Chelmsford (AW) Races
Chelmsford (AW)
19:00
bet365 6 Horses Challenge Handicap
Chelmsford (AW)
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Surface: AW
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.30 £2.10
Exacta: £8.20
Trifecta: £30.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | The Defiant (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Luke Dace | 131 lbs | 6/4F | Won | In touch with leaders - headway on inner to lead over 1f out - ridden clear final furlong(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Alafdhal (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Phil McEntee | 135 lbs | 7/2 | 1.5 | Pulled hard - towards rear on outer - headway 1f out - drifted left inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | New Hope Bullet (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Alice Haynes | 132 lbs | 15/2 | .5 | Taken down early - blindfold off late and slowly away - in rear - headway on inner over 1f out - kept on final furlong (jockey said blindfold became stuck on filly's blinkers and took two attempts to be removed - which was noted)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Boom The Groom (IRE) | 13 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Led but pestered - headed over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Beneficiary (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Liam Bailey | 129 lbs | 5/2 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/8) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Profit Given (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Charlie Wallis | 129 lbs | 80/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear on inner - went fourth halfway - weakened from over 1f out(op 50/1) |