Betfair Plays Different Nursery Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

17:45

Betfair Plays Different Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-10-23

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,664

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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 (4)	Telfy Boy Bay J:David Egan T:Dylan Cunha	J:David Egan T:Dylan Cunha	135	p	4572	62	65	50	13d	—	—	-14	18	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Kept on for second of eight over a mile at Kempton 13 days ago; up to 1m2f for yard debut
4 (3)	Captain Cairney Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	128	p	68653	55	66	44	3d	—	—	-10	10.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Beaten around 9l when third in first-time cheekpieces at Bath (1m) last time; up in trip
7 (1)	Thanh Nam Chestnut J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	122	p	77544	49	65	50	12d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Got going too late over 7f in two starts since handicapping; this longer trip may suit
3 (7)	Captain Bruce Brown J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	128	—	098151	55	67	45	21d	—	—	+8	19.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won here over 7f in August; improved effort when upped to 1m2f at Newcastle latest; up 5lb
2 (5)	Loose Connection Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	130	p	3902	57	65	54	21d	—	—	+1	10.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Posted a solid effort over 1m2f at Newcastle on handicap debut; cheekpieces now applied
5 (2)	El Carrusel Bay J:Laura Pearson T:John Ryan	J:Laura Pearson T:John Ryan	126	p	64724	53	64	-	1d	—	—	+1	5.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Second of five at Yarmouth (1m) on nursery debut; stiff task yesterday; cheekpieces added
6 (6)	Sporty Socks Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:William Stone	J:Aidan Keeley T:William Stone	124	—	77526	51	65	61	44d	—	—	+1	4.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Beaten 15l over 7f at Leicester last time; dam won over 1m2f on AW so of some interest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Telfy Boy	13/8	7/4	7/4	7/4	13/8
Captain Cairney	11/4	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Thanh Nam	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	5/1
Captain Bruce	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Loose Connection	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
El Carrusel	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Sporty Socks	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Bruce

19.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 15 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Telfy Boy

OR: 3 Form: 5 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Captain Cairney

10.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Loose Connection

10.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

El Carrusel

5.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Sporty Socks

4.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Thanh Nam

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Telfy Boy	62	65	50
Loose Connection	57	65	54
Captain Cairney	55	66	44
Captain Bruce	55	67	45
El Carrusel	53	64	—
Sporty Socks	51	65	61
Thanh Nam	49	65	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
El Carrusel	1d ago	Quick return
Captain Cairney	3d ago	Quick return
Thanh Nam	12d ago	Quick return
Telfy Boy	13d ago	Quick return
Captain Bruce	21d ago	Fit
Loose Connection	21d ago	Fit
Sporty Socks	44d ago	Fit