Little Leighs Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

20:00

Little Leighs Handicap

Date 2023-10-12

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,004

Winning Time 58.76s (slow by 1.36s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	So Sleepy (GB) Callum Shepherd · William Muir & Chris Grassick	11/10F	Won
2nd	Next Second (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	7/1	1.25
3rd	Reckon I'm Hot (GB) Rob Hornby · Gary Moore	18/5	0.3
4th	Lucy Lightfoot (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Brett Johnson	50/1	1.25
5th	Field Of View (IRE) Gianluca Sanna · John Quinn	15/2	.75
6th	Storm Melody (GB) Robert Havlin · Ali Stronge	7/1	0.3
7th	Zous Baby (GB) David Probert · Ed de Giles	20/1	2.75

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
NR (2)	Big Time Maybe Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Phil Mcentee	J:NON-RUNNER T:Phil Mcentee	128	—	244759	50	71	-	16d	—	—	-35	18.5	—	—
Won twice in May; well treated again but recent efforts not obviously encouraging
1 (6)	So Sleepy Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Callum Shepherd T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	135	t	798032	57	72	44	7d	—	—	-19	22.2	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Unlucky when beaten a nose at Lingfield last week and compensation awaits
6 (1)	Reckon Im Hot Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Gary Moore	J:Rob Hornby T:Gary Moore	124	tp	262450	46	66	-	26d	—	—	-10	5.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-24; runner-up twice this summer but lesser efforts of late need forgiving
2 (8)	Field Of View Bay J:Gianluca Sanna(5) T:John Quinn	J:Gianluca Sanna(5) T:John Quinn	135	—	79-90	57	65	30	23d	—	—	-8	5.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Early days but hasn't been seeing his races out, including on 5f handicap debut latest
8 (5)	Storm Melody Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Ali Stronge	J:Robert Havlin T:Ali Stronge	123	b	594397	45	66	57	16d	—	—	-6	4.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Veteran but 3rd over C&D in August and a slow start didn't help when favourite latest
4 (3)	Next Second Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	127	—	025816	49	69	62	17d	—	—	+1	10.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won at Wolverhampton (5f) last month; met trouble when 6th since; likely still in form
5 (4)	Zous Baby Bay J:David Probert T:Ed De Giles	J:David Probert T:Ed De Giles	127	b	339008	49	66	33	17d	—	—	-4	2.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Disappointing maiden and remains to be seen if first-time blinkers make difference
7 (7)	Lucy Lightfoot Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Brett Johnson	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Brett Johnson	123	—	589588	45	64	35	16d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.25/1	22 5%
AW winner in spring 2022 but has yet to be placed after eight starts for current stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Big Time Maybe	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
So Sleepy	6/5	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Reckon Im Hot	5	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Field Of View	15/2	6	6	6	11/2
Storm Melody	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Next Second	15/2	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Zous Baby	11	11	11	12	12
Lucy Lightfoot	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

So Sleepy

22.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Big Time Maybe

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 18.5

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3rd

Next Second

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Reckon Im Hot

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Field Of View

5.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

15/2

Storm Melody

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Zous Baby

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.8

Lucy Lightfoot

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
So Sleepy	57	72	44
Field Of View	57	65	30
Big Time Maybe	50	71	—
Next Second	49	69	62
Zous Baby	49	66	33
Reckon Im Hot	46	66	—
Storm Melody	45	66	57
Lucy Lightfoot	45	64	35

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
So Sleepy	7d ago	Quick return
Big Time Maybe	16d ago	Fit
Storm Melody	16d ago	Fit
Lucy Lightfoot	16d ago	Fit
Next Second	17d ago	Fit
Zous Baby	17d ago	Fit
Field Of View	23d ago	Fit
Reckon Im Hot	26d ago	Fit