Valentines "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Initiative)

Chelmsford (AW)

4:55

Date 2026-02-12

Distance 1m

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Runners 8

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.7°C

Wind 8mph W

Rain 15%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (3)	Angelica K gr Joe Bradnam · Simon Hodgson	Joe Bradnam · Simon Hodgson	135	—	400-51	55	69	46	2d	—	—	-13	7.4	10/3 23%
Doubled her tally when winning a classified at Lingfield on Tuesday; carries a 5lb penalty
3 (2)	Amarachi b Kyle McHugh(3) · Joseph Parr	Kyle McHugh(3) · Joseph Parr	134	—	66-226	54	65	56	7d	—	—	-13	6.7	10/3 23%
Runner-up at Southwell on two occasions last month but she was disappointing there latest
1 (4)	River Wharfe ch Myla Coppins(3) · Tony Carroll	Myla Coppins(3) · Tony Carroll	135	p	86-582	55	69	49	16d	—	—	-11	6.3	4/1 20%
Runner-up at Wolverhampton (7f) last time, shaping as if the return to 1m would suit
6 (1)	Aim For The Bull ch Alfie Redman(3) · Mike Murphy	Alfie Redman(3) · Mike Murphy	126	p	7042-5	46	69	58	30d	—	—	-11	4.4	9/2 18%
0-18; runner-up at Southwell in December but below his best last time; each-way claims
2 (7)	Al Baahy b Donovan Goucher(7) · Kevin Frost	Donovan Goucher(7) · Kevin Frost	134	—	45-311	54	67	47	12d	—	—	-11	6	9/2 18%
Won his last two starts in classified company at around 1m2f; drop back to 1m may not suit
7 (8)	Darlo Lady gr Isobelle Chalmers(3) · Anthony Carson	Isobelle Chalmers(3) · Anthony Carson	126	—	50567-	46	62	37	78d	—	—	-3	1.1	28/1 3%
Yet to make the frame in 12 starts and now returns from a 78-day break; others preferred
8 (5)	Shades Of May b Oliver Hoodless(7) · Mark Usher	Oliver Hoodless(7) · Mark Usher	126	—	9959-8	46	68	49	35d	—	—	-2	0.9	33/1 3%
Late gains here over 7f in August; most recent effort over 1m2f here is worth forgiving
5 (6)	Quick Away b Phoebe Edwards(5) · Kevin Frost	Phoebe Edwards(5) · Kevin Frost	127	t	060-00	47	64	24	13d	—	—	-2	0.6	80/1 1%
Won twice at Wolverhampton last year; below her best on her last five starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Angelica K	11/4	10/3	11/4	11/4	11/4
Amarachi	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
River Wharfe	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Aim For The Bull	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Al Baahy	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Darlo Lady	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	28/1
Shades Of May	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Quick Away	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Angelica K

7.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Amarachi

6.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

River Wharfe

6.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Al Baahy

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Aim For The Bull

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Darlo Lady

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Shades Of May

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Quick Away

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Angelica K Top Rated	55	69	46
River Wharfe	55	69	49
Amarachi	54	65	56
Al Baahy	54	67	47
Quick Away	47	64	24
Aim For The Bull	46	69	58
Darlo Lady	46	62	37
Shades Of May	46	68	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Angelica K	2d ago	Quick return
Amarachi	7d ago	Quick return
River Wharfe	16d ago	Fit
Aim For The Bull	30d ago	Fit
Al Baahy	12d ago	Quick return
Darlo Lady	78d ago	Fresh
Shades Of May	35d ago	Fit
Quick Away	13d ago	Quick return

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