20:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 15 January 2026

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Easter Festival Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 6.66s

(3)

Bubbles Wonky⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: M Pattinson| OR: 81

40/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Haydock (8f, good to soft) 90 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Tim Easterby. Others more persuasive.

Form: 656029-

(9)

Vice President^h1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 80| D

16/1

Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 14/1) 8 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Significantly down in trip. Hood on 1st time so no forlorn hope.

Form: 1/6477-3

(5)

Time Tested^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 78| CD

85/40

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. 11/8, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 13 days ago by neck from Melek Alreeh. Up 2 lb but showed a good turn of foot there so big shout.

Form: 41531-1

(1)

Rodoya^b1⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 78

66/1

40/1, last of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 45 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 1386-

(7)

Desert Heart¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty| T: E Walker| OR: 78

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to soft, 7/2). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut with more required.

Form: 4/446-

(4)

Monty Beau³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 75

5/1

Lightly-raced sort who got off the mark on his handicap debut at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 31 days ago. Can make presence felt despite 3 lb weights rise.

Form: 2231-

(6)

Hinchinbrooke^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 75

9/4

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 8 in handicap (7/2) at this C&D 28 days ago, no match for winner. Can give a good account with headgear again fitted.

Form: 074222-

(10)

War Chant²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 73| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 24 Flat runs. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 194/883-

(2)

Oman³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A W Carroll| OR: 72| D

14/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 33 days ago, suited by way race developed. Reluctant individual overall though.

Form: 809251-

Non-Runners

(8)

Melek Alreeh¹³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: D M Simcock J: L Morris

Forecasts

Time Tested (85/40), Hinchinbrooke (9/4), Monty Beau (5/1), Melek Alreeh (6/1), Desert Heart (13/2), War Chant (11/1), Oman (14/1), Vice President (16/1), Bubbles Wonky (40/1), Rodoya (66/1)

TIME TESTED goes really well round here and is fancied to bag a fourth C&D success having shown a good turn of foot to score here last time. Monty Beau also arrives at the top of his game so should ensure Michael Bell's low-mileage 5-y-o doesn't have things all his own way. Melek Alreeh, War Chant and Vice President appeal as the pick of the rest in the battle for minor honours.