'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap (Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier)

Chelmsford (AW)

18:00

Date 2025-12-04

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,757

Winning Time 58.46s (slow by 1.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Havana Rum (IRE) Ethan Tindall · Richard Fahey	15/2	Won
2nd	Almaty Star (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Robert Cowell	4/1	.5
3rd	Solvency (IRE) Sean D Bowen · James Owen	50/1	1.5
4th	Twilight Fun (GB) Joey Haynes · Chelsea Banham	7/2	0.1
5th	Cherry Cobbler (GB) Rossa Ryan · Stuart Williams	7/4F	1
6th	Panelli (GB) Sean Levey · Stuart Williams	20/1	.75
7th	Nemov (GB) Marco Ghiani · Stuart Williams	10/1	0.3
8th	Merrimack (GB) Olivia Haines · Stuart Williams	16/1	0.2
9th	Cressida Wildes (GB) Billy Loughnane · Phil McEntee	12/1	2
10th	Ancient Times (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Harry Eustace	40/1	17

Runners (12)

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
8 (3)	Cherry Cobbler Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	131	—	3-413	76	90	65	49d	—	—	-15	19.2	0.41/1	13/8 38%
5f maiden win in January; promising return to action here (6f) 7 weeks ago; more to come
4 (7)	Twilight Fun Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	133	p	4-1985	78	92	80	82d	—	—	-6	12.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three-time course winner; mark manageable on this year's best; often front runs
5 (6)	Almaty Star Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	133	—	843978	78	91	70	91d	—	—	-2	11.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fluffed the start at Lingfield when last seen; dangerous mark now; revival expected
7 (4)	Havana Rum Bay J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	131	—	241244	76	91	77	41d	—	—	+4	15.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Running well over 6f since May; drop in trip at this venue raises a slight doubt
9 (2)	Panelli Bay J:Sean Levey T:Stuart Williams	J:Sean Levey T:Stuart Williams	131	t	629271	76	89	62	72d	—	—	+15	22.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
1m win for George Boughey when last seen in September; sold 38,000gns since; trip a query
3 (1)	Nemov Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	134	t	84412-	79	91	-	418d	—	—	+13	21.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Promising on AW for C Cox in 2024; absent 418 days; been gelded; stable run four
10 (11)	Merrimack Bay J:Olivia Haines(7) T:Stuart Williams	J:Olivia Haines(7) T:Stuart Williams	127	tv	361491	72	88	-	58d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+15	19.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
All wins on turf but is effective over C&D; 7lb rise for latest win leaves him vulnerable
2 (8)	Cressida Wildes Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Phil McEntee	J:Billy Loughnane T:Phil McEntee	135	v	371255	80	90	54	33d	—	—	+10	14.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not at best on AW last time; earlier turf form was better; high enough in weights though
11 (9)	Ancient Times Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Harry Eustace	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Harry Eustace	125	t	123060	70	90	67	14d	—	—	+5	7.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Blew the start at Lingfield last time; feasible mark but others look safer
6 (5)	Solvency Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	132	—	021-00	77	91	51	14d	—	—	+5	7.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Two 5f wins for Alice Haynes as a 2yo; well beaten in both handicaps this year; hood off
NR (12)	Fidelius Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Robert Cowell	J:NON-RUNNER T:Robert Cowell	136	—	746491	81	-	-	16d	—	1W/1P 1 run	—	17.8	—	—
C&D winner; latest Newcastle success franked since; widest draw enough to look elsewhere
NR (10)	Winchurch Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Appleby	J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Appleby	124	—	076086	69	-	-	14d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
On a good mark and had a torrid passage in the final furlong last time; contender

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cherry Cobbler	13/8	6/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Twilight Fun	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Almaty Star	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Havana Rum	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	6/1
Panelli	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Nemov	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Merrimack	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	16/1
Cressida Wildes	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Ancient Times	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Solvency	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1
Fidelius	-	-	-	-	-
Winchurch	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Panelli

22.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

2nd

Nemov

21.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.2

12/1

3rd

Merrimack

19.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 13 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Cherry Cobbler

19.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 10.6

13/8

Fidelius

17.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Havana Rum

15.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Cressida Wildes

14.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Twilight Fun

12.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Almaty Star

11.9

OR: 7 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4

5/1

Ancient Times

7.7

OR: 5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Solvency

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Winchurch

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fidelius	81	—	—
Cressida Wildes	80	90	54
Nemov	79	91	—
Twilight Fun	78	92	80
Almaty Star	78	91	70
Solvency	77	91	51
Cherry Cobbler	76	90	65
Havana Rum	76	91	77
Panelli	76	89	62
Merrimack	72	88	—
Ancient Times	70	90	67
Winchurch	69	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ancient Times	14d ago	Fit
Solvency	14d ago	Fit
Winchurch	14d ago	Fit
Fidelius	16d ago	Fit
Cressida Wildes	33d ago	Fit
Havana Rum	41d ago	Fit
Cherry Cobbler	49d ago	Fresh
Merrimack	58d ago	Fresh
Panelli	72d ago	Fresh
Twilight Fun	82d ago	Fresh
Almaty Star	91d ago	Long break
Nemov	418d ago	Long break