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Chelmsford (AW)

16:18

Date 2025-09-18

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 2m 6.39s (slow by 4.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Explosion (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Charlie Johnston	4/6F	Won
2nd	Royal Bodyguard (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Michael Bell	2/1	7
3rd	The Resdev Scholar (IRE) Lewis Chalkley · Michael & David Easterby	11/2	5

Runners (3)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Explosion Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	331	79	89	-	17d	—	—	-17	40.9	—	8/15 65%
Improved to win quite valuable Windsor novice (1m, soft) last month; AW/nursery debut
3 (3)	Royal Bodyguard Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Michael Bell	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Michael Bell	127	—	553313	71	83	81	7d	—	—	-2	26.5	—	5/2 29%
Won small-field AW nursery last month and ran well in defeat on turf last week
2 (2)	The Resdev Scholar Bay J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	127	h	763244	71	83	-	17d	—	—	-1	12.7	—	7/1 13%
0-6 on turf but pretty consistent; upped from 7f and hooded for this AW debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Explosion	8/15	1/2	8/15
Royal Bodyguard	5/2	5/2	5/2
The Resdev Scholar	7/1	13/2	13/2

Predictor

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

1st

Explosion

40.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 13.6 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Royal Bodyguard

26.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.4 Odds: 8.9

5/2

3rd

The Resdev Scholar

12.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 3.4 Odds: 4

7/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Explosion	79	89	—
Royal Bodyguard	71	83	81
The Resdev Scholar	71	83	—

Last Run