Chelmsford (AW)

16:50 ✓ Result

Betfair Plays Different Handicap (Div II)

Date 2025-09-11
Distance 7f
Class Class 5
Going Standard
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £4,711
Winning Time 1m 24.41s (slow by 1.71s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Rascal Recknell (FR)
Edward Greatrex · Michael Appleby
4/1 Won
2nd
Backspin (IRE)
Alexandra Egan · Richard Hughes
5/1 2
3rd
Lessay (IRE)
Hector Crouch · Ed Dunlop
100/30F .75
4th
Finbar's Lad (GB)
Neil Callan · John & Sean Quinn
9/2 3.5
5th
Soldiers Star (IRE)
Jack Callan · Hugo Palmer
11/2 1.5
6th
Vibrato (IRE)
Dougie Costello · L J Morgan
40/1 .5
7th
Invincible Melody (IRE)
Pat Cosgrave · Stuart Williams
17/2 4.5
8th
Anthropologist (GB)
Archie Young · Charlie Johnston
12/1 13
9th
Age Of Baroque (FR)
George Wood · Jessica Macey
33/1 .75
10th
Spiritualism (IRE)
Harry Davies · Lemos De Souza
100/1 8

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
7 (2)
Lessay
Bay
J:Hector Crouch
T:Ed Dunlop
J:Hector Crouch
T:Ed Dunlop
 135 — 645673
70
82
75
 13d — — -6
13.7
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Best form has come at Kempton; remains 3lb below his last winning mark and should go well
5 (4)
Rascal Recknell
Bay
J:Edward Greatrex
T:Michael Appleby
J:Edward Greatrex
T:Michael Appleby
 135 — 998-16
70
80
-
 34d — — -8
10.2
1.00/1
4/1
20%
7f Polytrack winner; won on stable debut in June but held next time; needs to bounce back
2 (3)
Finbar's Lad
Chestnut
J:Neil Callan
T:John & Sean Quinn
J:Neil Callan
T:John & Sean Quinn
 138 — 543197
73
82
63
 34d — — +2
15.7
1.25/1
5/1
17%
Won over C&D in July; one for the shortlist if the return here galvanises him
6 (5)
Backspin
Bay
J:Alexandra Egan(7)
T:Richard Hughes
J:Alexandra Egan(7)
T:Richard Hughes
 135 b 314855
74
81
68
 28d — — -2
12
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Had excuses on a couple of occasions since winning at Southwell; 7f may suit; blinkers on
9 (1)
Soldiers Star
Bay
J:Jack Callan(5)
T:Hugo Palmer
J:Jack Callan(5)
T:Hugo Palmer
 133 v 957701
72
84
75
 22d — — +6
19.1
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Both wins have come at Kempton this year; still looks on a fair mark; shortlisted
8 (11)
Anthropologist
Bay
J:Archie Young(5)
T:Charlie Johnston
J:Archie Young(5)
T:Charlie Johnston
 133 p 232457
72
82
-
 27d — — +2
9.7
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Patchy form since winning at Ayr in June; each-way shout if producing his best
11 (6)
Invincible Melody
Bay
J:Pat Cosgrave
T:Stuart Williams
J:Pat Cosgrave
T:Stuart Williams
 127 v 252362
66
81
80
 10d — 0W/0P 1 run +6
14.4
2.75/1
11/1
8%
0-11 but runner-up five times including four on the AW; no surprise if he goes well again
3 (8)
Age Of Baroque
Bay
J:George Wood
T:Jessica Macey
J:George Wood
T:Jessica Macey
 138 tp 005158
73
80
54
 26d — — +8
11.8
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Twice held off this mark since winning at Southwell; needs a resurgence; cheekpieces on
4 (7)
Vibrato
Bay
J:Dougie Costello
T:L J Morgan
J:Dougie Costello
T:L J Morgan
 137 h 964918
72
83
49
 14d — — +11
13.1
16.50/1
66/1
1%
All four wins have come on Tapeta and still needs to show he can do it on Polytrack
10 (9)
Spiritualism
Bay
J:Harry Davies
T:Lemos De Souza
J:Harry Davies
T:Lemos De Souza
 131 htp 079188
70
80
50
 31d — — +9
10.5
25.00/1
100/1
1%
Mixed bag over the past year; needs the step up to 7f to make a difference (bred to stay)
NR (10)
Ararat
Bay
J:George Downing
T:Robert Cowell
J:George Downing
T:Robert Cowell
 139 — -00808
74
77
65
 57d — — —
6
— —
Beat Never So Brave over C&D just over a year ago but on the decline since
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Lessay
 3/1 3/1 3/1
Rascal Recknell
 4/1 10/3 4/1
Finbar's Lad
 9/2 5/1 5/1
Backspin
 5/1 11/2 5/1
Soldiers Star
 11/2 11/2 11/2
Anthropologist
 12/1 11/1 11/1
Invincible Melody
 10/1 11/1 10/1
Age Of Baroque
 25/1 25/1 25/1
Vibrato
 66/1 50/1 50/1
Spiritualism
 100/1 80/1 80/1
Ararat
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Predictor

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

1st Soldiers Star
19.1
OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6
11/2
2nd Finbar's Lad
15.7
OR: 5.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 4
5/1
3rd Invincible Melody
14.4
OR: 4 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4
11/1
4 Lessay
13.7
OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7
3/1
5 Vibrato
13.1
OR: 5.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6
66/1
6 Backspin
12
OR: 6 Form: 2 Odds: 4
11/2
7 Age Of Baroque
11.8
OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1
25/1
8 Spiritualism
10.5
OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5
100/1
9 Rascal Recknell
10.2
OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2
4/1
10 Anthropologist
9.7
OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1
12/1
11 Ararat
6
OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Backspin
74
81
68
Ararat
74
77
65
Finbar's Lad
73
82
63
Age Of Baroque
73
80
54
Soldiers Star
72
84
75
Anthropologist
72
82
 —
Vibrato
72
83
49
Lessay
70
82
75
Rascal Recknell
70
80
 —
Spiritualism
70
80
50
Invincible Melody
66
81
80

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Invincible Melody 10d ago Quick return
Lessay 13d ago Quick return
Vibrato 14d ago Fit
Soldiers Star 22d ago Fit
Age Of Baroque 26d ago Fit
Anthropologist 27d ago Fit
Backspin 28d ago Fit
Spiritualism 31d ago Fit
Rascal Recknell 34d ago Fit
Finbar's Lad 34d ago Fit
Ararat 57d ago Fresh