Paddy Power Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

15:50

Paddy Power Handicap

Date 2025-08-28

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 58.19s (slow by 0.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cloud King (GB) Billy Loughnane · Robert Cowell	4/1	Won
2nd	Grace Angel (GB) Neil Callan · Darryll Holland	7/1	.5
3rd	Mc Loven (GB) Paddy Bradley · Simon Dow	2/1F	.5
4th	General Assembly (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Clare Hobson	15/2	0.3
5th	Agostino (GB) David Egan · Robert Cowell	12/1	0.1
6th	Imperial Guard (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Michael Dods	9/2	.5
7th	Blazes Boylan (FR) Hollie Doyle · Robert Cowell	16/1	3.25
8th	Vibrato (IRE) Dougie Costello · L J Morgan	18/1	3.25
9th	Kakarotto (GB) Luke Morris · Nick Littmoden	28/1	3.25

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
1 (3)	Cloud King Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Robert Cowell	J:Billy Loughnane T:Robert Cowell	138	p	5-7446	75	84	70	35d	—	—	-12	14.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
1lb below last winning mark, but needs a bit more than in his recent efforts
2 (1)	Mc Loven Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Simon Dow	J:Paddy Bradley T:Simon Dow	138	—	2-4403	75	82	74	26d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-5	15.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Consistent on the AW (1143244); has the inside stall and 1lb below his last winning mark
4 (6)	Imperial Guard Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	136	b	343680	73	82	60	22d	—	—	-4	11.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well handicapped on best form, but not so good lately and 0-13 in handicaps; blinkers on
7 (7)	General Assembly Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Clare Hobson	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Clare Hobson	128	—	527843	65	81	75	21d	—	—	-2	11.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Handy sort who is 2lb below last winning mark, but likely to face competition for the lead
5 (2)	Grace Angel Bay J:Neil Callan T:Darryll Holland	J:Neil Callan T:Darryll Holland	136	tb	935655	73	81	57	18d	—	—	-2	9.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
9lb below last winning mark, but not shown a great deal of late and needs to bounce back
9 (9)	Agostino Bay J:David Egan T:Robert Cowell	J:David Egan T:Robert Cowell	126	—	-15666	63	82	68	19d	—	—	0	7.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
All four wins have come here; back off last winning mark; respected despite outside stall
3 (8)	Blazes Boylan Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Robert Cowell	J:Hollie Doyle T:Robert Cowell	137	p	0-1835	74	82	56	58d	—	—	+2	7.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Relatively unexposed 4yo whose two wins have both come over C&D; cheekpieces on
6 (5)	Vibrato Bay J:Dougie Costello T:L J Morgan	J:Dougie Costello T:L J Morgan	136	—	696491	73	84	50	27d	—	—	+12	17.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Four-time winner over further on Tapeta for Jennie Candlish; major question mark over trip
8 (4)	Kakarotto Bay J:Luke Morris T:Nick Littmoden	J:Luke Morris T:Nick Littmoden	128	—	/021-0	65	79	-	23d	—	—	+2	4.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Tailed off on his return from 454 days off at Newbury this month; best watched

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cloud King	11/4	3/1	3/1
Mc Loven	3/1	3/1	3/1
Imperial Guard	5/1	11/2	5/1
General Assembly	6/1	6/1	6/1
Grace Angel	13/2	13/2	13/2
Agostino	12/1	11/1	12/1
Blazes Boylan	16/1	14/1	16/1
Vibrato	16/1	14/1	14/1
Kakarotto	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Vibrato

17.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

16/1

2nd

Mc Loven

15.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Cloud King

14.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

3/1

General Assembly

11.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 4 Odds: 4

6/1

Imperial Guard

11.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Grace Angel

9.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Blazes Boylan

7.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Agostino

7.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 2 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Kakarotto

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cloud King	75	84	70
Mc Loven	75	82	74
Blazes Boylan	74	82	56
Imperial Guard	73	82	60
Grace Angel	73	81	57
Vibrato	73	84	50
General Assembly	65	81	75
Kakarotto	65	79	—
Agostino	63	82	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grace Angel	18d ago	Fit
Agostino	19d ago	Fit
General Assembly	21d ago	Fit
Imperial Guard	22d ago	Fit
Kakarotto	23d ago	Fit
Mc Loven	26d ago	Fit
Vibrato	27d ago	Fit
Cloud King	35d ago	Fit
Blazes Boylan	58d ago	Fresh