Book Your Wedding At Chelmsford Racecourse Apprentice Handicap

Chelmsford (AW)

17:40

Date 2024-08-31

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,051

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (3)	Orbital Bay J:Fred Daly(7) T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Fred Daly(7) T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	135	—	-51571	69	69	67	53d	—	—	-1	26.2	9/4 31%
Won when upped to 1m2f last month and is now 2-5 in handicaps; probably still improving
5 (1)	Baroque Buoy Bay J:Liam Wright T:George Scott	J:Liam Wright T:George Scott	132	—	722163	66	71	66	38d	—	—	0	20.7	10/3 23%
Came good over 8.6f at Wolverhampton in June and could have untapped potential over 1m2f
7 (2)	Saachi Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace	128	—	9-5734	62	69	34	51d	—	—	-9	8	4/1 20%
Launched handicap career with two respectable turf runs and can still do better
6 (6)	Persian Phoenix Grey Roan J:Archie Young(3) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Archie Young(3) T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	652222	64	72	22	14d	—	—	+8	19.3	13/2 13%
Runner-up on last four appearances and likely to be in the shake-up again
1 (7)	Delta Legend Bay J:Alice Bond(7) T:Gay Kelleway	J:Alice Bond(7) T:Gay Kelleway	138	—	161372	65	74	67	25d	—	—	+8	15.4	10/1 9%
Ran right up to best form when second over C&D this month; still unexposed over 1m2f
4 (5)	Royal Praise Bay J:Morgan Cole T:Ed Dunlop	J:Morgan Cole T:Ed Dunlop	134	—	301433	68	72	61	14d	—	—	+7	14.7	12/1 8%
Has held his form pretty well since causing 100-1 shock over C&D on handicap debut in June
2 (4)	Arika Bay J:Sorin Moldoveanu(5) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Sorin Moldoveanu(5) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	137	—	-94635	64	75	62	15d	—	—	+1	7.2	20/1 5%
Close third over 1m on latest AW start and looks well worth a crack at 1m2f; a possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Orbital	9/4	15/8	2/1	9/4	2/1
Baroque Buoy	3/1	10/3	11/4	3/1	10/3
Saachi	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Persian Phoenix	6/1	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Delta Legend	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Royal Praise	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Arika	20/1	16/1	16/1	20/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Orbital

26.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 13 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Baroque Buoy

20.7

OR: 4 Form: 10.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Persian Phoenix

19.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Delta Legend

15.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Royal Praise

14.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Saachi

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Arika

7.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Orbital	69	69	67
Royal Praise	68	72	61
Baroque Buoy	66	71	66
Delta Legend	65	74	67
Persian Phoenix	64	72	22
Arika	64	75	62
Saachi	62	69	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Persian Phoenix	14d ago	Fit
Royal Praise	14d ago	Fit
Arika	15d ago	Fit
Delta Legend	25d ago	Fit
Baroque Buoy	38d ago	Fit
Saachi	51d ago	Fresh
Orbital	53d ago	Fresh