Paddy Power Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

9:00

Paddy Power Handicap

Date 2025-08-21

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 5

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 2m 3.64s (slow by 1.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Elsass (IRE) J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning / Charlie Johnston	—	3/1	0
2nd	Blast The Dream (GB) J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	Aidan Keeley / Roger Varian	—	6/1	0.05
3rd	Caspian King (GER) J:Jason Watson T:David Menuisier	Jason Watson / David Menuisier	—	15/8F	1.25
4th	Blue Train (IRE) J:Callum Hutchinson T:William Knight	Callum Hutchinson / William Knight	—	17/2	0.1
5th	Bomba Del Mundo (IRE) J:Taryn Langley T:Hilal Kobeissi	Taryn Langley / Hilal Kobeissi	—	28/1	1
6th	Princess Amber (IRE) J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Marco Ghiani / Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	—	12/1	1.25
7th	Pebble Island (GB) J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	Josephine Gordon / Simon & Ed Crisford	—	6/1	3.25
8th	Live Each Day (GB) J:Jack Doughty T:Stuart Williams	Jack Doughty / Stuart Williams	—	12/1	0.05

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (5)	Caspian King gr J:Jason Watson T:David Menuisier	J:Jason Watson T:David Menuisier	132	t	75-574	72	84	70	28d	—	—	-16	15	2/1 33%
0-6 and not straightforward but comes here after a pretty good fourth at Doncaster
3 (2)	Elsass b J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	-52269	73	86	-	33d	—	—	-4	15.5	7/2 22%
Close second on handicap debut but spoiled chance by racing too freely on next two outings
1 (3)	Blast The Dream b J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	135	p	118353	75	85	57	21d	—	—	+1	17.8	9/2 18%
Recent turf form is respectable but she needs a boost from the new cheekpieces
8 (1)	Blue Train b J:Callum Hutchinson T:William Knight	J:Callum Hutchinson T:William Knight	122	v	273153	62	85	76	18d	—	—	+4	15	9/1 10%
Often sluggish in the early stages but won on Tapeta in June and has possibilities here
4 (8)	Pebble Island b J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	132	t	9-2664	72	82	19	17d	—	—	-1	8	17/2 11%
Safely held in first two handicaps (1m/1m2f) but still lightly raced; improvement possible
7 (6)	Live Each Day b J:Jack Doughty T:Stuart Williams	J:Jack Doughty T:Stuart Williams	123	ht	120626	63	84	68	22d	—	—	+1	10.3	11/1 8%
Below form after racing too freely last time; big player if judged on earlier run; hooded
6 (7)	Princess Amber ch J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	129	—	772430	69	82	51	27d	—	—	+3	10.5	12/1 8%
Placed over 7.3f on handicap debut; well beaten over 7f since; new trip today
2 (4)	Bomba Del Mundo b J:Taryn Langley(5) T:Hilal Kobeissi	J:Taryn Langley(5) T:Hilal Kobeissi	133	t	146	73	80	-	33d	—	—	+8	11.7	28/1 3%
Maiden winner on debut; next two runs underwhelming; handicap/AW debut today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Caspian King	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Elsass	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Blast The Dream	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Blue Train	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Pebble Island	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Live Each Day	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Princess Amber	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Bomba Del Mundo	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Blast The Dream

17.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Elsass

15.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 4 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Caspian King

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

Blue Train

OR: 3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Bomba Del Mundo

11.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1

28/1

Princess Amber

10.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Live Each Day

10.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Pebble Island

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blast The Dream Top Rated	75	85	57
Elsass	73	86	—
Bomba Del Mundo	73	80	—
Caspian King	72	84	70
Pebble Island	72	82	19
Princess Amber	69	82	51
Live Each Day	63	84	68
Blue Train	62	85	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pebble Island	17d ago	Fit
Blue Train	18d ago	Fit
Blast The Dream	21d ago	Fit
Live Each Day	22d ago	Fit
Princess Amber	27d ago	Fit
Caspian King	28d ago	Fit
Elsass	33d ago	Fit
Bomba Del Mundo	33d ago	Fit

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