Chelmsford (AW) Races
Chelmsford (AW)
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Chelmsford (AW)
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025
Distance: 1m5½f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard To Slow
Class: Class 6
Surface: AW
Win: £3
Place: £1.40 £1.70 £2.30
Exacta: £15.60
Tricast: £54.91
Trifecta: £57.30
Non-Runners: Certain Style (self certificate), Smith (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Zooks (FR) | 5 M | Poor | Ian Williams | 131 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Prominent behind clear leader - headway from over 4f out - going okay when led 2f out - ridden and kept on when up the centre from over 1f out(op 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Smokey Malone (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Julia & Shelley Birkett | 133 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway from over 4f out - prominent when up the centre from over 1f out - kept on and went second towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | This Time Maybe (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Mark Usher | 127 lbs | 6/1 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - in rear - going okay but plenty to do over 2f out - good headway from under 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - kept on and went third towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Foinix (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Jim & Suzi Best | 132 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway from over 4f out - kept on from over 1f out(op 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Virtual Hug (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nikki Evans | 133 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | Prominent behind clear leader - headway from over 4f out - raced in third over 2f out - went second 1f out - no extra and lost position inside final 110yds(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | The Resdev Way (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Michael & David Easterby | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - headway but raced wide over 2f out - stayed on home straight - not pace to challenge(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Unification (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Phil McEntee | 135 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Chased clear leader - headway from over 4f out - led narrowly 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Mhajim (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Chelsea Banham | 132 lbs | 9/2 | 2 | Slowly away - took keen hold - towards rear - headway from over 3f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 4/1) | ||
| 9th | 14 | Rogue Raider (USA) | 4 G | Poor | Clare Hobson | 126 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - slightly hampered over 2f out - short of room from under 2f out - soon hung left - stayed on but no impression(op 25/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Vitruvian Dawn (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Mike Murphy | 135 lbs | 50/1 | 16 | Chased clear leader - headway from over 4f out - outpaced over 2f out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 13 | Reason To Pass (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 127 lbs | 80/1 | 12 | Led - soon took keen hold and went well clear - much reduced lead from under 4f out - headed then weakened 3f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 50/1) | ||
| 12th | 10 | Mapogo (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Pattinson | 130 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | On outer throughout - prominent behind clear leader - lost ground from over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 33/1) |