Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

19:30

Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap

Date 2024-11-07

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 58.75s (slow by 1.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Twilight Fun (GB) Joey Haynes · Chelsea Banham	10/11F	Won
2nd	Agostino (GB) Sean Levey · Robert Cowell	13/2	1
3rd	Alafdhal (IRE) Josephine Gordon · Phil McEntee	11/1	0.3
4th	Smooth Silesie (IRE) Jason Hart · Lisa Williamson	11/2	0.3
5th	Papa Don't Preach (IRE) Andrea Pinna · Kevin Frost	12/1	.5
6th	Sir Rodneyredblood (GB) Marco Ghiani · J R Jenkins	15/2	1.75

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Twilight Fun Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	137	p	661601	70	82	73	40d	—	—	-10	31.3	0.28/1	11/10 48%
2lb rise looks more than fair and he may try to burn them off again from stall 1
3 (3)	Sir Rodneyredblood Chestnut J:Marco Ghiani T:J R Jenkins	J:Marco Ghiani T:J R Jenkins	131	p	225142	64	81	72	7d	—	—	+5	18.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has 14 AW wins to his name, half of them round here; does a lot of his racing now over 6f
2 (2)	Smooth Silesie Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Lisa Williamson	J:Jason Hart T:Lisa Williamson	137	b	116223	70	81	60	8d	—	—	+6	20	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Enjoying a good year, winning five times and going up 18lb in the weights; set to go well
6 (5)	Alafdhal Chestnut J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil McEntee	J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil McEntee	127	—	522293	60	81	66	7d	—	—	+4	13.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
This is likely to be strongly run; will probably need them to go too hard and come back
4 (6)	Agostino Bay J:Sean Levey T:Robert Cowell	J:Sean Levey T:Robert Cowell	131	—	565701	64	80	66	12d	—	—	+7	16	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Made all over C&D 12 days ago; is drawn widest upped 5lb into better company
5 (4)	Papa Don't Preach Bay J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Kevin Frost	J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Kevin Frost	130	p	358134	63	81	72	19d	—	—	+5	12.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Last month's C&D win off 5lb lower has worked out well since; should go well again

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Twilight Fun	evn	evn	11/10
Sir Rodneyredblood	5/1	5/1	5/1
Smooth Silesie	6/1	11/2	6/1
Alafdhal	8/1	15/2	15/2
Agostino	9/1	17/2	17/2
Papa Don't Preach	11/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Twilight Fun

31.3

OR: 5 Form: 13 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Smooth Silesie

OR: 5 Form: 11 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Sir Rodneyredblood

18.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 11 Odds: 4

5/1

Agostino

OR: 3.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Alafdhal

13.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Papa Don't Preach

12.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Twilight Fun	70	82	73
Smooth Silesie	70	81	60
Sir Rodneyredblood	64	81	72
Agostino	64	80	66
Papa Don't Preach	63	81	72
Alafdhal	60	81	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sir Rodneyredblood	7d ago	Quick return
Alafdhal	7d ago	Quick return
Smooth Silesie	8d ago	Quick return
Agostino	12d ago	Quick return
Papa Don't Preach	19d ago	Fit
Twilight Fun	40d ago	Fit