 12 months ago, when 5lb higher; best two recent efforts have been when fourth at Brighton (6f, good), the latest from this mark; cheekpieces now accompany tongue-tie; each-way claims.

11/2

1

(1)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

17:15 Brighton

Zaman Daar

9st 9lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Ismail Mohammed

Might not be totally straightforward but he won a shade cosily at Windsor (6f) last June and it was a good effort when fourth of 12 over C&D (also good to firm) on his penultimate run; similar ground was blamed for a below-par run last time, though, which raises a question; still one of the more likely ones.

7/2

13/2

Form: 2219-3 C

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Course winner at 7f last winter; unlucky with the draw since making all at Lingfield (6f) in December but he's fared better on that front today and is still in form; should give it plenty from the front.
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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: 39-220 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Sole AW win over C&D as 3yo; on a losing run now but he might have ended it with a better passage at Southwell (6f, first-time hood) last month and he again went down narrowly at Wolverhampton since; wasn't on song at Newcastle latest but should be involved if adding cheekpieces helps.
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5

(4)

1st Nov 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

Cooperation

9st 10lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Katie Scott

First 7f win at Newmarket in May; just 1-22 on the AW but this surface suits and he was unlucky in his sole C&D run, when runner-up in September, and looks well worth another go back over this trip.

11/2

6th

5

(4)

1st Nov 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

Cooperation

9st 10lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Katie Scott

First 7f win at Newmarket in May; just 1-22 on the AW but this surface suits and he was unlucky in his sole C&D run, when runner-up in September, and looks well worth another go back over this trip.

11/2

4th

6

(2)

21st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Cooperation

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Katie Scott

All bar one of his seven wins has come over 6f, but he has finished runner-up in both goes over this trip including here; still 6lb above his last winning mark, though, so needs to find a bit more.

9/1

9/1

Form: 24-743

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Sole win on turf in Ireland and 0-13 on AW but deserves a change of luck, having suffered three narrow defeats on Wolverhampton Tapeta (6f; just behind Cooperation latest) for this yard; acts on Polytrack too but the draw has gone against him.
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9

(3)

14th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 160y

Class 2

15:43 Bath

Not Just Yet

8st 2lb

J: Jay Mackay

T: Nikki Evans

Not beaten far when fourth of five in recent 5f race won by Savannah Smiles (heavy ground) but is effectively on the same mark from 2lb out of the weights today and has very modest 1-33 strike-rate.

16/1

5

(8)

3rd Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:50 Bath

Not Just Yet

8st 12lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Nikki Evans

Has the ability to win a race of this nature but can flatter to deceive and boasts a strike-rate of just one win from 32 starts; good effort at Wolverhampton six weeks ago but perhaps better on Tapeta nowadays.

6/1

7

(11)

22nd Jul 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Not Just Yet

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Nikki Evans

A few near-misses over C&D off higher marks since coming over from Ireland and didn't run badly on turf last time, when done for toe over 5f back from a break; wouldn't be a shock were he to pop up despite the wide stall.

16/1

Non-runners

Madame Fenella, Man On A Mission

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £29.10
Straight Forecast £35.07
Tricast £78.88
Trifecta £121.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jesse Luc

Telegraph:

Southbank

POSTDATA:

Poetic Jack

The Times:

Francisco

Daily Mirror:

Cooperation

RP RATINGS:

Jesse Luc

D Express:

Jesse Luc

The Sun:

Jesse Luc

The Star:

Jesse Luc

The Guardian:

Southbank

Daily Mail:

Southbank

Daily Record:

Southbank

NEWMARKET:

Poetic Jack