Betsi Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

18:15

Betsi Handicap

Date 2023-08-15

Distance 1m

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,004

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	Thomas Equinas Chestnut J:Robert Havlin T:Dean Ivory	J:Robert Havlin T:Dean Ivory	128	p	264501	53	76	50	7d	—	—	-14	22.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Beat Monaadhil by 3l over 7f here last week, but isn't proven over this far
5 (2)	Monaadhil Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Ruth Carr	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Ruth Carr	131	p	326552	56	74	57	7d	—	—	-5	12.5	0.75/1	4 25%
3l behind Thomas Equinas here (7f) last week but 5lb better off; has won over 1m on turf
2 (7)	Chagall Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	135	—	655313	60	72	46	7d	—	—	+3	18.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
C&D winner who won at Lingfield last month; respected back on Polytrack
4 (5)	Ower Starlight Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Richard Hannon	133	—	641725	58	73	65	77d	—	—	+1	11.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D winner, but not seen in 11 weeks and has no great record fresh
6 (6)	Wallaroo Bay J:Elle-May Croot(7) T:Ivan Furtado	J:Elle-May Croot(7) T:Ivan Furtado	130	—	-47861	55	73	65	27d	—	—	+5	13.8	2.00/1	9 11%
Off the mark at Wolverhampton last month; enjoyed the run of the race there and more to do
3 (3)	Simply Gorgeous Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Phil Mcentee	J:Oisin Murphy T:Phil Mcentee	133	h	369160	58	72	54	22d	—	—	+3	8.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Up and down lately, but has nothing to prove under the conditions having won over C&D
1 (4)	Velvet Vulcan Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	136	—	575-	61	65	-	281d	—	—	0	4	5.25/1	22 5%
Makes his handicap debut after 281 days off; market should indicate what is expected
8 (8)	Twistaline Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	124	v	108835	49	72	57	27d	—	—	-1	3.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Best form tends to come in 0-50 classified events these days

Horse	bet365	Coral
Thomas Equinas	6/4	11/8
Monaadhil	4	4
Chagall	9/2	5/1
Ower Starlight	15/2	15/2
Wallaroo	9	9
Simply Gorgeous	14	14
Velvet Vulcan	16/1	22
Twistaline	25	22

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Thomas Equinas

22.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 10 Odds: 11.8

6/4

2nd

Chagall

18.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Wallaroo

13.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

Monaadhil

12.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 6 Odds: 5

Ower Starlight

11.4

OR: 2 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Simply Gorgeous

8.6

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

Velvet Vulcan

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Twistaline

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Velvet Vulcan	61	65	—
Chagall	60	72	46
Ower Starlight	58	73	65
Simply Gorgeous	58	72	54
Monaadhil	56	74	57
Wallaroo	55	73	65
Thomas Equinas	53	76	50
Twistaline	49	72	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thomas Equinas	7d ago	Quick return
Monaadhil	7d ago	Quick return
Chagall	7d ago	Quick return
Simply Gorgeous	22d ago	Fit
Wallaroo	27d ago	Fit
Twistaline	27d ago	Fit
Ower Starlight	77d ago	Fresh
Velvet Vulcan	281d ago	Long break