Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

17:30

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

Date 2023-10-12

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,621

Winning Time 1m 35.37s (fast by 0.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fantastic Fox (GB) Oisin Murphy · Roger Varian	13/2	Won
2nd	Roman Dynasty (IRE) David Probert · Joseph Parr	16/1	.75
3rd	Urban Sprawl (GB) Richard Kingscote · Charlie Johnston	6/1	.5
4th	Court Of Session (GB) Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/1	0.3
5th	Band Of Steel (GB) Robert Havlin · S Woods	13/2	1
6th	Pjanoo (GB) Neil Callan · Richard Spencer	12/1	1.5
7th	Turquoise Diamond (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	15/2	1.25
8th	Baltimore Boy (IRE) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	14/1	.5
9th	Cry Havoc (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Rae Guest	33/1	3.25
10th	Leadenhall (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	2/1F	4.25

Runners (10)

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
8 (7)	Leadenhall Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	v	-36312	78	96	-	48d	—	—	+1	30	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Won and second in 1m turf handicaps in August; may have more to come; visored first time
2 (10)	Fantastic Fox Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Varian	J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Varian	141	—	455505	86	95	68	33d	—	—	-1	13	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Latest 1m Kempton fifth was creditable but he'll need to build on it to snap losing run
10 (1)	Turquoise Diamond Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	125	—	-43511	73	94	24	13d	—	—	+15	27	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Pair of 7f wins last month and could be more to come at 1m
3 (8)	Court Of Session Brown J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	140	p	-83056	85	97	80	112d	—	—	+3	12.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Below par over C&D in June but is a dual C&D winner who goes well fresh; cheekpieces on
4 (3)	Urban Sprawl Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	137	—	369406	85	89	-	16d	—	—	+1	11.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Boasts some strong form in first half of year but gone cold of late; AW debut
9 (5)	Band Of Steel Bay J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	130	—	8-5459	78	92	75	23d	—	—	+1	9.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
In decent form this summer but latest Yarmouth run was disappointing; back down in trip
1 (9)	Baltimore Boy Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	141	v	001306	86	95	73	13d	—	—	+10	14.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual AW winner; not at best on turf latest but he's largely consistent on AW
5 (4)	Pjanoo Bay J:Neil Callan T:Richard Spencer	J:Neil Callan T:Richard Spencer	134	p	-28144	82	91	66	14d	—	—	+10	15.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Faded late on over 1m2f latest and treated as if still in good form
7 (6)	Roman Dynasty Bay J:David Probert T:Joseph Parr	J:David Probert T:Joseph Parr	132	p	122322	77	92	71	40d	—	—	+16	20.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Had a consistent spell, including second over C&D latest; non-runner Nottingham yesterday
6 (2)	Cry Havoc Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Rae Guest	J:Callum Shepherd T:Rae Guest	133	—	287360	78	93	64	29d	—	—	+7	9.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Held on Tapeta lately but well treated if return to Polytrack (3 wins here) sparks revival

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Leadenhall	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8	15/8
Fantastic Fox	6	6	6	6/1	11/2
Turquoise Diamond	13/2	11/2	6	6	6
Court Of Session	8/1	8	8	8	8
Urban Sprawl	15/2	8	8	8/1	15/2
Band Of Steel	17/2	9	17/2	17/2	17/2
Baltimore Boy	16	14	14	14	16/1
Pjanoo	16	14	14	14	16/1
Roman Dynasty	18/1	14	16	16	16
Cry Havoc	33/1	33	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Leadenhall

OR: 7 Form: 14.1 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Turquoise Diamond

OR: 5.8 Form: 17.9 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Roman Dynasty

20.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Pjanoo

15.6

OR: 8 Form: 6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Baltimore Boy

14.9

OR: 9 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Fantastic Fox

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Court Of Session

12.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Urban Sprawl

11.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Band Of Steel

9.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Cry Havoc

9.2

OR: 7 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fantastic Fox	86	95	68
Baltimore Boy	86	95	73
Court Of Session	85	97	80
Urban Sprawl	85	89	—
Pjanoo	82	91	66
Leadenhall	78	96	—
Band Of Steel	78	92	75
Cry Havoc	78	93	64
Roman Dynasty	77	92	71
Turquoise Diamond	73	94	24

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Turquoise Diamond	13d ago	Quick return
Baltimore Boy	13d ago	Quick return
Pjanoo	14d ago	Fit
Urban Sprawl	16d ago	Fit
Band Of Steel	23d ago	Fit
Cry Havoc	29d ago	Fit
Fantastic Fox	33d ago	Fit
Roman Dynasty	40d ago	Fit
Leadenhall	48d ago	Fresh
Court Of Session	112d ago	Long break