Easter Festival Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

20:30

Easter Festival Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2026-01-15

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Rain 5%

Winning Time 2m 6.66s (slow by 4.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hinchinbrooke (GB) Harry Davies · Jane Chapple-Hyam	9/4	Won
2nd	Oman (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Tony Carroll	14/1	3.25
3rd	Monty Beau (GB) Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	5/1	.5
4th	War Chant (IRE) Rob Hornby · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	11/1	0.05
5th	Desert Heart (GB) Jack Doughty · Ed Walker	13/2	1.25
6th	Vice President (IRE) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	16/1	1.25
7th	Bubbles Wonky (IRE) Thomas Greatrex · Mark Pattinson	40/1	.5
8th	Rodoya (IRE) Lewis Edmunds · Julie Camacho	66/1	3
9th	Time Tested (GB) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	85/40F	4.5

Runners (10)

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
4 (5)	Time Tested Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	136	t	1531-1	78	89	76	13d	—	—	-2	25.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Progressive 5yo; took his C&D record to 3-3 when beating Melek Alreeh 13 days ago; up 2lb
8 (6)	Hinchinbrooke Chestnut J:Harry Davies T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Harry Davies T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	132	p	74222-	75	88	72	28d	—	—	0	24.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-10 but he's been runner-up on his last three starts, including over this C&D latest
7 (4)	Monty Beau Bay J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	133	—	2231-	75	88	50	31d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	26.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Lightly raced 5yo who made a winning handicap debut over 8.5f at Wolverhampton; up 3lb
6 (7)	Desert Heart Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Ed Walker	J:Jack Doughty T:Ed Walker	135	—	4/446-	78	86	-	193d	—	—	0	9.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
May have not been suited by soft ground on his handicap debut; gelded since last seen
9 (10)	War Chant Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	J:Rob Hornby T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	131	—	4/883-	73	85	70	28d	—	—	+1	7.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
C&D winner in 2024; built on his stable debut when third here last month; each-way claims
3 (9)	Vice President Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	138	h	6477-3	80	87	40	8d	—	—	+6	12.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden winner for Aidan O'Brien; returned to form over 2m last time; hood now applied
10 (2)	Oman Chestnut J:Marco Ghiani T:Tony Carroll	J:Marco Ghiani T:Tony Carroll	130	—	09251-	72	86	63	33d	—	—	+15	19.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Gained his first win on the AW at Wolverhampton last time; 7lb higher in a tougher race
1 (3)	Bubbles Wonky Bay J:Thomas Greatrex T:Mark Pattinson	J:Thomas Greatrex T:Mark Pattinson	139	—	56029-	81	88	-	90d	—	—	+9	12.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
2-17; failed to beat a rival home on his final start for Tim Easterby; AW/yard debut
5 (1)	Rodoya Grey J:Lewis Edmunds T:Julie Camacho	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Julie Camacho	135	b	51386-	78	85	-	45d	—	—	+10	12.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won over 1m4f on turf in France; tailed off in two starts for this yard; blinkers tried
NR (8)	Melek Alreeh Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	139	—	4256-2	81	87	70	13d	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Three-time winner over 1m4f; ran well when beaten a neck by Time Tested over C&D latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Time Tested	9/4	2/1	85/40	2/1	2/1
Hinchinbrooke	5/2	5/2	5/2	11/4	5/2
Monty Beau	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Desert Heart	7/1	15/2	15/2	13/2	8/1
War Chant	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Vice President	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Oman	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Bubbles Wonky	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Rodoya	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Melek Alreeh	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Monty Beau

26.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 16.1 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Time Tested

25.4

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Hinchinbrooke

24.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 11 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Oman

19.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Melek Alreeh

12.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Vice President

12.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Bubbles Wonky

12.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Rodoya

12.1

OR: 7 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Desert Heart

9.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

War Chant

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bubbles Wonky	81	88	—
Melek Alreeh	81	87	70
Vice President	80	87	40
Time Tested	78	89	76
Desert Heart	78	86	—
Rodoya	78	85	—
Hinchinbrooke	75	88	72
Monty Beau	75	88	50
War Chant	73	85	70
Oman	72	86	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Vice President	8d ago	Quick return
Time Tested	13d ago	Quick return
Melek Alreeh	13d ago	Quick return
Hinchinbrooke	28d ago	Fit
War Chant	28d ago	Fit
Monty Beau	31d ago	Fit
Oman	33d ago	Fit
Rodoya	45d ago	Fit
Bubbles Wonky	90d ago	Fresh
Desert Heart	193d ago	Long break