Chelmsford (AW)
19:00
Blue Tiger Marketing Handicap
Chelmsford (AW) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £11.30 Place: £3.40 £1.90 £1 Exacta: £63.40 Tricast: £117.46 Trifecta: £176.70
Non-Runners: Daphne May (vet's certificate), Poetic Jack (withdrawn; unseated jockey and loose before start)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Slowly into stride - towards rear on outer - headway and went second over 4f out - shaken up over 2f out - led over 1f out - edged left and bumped rival 1f out - soon ridden - kept on(Mkt1: op 8/1 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 8/1)
4 G AVG Jamie Osborne 137 lbs 10/1 Won
2nd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - midfield 5f out - headway from over 1f out - soon hung left - switched right and up the centre 1f out - kept on and went second towards finish(Mkt1: op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
6 G Poor Mark Usher 128 lbs 4/1F .5
3rd
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - kept on well when up the centre from over 1f out - forced dead-heat 3rd(Mkt1: tchd 11/2; Mkt2 op 4/1)
8 G Poor Michael Herrington 132 lbs 5/1 .75
3rd
Prominent on outer - headway to lead 5f out - soon switched left and against rail - edged right from 2f out - headed over 1f out - bumped 1f out - no extra and lost position towards finish - joined for 3rd(Mkt1: op 9/1; Mkt2 op 8/1)
3 G Poor Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 132 lbs 11/2 0
5th
Took keen hold - led but pestered - headed and prominent 5f out - kept on home straight(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 op 12/1)
6 M Poor John O'Shea 133 lbs 16/1 0.3
6th
Took keen hold - in rear - headway from under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 20/1)
6 G Poor Daniel Steele 119 lbs 18/1 1
7th
Prominent - lost ground but in touch with leaders 5f out - outpaced from under 2f out - no extra final furlong(Mkt1: tchd 6/1)
5 G Poor J R Jenkins 134 lbs 13/2 1.25
8th
Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost ground 5f out - soon in touch with leaders - on outer from under 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(Mkt1: op 8/1; Mkt2 tchd 7/1)
4 F AVG John E Long 130 lbs 15/2 2.25
9th
Awkward start and slowly away - soon midfield - towards rear 4f out - brief headway over 1f out - no telling impression(Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 18/1; Mkt2 tchd 16/1)
7 G Poor Denis Quinn 124 lbs 14/1 .5
10th
In rear - steadied and switched left soon after start - took keen hold after 1f - no telling impression(Mkt1: op 6/1; Mkt2 op 6/1)
7 G Poor Dean Ivory 131 lbs 13/2 .75