For The Love Of Horses Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

6:00

For The Love Of Horses Handicap

Date 2026-02-21

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.6°C

Wind 16mph SW

Rain 43%

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (1)	Shalaa Asker b J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	135	tp	61-311	65	81	61	10d	—	—	-15	12.2	9/4 31%
Has won three of his last four starts including at Southwell ten days ago; key player
7 (7)	Spendmore Lane b J:William Pyle(3) T:David Loughnane	J:William Pyle(3) T:David Loughnane	126	e/s	76-343	56	79	64	4d	—	—	-11	6.7	7/2 22%
0-15 but she was close up at Wolverhampton on Tuesday and is not ruled out back in trip
5 (3)	Dark Side Prince b J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	129	p	25641-	59	75	60	114d	—	—	+1	18.3	4/1 20%
11-time AW winner who beat Shalaa Asker over C&D in October; dangerous on return
8 (4)	Buraback b J:Jack Callan(5) T:Derek Shaw	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Derek Shaw	124	—	84-845	54	75	67	25d	—	—	-10	5.4	9/2 18%
On dangerous mark but he's been well held in last three runs and needs to raise his game
6 (6)	Son Of Astar b J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	128	v	25-350	58	77	71	11d	—	—	-5	4.9	10/1 9%
Triple turf winner but he's 0-7 on AW and was beaten 7l at Lingfield latest; new headgear
2 (9)	Hello Luna b J:Joe Leavy T:Jonathan Portman	J:Joe Leavy T:Jonathan Portman	133	v	545-82	63	76	46	23d	—	—	-2	5.1	14/1 7%
Chased home a subsequent winner at Lingfield and she's respected off unchanged mark
3 (5)	Cabeza De Llave ch J:James Glennon(7) T:Michael Attwater	J:James Glennon(7) T:Michael Attwater	130	—	43V32-	60	75	63	135d	—	—	+7	11.8	22/1 4%
Three-time C&D winner who had a near miss here in October; in the mix on his return
9 (2)	Jungle Dance b J:Jonny Peate T:J R Jenkins	J:Jonny Peate T:J R Jenkins	123	—	02597-	53	78	65	91d	—	—	0	3.1	40/1 2%
Both wins were in February 2024 and he's been out of sorts in last three runs; opposable
NR (8)	Papa Don't Preach b J:Oliver Stammers T:Kevin Frost	J:Oliver Stammers T:Kevin Frost	129	b	341-53	59	77	70	10d	—	—	—	2.3	—
Tapeta win in December but he's been held last twice and this looks tough from wide draw

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shalaa Asker	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Spendmore Lane	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Dark Side Prince	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Buraback	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Son Of Astar	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2
Hello Luna	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Cabeza De Llave	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	18/1
Jungle Dance	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Papa Don't Preach	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dark Side Prince

18.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 11 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Shalaa Asker

12.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Cabeza De Llave

11.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Spendmore Lane

6.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Buraback

5.4

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Hello Luna

5.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Son Of Astar

4.9

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Jungle Dance

3.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Papa Don't Preach

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shalaa Asker Top Rated	65	81	61
Hello Luna	63	76	46
Cabeza De Llave	60	75	63
Dark Side Prince	59	75	60
Papa Don't Preach	59	77	70
Son Of Astar	58	77	71
Spendmore Lane	56	79	64
Buraback	54	75	67
Jungle Dance	53	78	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spendmore Lane	4d ago	Quick return
Shalaa Asker	10d ago	Quick return
Papa Don't Preach	10d ago	Quick return
Son Of Astar	11d ago	Quick return
Hello Luna	23d ago	Fit
Buraback	25d ago	Fit
Jungle Dance	91d ago	Long break
Dark Side Prince	114d ago	Long break
Cabeza De Llave	135d ago	Long break