CCR "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

Chelmsford (AW)

12:42

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,449

Runners 7

Weather Clear

Temp 2.4°C

Wind 13mph NW

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (6)	Charlie Mason b Myla Coppins(5) · Tony Carroll	Myla Coppins(5) · Tony Carroll	140	—	14225-	74	81	69	15d	—	—	-14	27.3	5/4 44%
Unlucky in running in a stronger C&D handicap latest; of obvious interest at this level
2 (2)	Em Four ch Conor Whiteley(5) · Jamie Osborne	Conor Whiteley(5) · Jamie Osborne	139	—	90393-	73	81	70	5d	—	—	-10	19.1	11/4 27%
Behind Charlie Mason here two weeks ago; solid 3rd on Sunday; others are more appealing
7 (7)	Invincible Melody b Harry Vigors(5) · Stuart Williams	Harry Vigors(5) · Stuart Williams	128	v	36275-	62	81	71	29d	—	—	0	8.5	10/1 9%
6 (5)	Merrimack b Kyle McHugh(3) · Stuart Williams	Kyle McHugh(3) · Stuart Williams	133	tv	14918-	67	79	54	29d	—	—	+7	15.5	10/1 9%
Yet to win on AW but effective here and handicapper has given him a chance; yard run two
5 (1)	Distant Rumble ch Donagh Murphy · Roger Teal	Donagh Murphy · Roger Teal	137	—	84846-	71	77	58	23d	—	—	0	7.4	14/1 7%
Not at his best in either run this winter but has still fared okay; on last winning mark
3 (3)	Express Train b Alfie Redman(3) · Andrew Balding	Alfie Redman(3) · Andrew Balding	138	—	30107-	72	83	47	23d	—	—	+7	12.8	14/1 7%
4 (4)	Nazron gr Lewis Chalkley · Ivan Furtado	Lewis Chalkley · Ivan Furtado	138	v	00988-	72	77	50	22d	—	—	+3	6.4	28/1 3%
Out of form this winter but drops in class and tries a visor; betting likely to guide

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Charlie Mason	6/5	6/5	6/5	5/4	11/10
Em Four	2/1	2/1	5/2	9/4	11/4
Invincible Melody	10/1	10/1	8/1	8/1	9/1
Merrimack	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Distant Rumble	14/1	14/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Express Train	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Nazron	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Charlie Mason

27.3

OR: 6 Form: 8 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Em Four

19.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 8.9

11/4

3rd

Merrimack

15.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Express Train

12.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Invincible Melody

8.5

OR: 3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Distant Rumble

7.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Nazron

6.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Charlie Mason Top Rated	74	81	69
Em Four	73	81	70
Express Train	72	83	47
Nazron	72	77	50
Distant Rumble	71	77	58
Merrimack	67	79	54
Invincible Melody	62	81	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Charlie Mason	15d ago	Fit
Em Four	5d ago	Quick return
Invincible Melody	29d ago	Fit
Merrimack	29d ago	Fit
Distant Rumble	23d ago	Fit
Express Train	23d ago	Fit
Nazron	22d ago	Fit

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