17:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 October 2025

All16:0016:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   5f  |   Standard  |   9 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:46  |   Winning time: 58.58s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(4)
Horse silk
General Assembly42
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: C Hobson| OR:  64| D
4/1
Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (15/2) 42 days ago. Enters calculations off this 1 lb lower mark.
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2
(6)
Horse silk
Level Upb5
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: P D Evans| OR:  64| D
11/2
Fifth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 11/2) 5 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on and, chances are, this 6-y-o will find one or two too good once more.
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4
(1)
Horse silk
Startling7
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D O'Meara| OR:  63| CD
10/3
C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 16/1) 7 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.
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5
(3)
Horse silk
Nad Alshiba Snowp23
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M H Cowell| OR:  61
22/1
Ninth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm, 40/1) 23 days ago and she needs to bounce back.
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6
(9)
Horse silk
Harry Brown16
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: P Crate| OR:  59| CD
22/1
C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in April. 6/1, ninth of 10 in handicap back there (5f, AW) 16 days ago, merely closing up late. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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7
(2)
Horse silk
Dark Side Princep28
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Jessica Macey| OR:  58| BF| CD
6/1
Five-time C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 2/1, 1¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Startling in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Solid each-way claims.
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8
(7)
Horse silk
One For Harveyp36
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR:  58| D
14/1
Winner at Nottingham in May. 10/1, last of 8 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, soft) 36 days ago. 0-7 on the AW and she's probably worth taking on.
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9
(5)
Horse silk
Cabeza De Llave28
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: Tommie Jakes(5)| T: M J Attwater| OR:  58| CD
5/2
Three-time C&D winner. Respectable 1¼ lengths third of 9 to Startling in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 28 days ago, worst of draw. Treated more kindly by the draw this time and he has to be taken seriously.
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10
(8)
Horse silk
Shalaa Askert,p180
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C Wallis| OR:  52| CD
40/1
C&D winner. Twenty-one runs since last win in 2023. 11/1, last of 12 in handicap at Brighton (6f, good). Off 180 days and needs to bounce back in a major way.
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Non-Runners

3
(10)
Horse silk
Fancy Dancer19
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 3
T: Ollie Sangster  J: Mason Paetel
NR
11
(11)
Horse silk
Juno Star1
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 3
T: P J McBride  J: S De Sousa
NR

Forecasts

Cabeza De Llave (5/2), Startling (10/3), General Assembly (4/1), Level Up (11/2), Dark Side Prince (6/1), Fancy Dancer (10/1), Juno Star (10/1), One For Harvey (14/1), Harry Brown (22/1), Nad Alshiba Snow (22/1), Shalaa Asker (40/1)

Verdict

A deserved success beckons for CABEZA DE LLAVE, who shaped better than the bare result when third to Startling over C&D last month and, now 4 lb better off with that rival and handed a better draw this time, the 6-y-o is taken to emerge on top. Dark Side Prince is broadly consistent and is second choice ahead of General Assembly and the aforementioned Startling.

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00

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