Paddy Power Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

20:45

Paddy Power Handicap

Date 2025-08-14

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 6

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 2m 5.69s (slow by 3.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Night Tara (IRE) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	5/1	Won
2nd	Sansanetti (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · Stuart Williams	9/5F	0.1
3rd	Backer Bilk (GB) Sean D Bowen · James Owen	9/4	0.3
4th	Jack Andrea (GB) Harry Davies · Robert Eddery	11/1	3
5th	Ballarat Bertie (GB) Jim Crowley · Richard Hughes	18/1	.5
6th	Al Baarez (IRE) Faleh Bughenaim · Hilal Kobeissi	6/1	3.5
7th	Skyelight (GB) J F Egan · Dean Ivory	20/1	.5

Runners (8)

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
1 (5)	Backer Bilk Chestnut J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	135	—	-21232	58	66	61	126d	—	—	-6	25.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Record of 21232 in handicaps and he's a key player on first run for James Owen
5 (4)	Sansanetti Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Stuart Williams	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Stuart Williams	131	—	0-9117	54	69	59	22d	—	—	-17	9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won over C&D and at Lingfield but she flopped in hat-trick bid and needs to bounce back
3 (7)	Night Tara Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	134	—	996	57	63	8	28d	—	—	-13	7.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Handicap newcomer and she looks a likely improver upped in trip; needs close look
4 (3)	Al Baarez Bay J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hilal Kobeissi	J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hilal Kobeissi	132	—	40-754	55	62	51	47d	—	—	-5	3.8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Close fourth at Windsor last time but he needs improvement at this new trip; gelded
6 (2)	Jack Andrea Bay J:Harry Davies T:Robert Eddery	J:Harry Davies T:Robert Eddery	130	—	585563	53	68	63	14d	—	—	-2	6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
0-14 and he's been beaten 9l in his last two handicaps (1m2f); opposable
8 (6)	Ballarat Bertie Brown J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Hughes	J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Hughes	124	b	441565	47	66	54	98d	—	—	-1	4.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won at Wolverhampton in March but not come close to that form in three runs since
7 (8)	Skyelight Bay J:J F Egan T:Dean Ivory	J:J F Egan T:Dean Ivory	130	—	3-3659	53	66	66	23d	—	—	0	3.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Nine-race maiden who has been well held in last three runs and others are preferred
NR (1)	Savvy Stellar Bay J:TBC T:S Woods	J: T:S Woods	135	hp	0-659	58	64	23	26d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Still early days but he needs a transformation back on AW; hood added

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Backer Bilk	15/8	2/1	2/1
Sansanetti	11/4	5/2	5/2
Night Tara	3/1	3/1	3/1
Al Baarez	11/1	9/1	10/1
Jack Andrea	12/1	11/1	11/1
Ballarat Bertie	16/1	14/1	14/1
Skyelight	33/1	28/1	28/1
Savvy Stellar	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Backer Bilk

25.1

OR: 2 Form: 13.6 Odds: 9.5

2/1

2nd

Sansanetti

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Night Tara

7.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Jack Andrea

OR: 0.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Ballarat Bertie

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Skyelight

3.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Al Baarez

3.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Savvy Stellar

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Backer Bilk	58	66	61
Savvy Stellar	58	64	23
Night Tara	57	63	8
Al Baarez	55	62	51
Sansanetti	54	69	59
Jack Andrea	53	68	63
Skyelight	53	66	66
Ballarat Bertie	47	66	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jack Andrea	14d ago	Fit
Sansanetti	22d ago	Fit
Skyelight	23d ago	Fit
Savvy Stellar	26d ago	Fit
Night Tara	28d ago	Fit
Al Baarez	47d ago	Fresh
Ballarat Bertie	98d ago	Long break
Backer Bilk	126d ago	Long break