Blesma, Limbless Veterans Charity Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

15:55

Blesma, Limbless Veterans Charity Handicap

Date 2023-08-31

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,004

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (7)	Laertes Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Michael Appleby	J:Oisin Murphy T:Michael Appleby	133	—	025003	52	68	57	37d	—	—	-16	13.9	15/8 35%
0-10; down another 3lb on stable debut and interesting to see how he fares in the market
NR (10)	Under Curfew Chestnut J:TBC T:Tony Carroll	J: T:Tony Carroll	133	—	268342	52	69	-	7d	—	—	-4	11.6	9/2 18%
Knocking on the door in recent months, but losing run up to 29 and drawn wide
1 (1)	Boom The Groom Bay J:Neil Callan T:Tony Carroll	J:Neil Callan T:Tony Carroll	139	—	266001	58	66	60	10d	—	—	+2	16	5 20%
4lb penalty for recent win but has the plum draw against the inside rail
8 (3)	Universal Grace Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Stuart Williams	J:Cieren Fallon T:Stuart Williams	128	t	-83992	49	65	48	16d	—	—	-2	9	13/2 13%
0-10, but only found one too good over C&D 16 days ago; shouldn't be far away
2 (6)	Profitable Dawn Bay J:Jefferson Smith T:Henry Spiller	J:Jefferson Smith T:Henry Spiller	135	—	-96563	56	68	64	16d	—	—	-2	7.2	15/2 12%
0-11; third over C&D last time, but hold-up tactics aren't easy to execute over 5f here
6 (4)	Mintana Grey J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:James Evans	J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:James Evans	131	p	514544	52	66	58	50d	—	—	-4	5.2	15/2 12%
Back off the same mark as when winning over C&D in February; worth a second look
11 (5)	Darlo Pride Grey J:Dylan Hogan T:Anthony Carson	J:Dylan Hogan T:Anthony Carson	124	tb	047644	45	63	45	16d	—	—	-6	2.1	11 9%
0-10; not far behind a couple of these here last time but needs to step up again
9 (11)	Next Second Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	128	—	390025	47	68	59	23d	—	—	0	4.9	20 5%
Again found 6f too far here last time but she is up against it from the widest stall
5 (9)	Toplight Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	132	b	188497	51	67	59	87d	—	—	-3	1.5	20 5%
C&D winner back with his former trainer; 1lb below last winning mark
7 (8)	Storm Melody Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Ali Stronge	J:Robert Havlin T:Ali Stronge	129	b	947594	48	66	61	16d	—	—	-3	1.2	20 5%
C&D winner who is 5lb below his last winning mark but not sure he can take advantage
10 (2)	Reversion Bay J:George Wood T:Charlie Wallis	J:George Wood T:Charlie Wallis	126	v	482756	45	67	58	36d	—	—	-2	2.7	22 5%
Losing run up to 22 but went close off this mark at Wolverhampton in May

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Laertes	7/4	13/8	15/8	7/4	7/4
Under Curfew	5	9/2	4	4	4
Boom The Groom	5	5	5	5	5
Universal Grace	13/2	6	6	6	6
Profitable Dawn	7	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Mintana	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Darlo Pride	11	10	10	10	10
Next Second	20	20	18	20	20
Toplight	20	18	18	18	20
Storm Melody	20	20	18	20	20
Reversion	20	22	22	22	22

Predictor

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

1st

Boom The Groom

OR: 2 Form: 10 Odds: 4

2nd

Laertes

13.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 4 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Under Curfew

11.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.6

9/2

Universal Grace

OR: 0 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Profitable Dawn

7.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Mintana

5.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Next Second

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

Reversion

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

Darlo Pride

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Toplight

1.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Storm Melody

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Boom The Groom	58	66	60
Profitable Dawn	56	68	64
Laertes	52	68	57
Under Curfew	52	69	—
Mintana	52	66	58
Toplight	51	67	59
Universal Grace	49	65	48
Storm Melody	48	66	61
Next Second	47	68	59
Darlo Pride	45	63	45
Reversion	45	67	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Under Curfew	7d ago	Quick return
Boom The Groom	10d ago	Quick return
Universal Grace	16d ago	Fit
Profitable Dawn	16d ago	Fit
Darlo Pride	16d ago	Fit
Storm Melody	16d ago	Fit
Next Second	23d ago	Fit
Reversion	36d ago	Fit
Laertes	37d ago	Fit
Mintana	50d ago	Fresh
Toplight	87d ago	Fresh