Little Leighs Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

19:30

Little Leighs Handicap

Date 2023-10-05

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,004

Winning Time 1m 11.28s (slow by 1.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Selina's Star (GB) Cieren Fallon · Dean Ivory	5/1	Won
2nd	Katar (IRE) Ben Curtis · Richenda Ford	6/1	.75
3rd	Ben Dikduk (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	11/2	1
4th	Agostino (GB) Hayley Turner · Robert Cowell	11/4F	1
5th	Dresden Green (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	28/1	.75
6th	Tarbet (GB) Saffie Osborne · Ismail Mohammed	18/1	1.25
7th	Bernard Spierpoint (GB) Liam Wright · Darryll Holland	10/1	.75
8th	Moonlight Dreamer (GB) Jason Hart · Robert Cowell	10/1	2.25
9th	Starjik (GB) Clifford Lee · Ewan Whillans	12/1	2.75
10th	Poweredbylove (GB) Marco Ghiani · Robert Cowell	9/1	9.5

Runners (12)

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
NR (8)	Macho Mania Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Phil Mcentee	J:NON-RUNNER T:Phil Mcentee	124	—	579035	50	75	-	5d	—	—	-41	22.1	—	—
Not beaten far over C&D on Saturday but he'll need to step forward again to take this
2 (7)	Agostino Bay J:Hayley Turner T:Robert Cowell	J:Hayley Turner T:Robert Cowell	135	—	-68822	61	71	59	9d	—	—	-6	18.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Exposed maiden but runner-up in 4 of 7 AW starts, including the last twice; in the mix
6 (9)	Selinas Star Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Dean Ivory	J:Cieren Fallon T:Dean Ivory	133	b	392552	59	76	64	21d	—	—	-1	12.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Often placed and last month's C&D second was a career best; in the mix with a repeat
4 (1)	Ben Dikduk Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	133	h	0-7864	59	70	61	36d	—	—	-12	8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Late headway into fourth on most recent outing; has something to build on now
NR (12)	Phoenix Glow Bay J:TBC T:Jack Channon	J: T:Jack Channon	136	—	565132	62	69	26	29d	—	—	+7	18.2	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two wins this year, including C&D, and comes here in top form; widest draw to contend with
9 (4)	Katar Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Richenda Ford	J:Ben Curtis T:Richenda Ford	130	tp	353446	56	75	-	20d	—	—	-5	5.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Exposed maiden; prominent racer; down in weights but others appeal more for win purposes
11 (10)	Starjik Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Ewan Whillans	J:Clifford Lee T:Ewan Whillans	124	—	663029	49	73	48	21d	—	—	-2	6.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
C&D winner; two good runs and two poor runs for current stable; there are risks involved
3 (2)	Moonlight Dreamer Bay J:Jason Hart T:Robert Cowell	J:Jason Hart T:Robert Cowell	134	p	73466	60	72	-	29d	—	—	-1	5.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Not progressed in two handicap runs; new cheekpieces need to give him a lift
8 (6)	Poweredbylove Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Robert Cowell	J:Marco Ghiani T:Robert Cowell	132	v	-16905	58	73	60	36d	—	—	-2	6.4	2.25/1	10 10%
C&D winner on her return in April; no progress in handicaps since; others look safer
5 (3)	Bernard Spierpoint Bay J:Liam Wright(7) T:Darryll Holland	J:Liam Wright(7) T:Darryll Holland	133	tv	155928	58	74	-	16d	—	—	+2	6.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Three wins at 0-50 level this year; good effort on penultimate start; lots of C&D form
7 (5)	Tarbet Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ismail Mohammed	133	—	6577	59	70	49	62d	—	—	-2	4	2.75/1	12 8%
Unexposed filly; no real threat on handicap debut but the return to 6f can help
12 (11)	Dresden Green Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	120	b	609600	46	70	54	8d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Habitual slow starter; 16-race maiden; quiet the last twice and remains opposable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Macho Mania	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Agostino	11/4	3	11/4	11/4	3
Selinas Star	9/2	5	5	9/2	9/2
Ben Dikduk	4	9/2	4	4	9/2
Phoenix Glow	13/2	13/2	6	13/2	6
Katar	13/2	7	13/2	13/2	7
Starjik	9	9	8	8	17/2
Moonlight Dreamer	12	12	11	12	12
Poweredbylove	9	10	8	8	17/2
Bernard Spierpoint	16	16	14	16	14
Tarbet	12	12	11	12	12
Dresden Green	33	33	25	28	33

Predictor

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

1st

Macho Mania

22.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 20

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2nd

Agostino

18.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Phoenix Glow

18.2

OR: 3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Selinas Star

12.8

OR: 2.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

9/2

Ben Dikduk

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Bernard Spierpoint

6.9

OR: 2 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

Starjik

6.8

OR: 0 Form: 4.4 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Poweredbylove

6.4

OR: 2 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

Katar

5.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Moonlight Dreamer

5.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.7

Tarbet

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Dresden Green

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Phoenix Glow	62	69	26
Agostino	61	71	59
Moonlight Dreamer	60	72	—
Selinas Star	59	76	64
Ben Dikduk	59	70	61
Tarbet	59	70	49
Poweredbylove	58	73	60
Bernard Spierpoint	58	74	—
Katar	56	75	—
Macho Mania	50	75	—
Starjik	49	73	48
Dresden Green	46	70	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Macho Mania	5d ago	Quick return
Dresden Green	8d ago	Quick return
Agostino	9d ago	Quick return
Bernard Spierpoint	16d ago	Fit
Katar	20d ago	Fit
Selinas Star	21d ago	Fit
Starjik	21d ago	Fit
Phoenix Glow	29d ago	Fit
Moonlight Dreamer	29d ago	Fit
Ben Dikduk	36d ago	Fit
Poweredbylove	36d ago	Fit
Tarbet	62d ago	Fresh