Betsi Golden Mile Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

14:55

Betsi Golden Mile Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2023-08-31

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,346

Runners (9)

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
9 (9)	Velvet Crush Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	3	-	73	43	15d	—	—	-21	14.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Did well to reach third on her Kempton debut having blown the start; high on the list
5 (8)	Lohengrin Chestnut J:William Buick T:William Haggas	J:William Buick T:William Haggas	133	t	5	-	72	-	29d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Caught the eye when fifth on Leicester debut; extra furlong should suit
7 (6)	Raqeebb Grey J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Plenty to like on pedigree and stable won this with a newcomer last year; interesting
6 (7)	Marching Band Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	133	—	6	-	71	-	22d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Green on his Kempton debut, but may fare better with the experience under his belt
3 (4)	Fictional Bay J:George Rooke T:Richard Hughes	J:George Rooke T:Richard Hughes	133	—	6	-	66	46	53d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Well-held sixth on his debut here (1m2f) last month; improvement needed
2 (2)	Dire La Verite Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Brian Meehan	J:Oisin Murphy T:Brian Meehan	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Enough to like on pedigree and market should be revealing
4 (3)	Fletchers Flight Chestnut J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Philip Mcbride	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Philip Mcbride	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Bred more for speed and stable not known for winning newcomers
1 (1)	Silver Atom Grey J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Archie Watson	J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Archie Watson	139	—	57	-	45	-	7d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.25/1	250 0%
Modest hurdler for Ben Pauling and well beaten in two Flat starts for this yard
8 (5)	Lesleyanne Bay J:Jefferson Smith T:Dean Ivory	J:Jefferson Smith T:Dean Ivory	128	—	7	-	29	-	41d	—	—	-1	0.2	74.75/1	300 0%
Beaten a long way into last of seven on her Nottingham debut last month; look elsewhere

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Velvet Crush	5/4	6/4	6/4	11/8	5/4
Lohengrin	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Raqeebb	5	9/2	9/2	5	11/2
Marching Band	15/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7
Fictional	14/1	10/1	14	16	16
Dire La Verite	18/1	16	14/1	16	16
Fletchers Flight	200/1	125	125	125	125
Silver Atom	250	200	200	200	200
Lesleyanne	300	250	250	250	200

Predictor

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

1st

Velvet Crush

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Lohengrin

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Raqeebb

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Marching Band

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Fictional

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Dire La Verite

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Fletchers Flight

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Silver Atom

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250

Lesleyanne

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Velvet Crush	—	73	43
Lohengrin	—	72	—
Raqeebb	—	—	—
Marching Band	—	71	—
Fictional	—	66	46
Dire La Verite	—	—	—
Fletchers Flight	—	—	—
Silver Atom	—	45	—
Lesleyanne	—	29	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Silver Atom	7d ago	Quick return
Velvet Crush	15d ago	Fit
Marching Band	22d ago	Fit
Lohengrin	29d ago	Fit
Lesleyanne	41d ago	Fit
Fictional	53d ago	Fresh
Raqeebb	—	—
Dire La Verite	—	—
Fletchers Flight	—	—