Play Different With Betfair Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

18:45

Play Different With Betfair Handicap

Date 2024-10-17

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (5)	Local Music Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Matt Crawley	J:Ray Dawson T:Matt Crawley	141	—	414121	81	91	77	7d	—	—	+3	40	11/8 42%
Won three of last five starts; well on top over C&D one week ago; excellent under penalty
4 (6)	How Impressive Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	135	tv	447032	75	93	80	19d	—	—	-1	19.5	10/3 23%
Pipped here latest (first AW run for a while) and had slightly better form early this year
2 (3)	Bell Shot Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	136	—	152264	76	90	65	15d	—	—	+1	14.5	13/2 13%
2-12 for new yard this year and usually competitive, including on other AW tracks
5 (4)	Sir Oliver Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Chris Dwyer	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Chris Dwyer	132	p	598669	72	88	55	28d	—	—	0	7.6	11/1 8%
Only one win (last November) in more than two years and not so good this season
9 (9)	Twitch Brown J:Georgia Dobie T:Craig Benton	J:Georgia Dobie T:Craig Benton	120	b	592114	60	89	77	5d	—	—	+11	17.7	12/1 8%
Has taken well to this C&D, with two wins before Saturday's 4th to Wilde And Dandy
3 (7)	Extrication Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Teal	J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Teal	135	—	-32700	75	89	45	34d	—	—	+4	10	14/1 7%
Towards the rear in his three handicaps; unraced on AW since first two career starts
6 (1)	Ataser Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:T J Kent	J:Aidan Keeley T:T J Kent	129	p	5309-5	69	85	-	76d	—	—	+2	6	25/1 4%
Return of cheekpieces sparks some interest but sole win in last four years was in 2022
7 (8)	King Of War Bay J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:Michael Wigham	J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:Michael Wigham	125	t	484329	65	87	-	10d	—	—	+7	9.5	40/1 2%
Well in on turf form; his limited AW record (latest go in March 2023) is less convincing
NR (2)	Wilde And Dandy Bay J:TBC T:Ivan Furtado	J: T:Ivan Furtado	124	—	24-091	64	87	58	5d	—	—	—	3.5	—
Back to life with a tidy win here last Saturday, taking his form figures over C&D to 3121

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Local Music	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
How Impressive	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	11/4
Bell Shot	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	13/2
Sir Oliver	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	11/1
Twitch	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Extrication	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ataser	25/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
King Of War	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Local Music

OR: 7.8 Form: 20.5 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

How Impressive

19.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Twitch

17.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Bell Shot

14.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 4 Odds: 4

13/2

Extrication

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

14/1

King Of War

9.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Sir Oliver

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ataser

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Wilde And Dandy

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Local Music	81	91	77
Bell Shot	76	90	65
How Impressive	75	93	80
Extrication	75	89	45
Sir Oliver	72	88	55
Ataser	69	85	—
King Of War	65	87	—
Wilde And Dandy	64	87	58
Twitch	60	89	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Twitch	5d ago	Quick return
Wilde And Dandy	5d ago	Quick return
Local Music	7d ago	Quick return
King Of War	10d ago	Quick return
Bell Shot	15d ago	Fit
How Impressive	19d ago	Fit
Sir Oliver	28d ago	Fit
Extrication	34d ago	Fit
Ataser	76d ago	Fresh