Liam Taylor Legacy Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

18:00

Liam Taylor Legacy Handicap

Date 2023-12-07

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,621

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
8 (4)	King's Code Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	138	—	131104	82	90	59	12d	—	—	-4	26	0.53/1	17/8 32%
Four wins this year; doing best work late when fourth over 9.5f at Wolverhampton last time
5 (5)	Liseo Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	139	tp	722144	81	89	66	31d	—	—	-1	22.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
C&D winner in September and close fourth in warm handicap at Kempton last time; respected
NR (12)	Rogue Soldier Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Clover	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Clover	132	—	543431	76	85	-	31d	—	—	-31	39.5	1.50/1	7 14%
Off the mark in a Wolverhampton maiden last time; needs to find more back in a handicap
12 (6)	Penzance Grey J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	129	—	895294	73	90	76	23d	—	—	-3	12.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-6, but went close over C&D in June and ran well last time; shortlisted
6 (3)	Borgi Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:S Woods	J:Daniel Muscutt T:S Woods	139	p	16-582	81	89	72	23d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual Tapeta winner last year and just beaten at Wolverhampton last time; cheekpieces on
3 (8)	Silver Gunn Grey J:P J McDonald T:Marco Botti	J:P J McDonald T:Marco Botti	141	—	-37144	83	88	57	30d	—	—	+10	15.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Looks better on turf (5-17) than on the AW (0-5); often pulls hard; others preferred
9 (7)	True Statesman b/br J:Jack Mitchell T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jack Mitchell T:Charlie Johnston	136	—	03-890	80	83	47	13d	—	—	+4	8.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Little in three starts since returning in May; isn't bred to improve for the longer trip
11 (1)	Silver Nightfall Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Gay Kelleway	J:Finley Marsh T:Gay Kelleway	132	p	443146	76	88	82	69d	—	—	+8	14.1	3.25/1	14 7%
3-8 on AW and had excuses last time; not dismissed back from a short break; cheekpieces on
1 (10)	Buxted Too Chestnut J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	142	—	131540	84	88	60	22d	—	—	+10	13	6.75/1	28 4%
C&D winner and won five times on the AW at the start of the year; worth a second look
4 (2)	Vellner Chestnut J:Jordan Williams(5) T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Jordan Williams(5) T:Bernard Llewellyn	140	—	1-5370	82	83	30	22d	—	—	+13	15.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Turf winner in Ireland last year, but well held in both starts for this yard
2 (11)	Law Supreme Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:Ian Williams	J:Paddy Mathers T:Ian Williams	141	—	21644-	83	-	-	483d	—	—	+11	12.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Makes stable debut after 483 days off having been gelded in the meantime; watch market
7 (9)	Throne Hall Bay J:Joshua Bryan T:Archie Watson	J:Joshua Bryan T:Archie Watson	138	—	-09090	80	79	34	12d	—	—	+7	7.8	37.25/1	150 1%
Won twice over hurdles in the autumn of 2022, but form since then has been moderate

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
King's Code	7/4	2	17/8	15/8	15/8
Liseo	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Rogue Soldier	11/2	7	SP	SP	SP
Penzance	4	9/2	5	9/2	5
Borgi	15/2	6	13/2	6	7
Silver Gunn	16	14	14	14	14
True Statesman	20	18	16	16	16
Silver Nightfall	14	12	12	12	14
Buxted Too	25	25	25	22	28
Vellner	50	28	28	28	33
Law Supreme	66	50	50	50	50
Throne Hall	150	66	66	66	80

Predictor

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

1st

Rogue Soldier

39.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 13 Odds: 20

2nd

King's Code

OR: 8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 9.4

17/8

3rd

Liseo

22.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 6.9

5/2

Vellner

15.7

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

Silver Gunn

15.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.6

Silver Nightfall

14.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.7

Buxted Too

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.9

Penzance

12.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Law Supreme

12.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0.4

Borgi

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

True Statesman

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Throne Hall

7.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Buxted Too	84	88	60
Silver Gunn	83	88	57
Law Supreme	83	—	—
King's Code	82	90	59
Vellner	82	83	30
Liseo	81	89	66
Borgi	81	89	72
True Statesman	80	83	47
Throne Hall	80	79	34
Rogue Soldier	76	85	—
Silver Nightfall	76	88	82
Penzance	73	90	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King's Code	12d ago	Quick return
Throne Hall	12d ago	Quick return
True Statesman	13d ago	Quick return
Buxted Too	22d ago	Fit
Vellner	22d ago	Fit
Penzance	23d ago	Fit
Borgi	23d ago	Fit
Silver Gunn	30d ago	Fit
Liseo	31d ago	Fit
Rogue Soldier	31d ago	Fit
Silver Nightfall	69d ago	Fresh
Law Supreme	483d ago	Long break