6 horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

20:55

6 horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-04-24

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,757

Winning Time 2m 4.17s (slow by 1.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cavalry Call (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	7/2	Won
2nd	Crystal Mariner (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	7/1	1.25
3rd	Ninth Life (USA) Rossa Ryan · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	13/2	0.1
4th	Fox Avatar (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	7/2	0.1
5th	Always A Star (GB) Trevor Whelan · Harry Charlton	100/30F	0.1
6th	Saturn Five (IRE) Mikkel Mortensen · Charlie Fellowes	10/1	1
7th	Caelan (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Olly Murphy	15/2	.5
8th	Dr Waksman (GB) Tom Queally · Chris Gordon	50/1	.5

Runners (9)

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
6 (9)	Fox Avatar Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	134	h	315-	76	86	-	182d	—	—	-1	21.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Makes handicap/AW debut after six months off; sire has a good record here; hood on
9 (3)	Always A Star Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	125	—	0/433	67	88	53	19d	—	—	-8	9.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-4 but steadily progressing, finishing third on handicap debut at Yarmouth this month
7 (2)	Cavalry Call Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	v	-48622	75	89	50	4d	—	—	+2	20	1.00/1	4/1 20%
1-16 but only beaten a neck the last twice including over C&D; visor on
8 (8)	Caelan Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Olly Murphy	J:Hollie Doyle T:Olly Murphy	127	—	0-6953	69	87	75	31d	—	—	-8	10	1.63/1	13/2 13%
3lb below last winning mark and chased home a couple of thriving rivals last time
1 (6)	Ninth Life Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Rossa Ryan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	135	h	9661-4	77	88	75	14d	—	—	0	9.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Looked to need his Newcastle return a fortnight ago; respected with the run under his belt
2 (1)	Crystal Mariner Chestnut J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	135	t	362-86	77	89	77	72d	—	—	0	9.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
1lb lower than when chasing home a progressive rival at Kempton in December; tongue-tie on
3 (5)	Saturn Five Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Charlie Fellowes	134	—	9/77/4	76	89	62	35d	—	—	+1	8.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Ran with credit when fourth on his return from 673 days off at Newcastle last month
4 (4)	Dr Waksman Chestnut J:Tom Queally T:Chris Gordon	J:Tom Queally T:Chris Gordon	134	—	06574-	76	84	49	—	—	—	+5	7.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has run with credit on Polytrack in Ireland and over hurdles for this yard; not dimissed
NR (7)	Afloat Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	134	t	3128-6	76	91	-	20d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Three-time winner on turf at Yarmouth, but out of the frame in four starts on the AW

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fox Avatar	3/1	10/3	10/3
Always A Star	7/2	7/2	7/2
Cavalry Call	4/1	10/3	4/1
Caelan	13/2	11/2	6/1
Ninth Life	8/1	15/2	8/1
Crystal Mariner	8/1	15/2	17/2
Saturn Five	10/1	10/1	10/1
Dr Waksman	40/1	33/1	40/1
Afloat	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fox Avatar

21.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 6.7

10/3

2nd

Cavalry Call

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Caelan

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

13/2

Always A Star

9.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Ninth Life

9.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Crystal Mariner

9.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Saturn Five

8.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Dr Waksman

7.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Afloat

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ninth Life	77	88	75
Crystal Mariner	77	89	77
Fox Avatar	76	86	—
Saturn Five	76	89	62
Dr Waksman	76	84	49
Afloat	76	91	—
Cavalry Call	75	89	50
Caelan	69	87	75
Always A Star	67	88	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cavalry Call	4d ago	Quick return
Ninth Life	14d ago	Fit
Always A Star	19d ago	Fit
Afloat	20d ago	Fit
Caelan	31d ago	Fit
Saturn Five	35d ago	Fit
Crystal Mariner	72d ago	Fresh
Fox Avatar	182d ago	Long break
Dr Waksman	—	—