Paddy Power Betting Shops Classified Stakes – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

4:40

Paddy Power Betting Shops Classified Stakes

Date 2024-08-29

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,004

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (10)	Battleofbaltimore b J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Dylan Cunha	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Dylan Cunha	133	t	574163	50	59	53	7d	—	—	-4	13	4/1 20%
5f turf winner in this grade last month and also ran well over 6f here a week ago
11 (3)	Restricted gr J:Sam Feilden(7) T:Chelsea Banham	J:Sam Feilden(7) T:Chelsea Banham	133	—	272428	48	58	46	9d	—	—	-7	10	9/2 18%
Didn't fire on latest outing but was close second in C&D handicap two starts ago; a player
1 (8)	Bernard Spierpoint b J:David Egan T:Darryll Holland	J:David Egan T:Darryll Holland	139	tb	953441	46	62	50	9d	—	—	-1	15.9	4/1 20%
Won in this grade at Wolverhampton last week; may not be as good on this track
5 (6)	Next Second b J:Josephine Gordon T:Ruth Carr	J:Josephine Gordon T:Ruth Carr	135	—	407193	49	61	45	9d	—	—	0	11.1	7/1 13%
Third behind Bernard Spierpoint recently; 4lb better off today; high on the list
4 (1)	Lion Ring b J:Ryan Kavanagh(7) T:Andrew J Martin	J:Ryan Kavanagh(7) T:Andrew J Martin	135	—	952909	45	60	49	33d	—	—	-6	4.4	8/1 11%
Recent efforts have been disappointing but this return to sprinting looks the right move
10 (2)	Marcus b J:Marco Ghiani T:Charlie Wallis	J:Marco Ghiani T:Charlie Wallis	133	hp	742355	45	57	-	33d	—	—	-3	5.5	12/1 8%
Competitive in turf handicaps this year but needs to find something extra to open account
8 (5)	Zeno b J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	135	p	-88337	45	51	23	7d	—	—	-2	5.7	10/1 9%
Nine-race maiden; drops back in trip after failed 1m experiment; others look stronger
7 (7)	Stryder b J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	135	t	838575	45	61	39	14d	—	—	-5	2.7	16/1 6%
Behind Restricted when fifth in recent C&D handicap but still considered each-way
2 (4)	Don't Fight It b J:William Carson T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:William Carson T:Jim & Suzi Best	135	v	69606-	47	50	-	346d	—	—	-3	1	28/1 3%
Out of form last year and makes stable debut after 346-day absence
6 (12)	Pink Stripes gr J:Callum Shepherd T:Lisa Williamson	J:Callum Shepherd T:Lisa Williamson	135	t	966430	43	54	38	5d	—	—	0	2.9	33/1 3%
Third at 40-1 two starts ago but this 27-race maiden is drawn wide today
3 (9)	Kangaroo b J:Raul Da Silva T:Phil McEntee	J:Raul Da Silva T:Phil McEntee	135	—	075945	41	52	20	30d	—	—	-2	0.7	40/1 2%
Last of five in this grade on turf last month and now 0-21.
NR (11)	Royal Expert b J:TBC T:Simon Pearce	J: T:Simon Pearce	133	p	50-049	50	60	20	14d	—	—	—	0	—
Eight-race maiden; eased in grade today but probably still needs help from new headgear

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Battleofbaltimore	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Restricted	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Bernard Spierpoint	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Next Second	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Lion Ring	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Marcus	11/1	9/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Zeno	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Stryder	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Don't Fight It	22/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Pink Stripes	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Kangaroo	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bernard Spierpoint

15.9

OR: 0 Form: 10.9 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Battleofbaltimore

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Next Second

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Restricted

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

Zeno

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Marcus

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Lion Ring

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Pink Stripes

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Stryder

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Don't Fight It

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Kangaroo

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Royal Expert

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Battleofbaltimore Top Rated	50	59	53
Royal Expert	50	60	20
Next Second	49	61	45
Restricted	48	58	46
Don't Fight It	47	50	—
Bernard Spierpoint	46	62	50
Lion Ring	45	60	49
Marcus	45	57	—
Zeno	45	51	23
Stryder	45	61	39
Pink Stripes	43	54	38
Kangaroo	41	52	20

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pink Stripes	5d ago	Quick return
Battleofbaltimore	7d ago	Quick return
Zeno	7d ago	Quick return
Restricted	9d ago	Quick return
Bernard Spierpoint	9d ago	Quick return
Next Second	9d ago	Quick return
Stryder	14d ago	Fit
Royal Expert	14d ago	Fit
Kangaroo	30d ago	Fit
Lion Ring	33d ago	Fit
Marcus	33d ago	Fit
Don't Fight It	346d ago	Long break