2025-08-07 Chelmsford 16:00
Chelmsford

bet365 Chelmsford City Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m2f

Going: Standard To Slow

Prize: £23,193

Runners: 10

Winning time: 2m 2.87s (slow by 0.57s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 2

5 Storm Catcher

J: Luke Morris T: Simon Pearce

Age:7 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:92 SP:33/1

Prominent - switched right and pushed along from 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - kept on well and led final stride (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - gelding benefitted from the re-application of cheekpieces)(op 22/1)

2 shd

8 Box To Box

J: Joe Leavy T: Hugo Palmer

Age:6 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:88 SP:12/1

Led - increased tempo 2f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on but headed final stride

3 1¼ 1¼

6 Liberty Coach

J: Jason Hart T: John & Sean Quinn

Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:91 SP:8/1

Bumped rival soon after start - prominent - lost second 1f out - no impression inside final 110yds(tchd 17/2)

4 ½ 1¾

9 Wadacre Gomez

J: Hollie Doyle T: Charlie Johnston

Age:5 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:86 SP:8/1

Bumped soon after start - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 4f out - disputing second over 1f out - no extra towards finish(tchd 17/2)

5 ½ 2¼

3 Magnum Opus

J: Harry Burns(3) T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:96 SP:4/1

Squeezed out soon after start - midfield - headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 10/3)

6 nk 2¾

4 Sovereign Sea

J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Roger Varian

Age:4 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:93 SP:5/2F

Held up in rear - going easily but plenty to do 2f out - ran on well from over 1f out - nearest finish - did well in the circumstances(op 10/3)

7 3½ 6¼

10 Thunder Wonder

J: Connor Beasley T: Charlie Johnston

Age:3 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:94 SP:100/30

Raced wide - never better than midfield(op 7/2)

8 nk 6½

7 Silent Film

J: Benoit De La Sayette T: Ian Williams

Age:7 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:90 SP:22/1

Dwelt start - in rear throughout

9 ¾ 7¼

2 Soldier's Empire

J: Neil Callan T: Marco Botti

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:98 SP:14/1

Took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 12/1)

10 1¾ 9

1 Flight Leader

J: William Carver T: Jamie Osborne

Age:5 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:103 SP:22/1

Raced wide - in touch with leaders - lost position 2f out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £34

Tote place: £5.80 £3.30 £2.40

Exacta: £523.60

Trifecta: £3411.30

Tricast: £3475.86

CSF: £384.58