March 27 / 20.30 Chelmsford (AW)

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  • Prize money: £4710.6
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 274-

Last run: 224 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Made the frame on two of her three 7f turf starts last summer and has plenty of scope for improvement in middle-distance handicaps this year; must be considered.
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5th

4

(1)

15th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket

Lady Chartwell

8st 13lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charlie Johnston

Opened her account in Class 5 contest at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW) on handicap/seasonal debut; now 6lb higher and upped a couple of grades but may well build on that success and progress further; not dismissed.

3/1

5th

4

(1)

15th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket

Lady Chartwell

8st 13lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charlie Johnston

Opened her account in Class 5 contest at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW) on handicap/seasonal debut; now 6lb higher and upped a couple of grades but may well build on that success and progress further; not dismissed.

3/1

1st

2

(5)

27th Mar 2025

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1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Lady Chartwell

9st 8lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Charlie Johnston

Made the frame on two of her three 7f turf starts last summer and has plenty of scope for improvement in middle-distance handicaps this year; must be considered.

5/1

OUR TIP

3/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 75-1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Delivered on last summer's 2yo promise when winning 1m Lingfield maiden on reappearance outing three weeks ago; upped in trip again and has tongue-tie fitted for this handicap debut; should still have more to offer.
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3rd

3

(1)

16th Apr 2025

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 4

16:00 Beverley

Lightening Mann

9st 6lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Jack Channon

took keen hold, prominent, waiting for room going easily 2f out, switched left and pressed leader briefly over 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds, lost second final strides

2/1

3rd

3

(1)

16th Apr 2025

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 4

16:00 Beverley

Lightening Mann

9st 6lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Jack Channon

took keen hold, prominent, waiting for room going easily 2f out, switched left and pressed leader briefly over 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds, lost second final strides

2/1

2nd

1

(8)

27th Mar 2025

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1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Lightening Mann

9st 9lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Jack Channon

Delivered on last summer's 2yo promise when winning 1m Lingfield maiden on reappearance outing three weeks ago; upped in trip again and has tongue-tie fitted for this handicap debut; should still have more to offer.

3/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 233-15

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Came good when upped to 1m for Lingfield maiden in January, his fifth start, but was rather disappointing on last month's handicap debut at Southwell and will need to kick on again over this new trip.
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10th

6

(5)

18th Apr 2025

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1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Jiffs Army

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Stuart Williams

bumped start, towards rear

9/1

10th

6

(5)

18th Apr 2025

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1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Jiffs Army

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Stuart Williams

bumped start, towards rear

9/1

3rd

3

(6)

27th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Jiffs Army

9st 7lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Came good when upped to 1m for Lingfield maiden in January, his fifth start, but was rather disappointing on last month's handicap debut at Southwell and will need to kick on again over this new trip.

7/1

4th
7 (1)
Hibernate

14/1

Form: 097-

Last run: 126 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Well down the field on both Irish turf starts in the autumn (1m1f/7f) and fared no better for new stable at Southwell (1m) in November (gelded soon afterwards); needs to take a big step forward on this handicap debut.
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4th

7

(1)

27th Mar 2025

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1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Hibernate

9st 1lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ed Dunlop

Well down the field on both Irish turf starts in the autumn (1m1f/7f) and fared no better for new stable at Southwell (1m) in November (gelded soon afterwards); needs to take a big step forward on this handicap debut.

14/1

7th

4

(8)

21st Nov 2024

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1m 0f 13y

Class 5

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Hibernate

9st 7lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ed Dunlop

slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in rear

12/1

7th

4

(8)

21st Nov 2024

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1m 0f 13y

Class 5

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Hibernate

9st 7lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ed Dunlop

slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in rear

12/1

Form: 94823-

Last run: 96 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in C&D novice in December and again ran well when third on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.4f; first-time cheekpieces) a few days later; a bit more exposed than some of these but probably won't be far away.
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5th

4

(4)

27th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Ruling Master

9st 6lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Marco Botti

Runner-up in C&D novice in December and again ran well when third on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.4f; first-time cheekpieces) a few days later; a bit more exposed than some of these but probably won't be far away.

