Chelmsford (AW)
18:00
Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap
Chelmsford (AW) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.50 £1.60 £2.10 Exacta: £14 Tricast: £53.91 Trifecta: £48
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - headway going easily over 2f out - waiting for room over 1f out - soon switched right - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - soon clear - eased towards finish(op 7/4)
5 G AVG David Simcock 139 lbs 9/4F Won
2nd
Midfield - pushed along and headway over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 4/1)
5 G Poor Michael Appleby 140 lbs 7/2 1.75
3rd
Pushed along early - prominent - switched right and pushed along over 2f out - led over 1f out - soon ridden and hung badly left - headed and no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said filly hung left-handed under pressure)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
5 M AVG Julia Feilden 127 lbs 8/1 1.25
4th
Held up in rear - switched right and pushed along over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression
5 M Poor Robert Eddery 133 lbs 125/1 1
5th
Slowly away - in rear - ridden and headway on inner over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 12/1)
8 G AVG Dean Ivory 142 lbs 14/1 2.75
6th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders over 2f out - short of room and lost position over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to jump and be prominent and to stay off the rail; he explained that his position at the start of the race was further back than intended but accepted his position on the rail approximately 1f after the start; he continued to add that the pace slackened going onto final circuit before travelling well into the home straight and then being denied a clear run in the straight - a fact he reported at scales post-race - until final furlong - after which then appearing to be slow to ask his mount for a timely and substantial effort when a gap appeared; trainer confirmed instructions and although jockey was unable to ride to instructions due to how the race developed - after watching replays of the race she expressed her dissatisfaction with the amount of effort displayed by jockey in final furlong once having a clear run)(op 6/1)
4 F Poor Jane Chapple-Hyam 130 lbs 11/2 .75
7th
Prominent - pushed along and pressed leader on inner over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
4 F Poor Jamie Osborne 135 lbs 16/1 0.3
8th
Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakening when bumped over 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
3 G Poor Hugo Palmer 130 lbs 14/1 1.5
9th
Led at steady pace - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 11/1)
4 G Poor Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 134 lbs 10/1 1.5
10th
Prominent - dropped to midfield after 2f - pushed along over 3f out - weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
8 G AVG John Butler 134 lbs 9/1 6