Chelmsford (AW) Races
Chelmsford (AW)
16:00
John Lewis Shopping Village Handicap
Chelmsford (AW)
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021
Distance: 1m6f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Surface: AW
Win: £2.80
Place: £1.90 £2.10
Exacta: £10
Tricast: £40.40
Trifecta: £27.80
Non-Runners: Murhib (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | The Vegas Raider (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 123 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Held up in behind leaders - niggled along briefly 5f out - shaken up 4f out - ridden over 2f out - good headway home turn - challenging over 1f out - led and went clear inside final furlong - ridden out(tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Damned Elusive (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Andrew Balding | 133 lbs | 7/2 | 2.5 | Midfield - ridden and dropped to rear over 2f out - rapid headway on outer home turn - led narrowly over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and held final 110yds - eased towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Fandabidozi (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Mark Johnston | 129 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Slowly into stride - raced in last - going okay but still plenty to do over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third final 110yds - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | The Guvnor (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tom Clover | 125 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Chased leader - close up going easily 3f out - led over 2f out - ridden and faced strong challenge over 1f out - soon headed - weakened inside final furlong - lost third final 110yds(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Red Glory (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 124 lbs | 7/1 | 2.25 | Tracked leaders - going okay but waiting for room over 2f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - soon outpaced and held(op 6/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Good Soul (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 133 lbs | 7/2 | 2.5 | Slowly into stride - towards rear - ridden over 2f out - no impression when bit short of room over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 10/3 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Far Too Beautiful (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Michael Attwater | 125 lbs | 33/1 | 16 | Led at steady pace - increased tempo 4f out - ridden 3f out - headed over 2f out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 22/1) |