betting.betfair.com Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

20:00

betting.betfair.com Handicap

Date 2025-09-18

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Runners (13)

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
9 (11)	Sam's Hope Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Martin Dunne	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Martin Dunne	133	t	242421	53	69	52	2d	—	—	-9	27.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Easy win at Wolverhampton on Tuesday and she's a major player again under penalty
10 (3)	Invincible Navy Bay J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	128	p	930522	48	68	59	19d	—	—	-2	13.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Hasn't been with James Owen for long and he's finished second in last two runs; respected
7 (6)	Bated Breeze Bay J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	130	—	99-285	50	66	-	24d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
15-race maiden and he's finished down the field in last two starts; down the list
11 (2)	Lion Ring Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Andrew J Martin	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Andrew J Martin	127	—	355650	47	61	66	103d	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Disappointing this season but he's now 10lb lower than when winning this race last year
1 (10)	Due Date Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charlie Wallis	J:Jason Watson T:Charlie Wallis	135	v	763127	55	65	47	31d	—	0W/0P 2 runs	+5	12.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dual C&D winner who won at Leicester in July and didn't get any luck last time; in the mix
5 (12)	Hot Frank Bay J:J F Egan T:Clare Hobson	J:J F Egan T:Clare Hobson	131	—	-87876	53	63	46	28d	—	—	-2	2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
0-8 but he wasn't beaten far here last time and could be dangerous back in trip
2 (4)	Smasher Bay J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	134	p	441609	54	65	58	42d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
2lb lower than for his last win but he's lost his way and needs a major revival
6 (9)	Dubai Magic Bay J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:Matt Crawley	J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:Matt Crawley	131	—	660825	53	62	57	7d	—	—	+1	5.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
0-15 but she had a near-miss here (5f) on her penultimate run; in the mix
4 (5)	Commendation Bay J:P J McDonald T:Michael Keady	J:P J McDonald T:Michael Keady	133	b	445959	55	60	40	7d	—	—	-1	2.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
On dangerous mark but she needs first-time blinkers to make a difference
3 (7)	It's Showtime Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Conrad Allen	J:Charlie Bennett T:Conrad Allen	133	—	26553R	53	65	37	46d	—	—	-1	2.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Refused to race at Yarmouth last time and is now 0-16 since her sole win last spring
13 (8)	Lady Of The Champ Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Jack Morland	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Jack Morland	124	—	69-80	46	59	28	16d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Struggled in her qualifying runs and same story on handicap debut at Southwell (7f, AW)
12 (1)	Spirit Charmer Bay J:William Cox T:Patrick Chamings	J:William Cox T:Patrick Chamings	126	—	0-8300	46	63	39	19d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
11-race maiden who has struggled last twice and is untried at this trip; others preferred
NR (13)	Beautiful Things Bay J:TBC T:Michael Attwater	J: T:Michael Attwater	130	p	459546	52	63	58	14d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Fair efforts on Polytrack last twice but she needs to find more to make the breakthrough

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sam's Hope	6/5	6/5	5/4
Invincible Navy	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bated Breeze	5/1	11/2	5/1
Lion Ring	5/1	5/1	9/2
Due Date	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hot Frank	25/1	22/1	22/1
Smasher	28/1	28/1	28/1
Dubai Magic	28/1	28/1	28/1
Commendation	33/1	33/1	33/1
It's Showtime	40/1	33/1	33/1
Lady Of The Champ	50/1	50/1	50/1
Spirit Charmer	80/1	66/1	66/1
Beautiful Things	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sam's Hope

27.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 15 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Invincible Navy

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 9.1 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Due Date

12.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 9.4 Odds: 2

12/1

Dubai Magic

5.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Lion Ring

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Smasher

OR: 1 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

Bated Breeze

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

It's Showtime

2.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1

40/1

Commendation

2.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Hot Frank

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Lady Of The Champ

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Spirit Charmer

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Beautiful Things

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Due Date	55	65	47
Commendation	55	60	40
Smasher	54	65	58
Sam's Hope	53	69	52
Hot Frank	53	63	46
Dubai Magic	53	62	57
It's Showtime	53	65	37
Beautiful Things	52	63	58
Bated Breeze	50	66	—
Invincible Navy	48	68	59
Lion Ring	47	61	66
Lady Of The Champ	46	59	28
Spirit Charmer	46	63	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sam's Hope	2d ago	Quick return
Dubai Magic	7d ago	Quick return
Commendation	7d ago	Quick return
Beautiful Things	14d ago	Fit
Lady Of The Champ	16d ago	Fit
Invincible Navy	19d ago	Fit
Spirit Charmer	19d ago	Fit
Bated Breeze	24d ago	Fit
Hot Frank	28d ago	Fit
Due Date	31d ago	Fit
Smasher	42d ago	Fit
It's Showtime	46d ago	Fresh
Lion Ring	103d ago	Long break