Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

7:45

Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap

Date 2025-10-30

Distance 1m5f66y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 2m 54.77s (slow by 8.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Cardinal Point (GB) J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	Hector Crouch / Michael Bell	—	11/10F	0
2nd	Cloaks Of Gold (IRE) J:Marco Ghiani T:David Evans	Marco Ghiani / David Evans	—	11/1	0.1
3rd	The Bay Warrior (IRE) J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	Tyler Heard / Mark Usher	—	15/2	3
4th	Must Believe (GB) J:Alec Voikhansky T:Ismail Mohammed	Alec Voikhansky / Ismail Mohammed	—	7/4	.5
5th	Forca Timao (IRE) J:Thomas Greatrex T:Mark Pattinson	Thomas Greatrex / Mark Pattinson	—	14/1	2.5

Runners (5)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (4)	Cardinal Point b J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	127	v	381233	61	77	68	21d	—	—	-13	25.9	5/4 44%
Record in AW handicaps of 1233; close up of this mark latest; strong claims once more
3 (5)	Must Believe b J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Ismail Mohammed	135	v	235771	69	74	52	42d	—	—	-8	26	6/4 40%
Off the mark in a 1m3f handicap at Kempton last month; only 2lb higher; contender
2 (1)	The Bay Warrior b J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	139	—	150216	67	73	43	33d	—	—	+6	16.8	8/1 11%
Seven AW wins over shorter, including three here; vulnerable to the 3yos this time
4 (2)	Cloaks Of Gold b J:Marco Ghiani T:David Evans	J:Marco Ghiani T:David Evans	132	t	33257	66	71	62	17d	—	—	+3	10.1	12/1 8%
Promise in first 3 runs but neither handicap run suggests she's the answer; tongue-tie on
1 (3)	Forca Timao b J:Thomas Greatrex T:Mark Pattinson	J:Thomas Greatrex T:Mark Pattinson	142	ht	517050	70	77	48	52d	—	—	+4	8.1	25/1 4%
1m3f win off 2lb lower in April; out of form since and has stamina to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cardinal Point	11/10	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Must Believe	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
The Bay Warrior	8/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Cloaks Of Gold	12/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Forca Timao	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Must Believe

OR: 4.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Cardinal Point

25.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 12.5

5/4

3rd

The Bay Warrior

16.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Cloaks Of Gold

10.1

OR: 4 Form: 4 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Forca Timao

8.1

OR: 5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forca Timao Top Rated	70	77	48
Must Believe	69	74	52
The Bay Warrior	67	73	43
Cloaks Of Gold	66	71	62
Cardinal Point	61	77	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cloaks Of Gold	17d ago	Fit
Cardinal Point	21d ago	Fit
The Bay Warrior	33d ago	Fit
Must Believe	42d ago	Fit
Forca Timao	52d ago	Fresh

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