9/2

3rd

1

(7)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

16:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ruling Master

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Marco Botti

held up in rear, hung left but headway over 1f out, went third final 110yds, kept on but not pace to challenge

11/4

3rd

1

(7)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

16:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ruling Master

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Marco Botti

held up in rear, hung left but headway over 1f out, went third final 110yds, kept on but not pace to challenge

11/4

Form: 2367-3

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden who had a very mixed record last year; returned from break with very respectable third in C&D maiden 19 days ago but others in this line-up have more persuasive profiles.
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6th

5

(9)

27th Mar 2025

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1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Must Believe

9st 5lb

J: Raul Da Silva

T: Ismail Mohammed

Six-race maiden who had a very mixed record last year; returned from break with very respectable third in C&D maiden 19 days ago but others in this line-up have more persuasive profiles.

10/1

3rd

2

(7)

8th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Must Believe

9st 7lb

J: Raul Da Silva

T: Ismail Mohammed

towards rear

25/1

7th

5

(3)

3rd Oct 2024

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1m 0f 5y

Class 5

17:40 Newcastle (AW)

Must Believe

9st 7lb

J: Raul Da Silva

T: Ismail Mohammed

Went very close at Kempton (1m, Polytrack) in August on second run and the return to AW may well be in his favour, following a recent flop at Yarmouth; however, others here may have greater potential; cheekpieces go on.

20/1

Form: 65133-

Last run: 147 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Scored on nursery debut at Yarmouth (1m, good) in September and was third off today's mark on consecutive outings the following month (8.6f/1m); has fitness to prove after 147-day absence but further progress is possible over middle-distance trips this year.
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7th

15

(10)

18th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Glenridding

9st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

prominent

16/1

7th

15

(10)

18th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Glenridding

9st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

prominent

16/1

7th

8

(7)

27th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Glenridding

9st 0lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Scored on nursery debut at Yarmouth (1m, good) in September and was third off today's mark on consecutive outings the following month (8.6f/1m); has fitness to prove after 147-day absence but further progress is possible over middle-distance trips this year.

6/1

Form: 2894-

Last run: 169 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on last summer's Redcar debut (7f, good) but all three subsequent runs were disappointing; can be excused his heavy-ground defeat in October (handicap debut) but returns to action with quite a bit to prove.
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2nd

1

(1)

10th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Bellator Bullet

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

prominent, pressed leaders on far side of group over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out, kept on but no impression final 110yds

9/2

2nd

1

(1)

10th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Bellator Bullet

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

prominent, pressed leaders on far side of group over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out, kept on but no impression final 110yds

9/2

8th

9

(3)

27th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Bellator Bullet

8st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Runner-up on last summer's Redcar debut (7f, good) but all three subsequent runs were disappointing; can be excused his heavy-ground defeat in October (handicap debut) but returns to action with quite a bit to prove.

16/1

Form: 456-54

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Kept on for respectable fifth of seven on last month's handicap debut at Newcastle (1m) but her modest fourth at Southwell a few days later was a shade disappointing; needs to up her game over this longer trip.
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3rd

8

(6)

9th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

16:05 Nottingham

Lady Mariko

9st 4lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

reared in stalls before start, pressed leader early, in touch with leaders after 1f, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds

8/1

3rd

8

(6)

9th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

16:05 Nottingham

Lady Mariko

9st 4lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

reared in stalls before start, pressed leader early, in touch with leaders after 1f, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds

8/1

9th

6

(2)

27th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Lady Mariko

9st 3lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Kept on for respectable fifth of seven on last month's handicap debut at Newcastle (1m) but her modest fourth at Southwell a few days later was a shade disappointing; needs to up her game over this longer trip.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £35.00
Straight Forecast £35.16
Tricast £189.01
Trifecta £185.50

Selections

Telegraph:

Lightening Mann

RP RATINGS:

Must Believe

NEWMARKET:

Hibernate

LAMBOURN:

Glenridding

POSTDATA:

Lady Mariko

Daily Mirror:

Ruling Master

SPOTLIGHT:

Lady Chartwell

The Times:

Hibernate

Daily Mail:

Lightening Mann

D Express:

Lightening Mann

Daily Record:

Lightening Mann

The Guardian:

Must Believe

The Sun:

Must Believe

The Star:

Glenridding