20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 29 September 2022

All17:2518:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 57.70s

1^st

(1)

Miss Nay Never

49-7

7/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Quickly away, raced keenly, made all, ran on well under pressure inside final furlong, eased close home, unchallenged tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(2)

The Defiant

69-1

11/1

T: D SteeleJ: Joshua Bryan

Chased leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on but no chance with winner op 14/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

(7)

Astro Jakk

69-9

40/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Liam Wright (7)

Slowly away, switched left start and held up in last pair, good headway on inside over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 50/1 tchd 25/1

4^th

1 ½

(5)

Nelson Gay

49-8

6/4f

T: R HughesJ: A Kirby

Went left and bumped start, chased leaders, ridden in 4th and no impression inside final furlong op 13/8 tchd 7/4

5^th

(11)

Yimou

78-12

10/1

T: D K IvoryJ: Charlie Bennett

Mid-division out wide, headway and hung left over 1f out, plugged on final furlong tchd 9/1

6^th

(3)

Han Solo Berger

78-8

18/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Saffie Osborne (3)

Chased winner, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, ridden and weakened inside final furlong op 14/1

7^th

(9)

High Velocity

39-13

6/1

T: J TateJ: Rossa Ryan

Off the pace towards rear, some late moderate headway, never dangerous op 15/2

8^th

(6)

Lucky Ava

49-10

13/2

T: C AllenJ: N Callan

Chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out op 9/2

9^th

(8)

Autumn Flight

69-4

40/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Raced keenly in rear, no chance when hung badly left final furlong tchd 50/1

10^th

(4)

Shanko

39-5

9/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Ray Dawson

Went badly right start, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened soon after op 17/2 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Obtain²⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Alice Haynes J: K T O'Neill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.30Pl:£1.90, £3.20, £8.20EX:£75.60Trifecta:£2,823.00Tricast:£2,928.82SF:£81.90Swingers:£11.40, £45.80, £31.00

Forecasts

Nelson Gay (6/4), Obtain (4/1), High Velocity (6/1), Lucky Ava (13/2), Miss Nay Never (7/1), Shanko (9/1), Yimou (10/1), The Defiant (11/1), Han Solo Berger (18/1), Astro Jakk (40/1), Autumn Flight (40/1)

Having returned to form with blinkers replacing cheekpieces over 6f here recently, NELSON GAY is likely to prove a tough nut to crack. Indeed, dropping back to the minimum trip looks a good move and he remains 3 lb below his last winning mark. Last-time-out winners High Velocity and Obtain are bound to attract support, but bigger threats may be posed by Yimou and Miss Nay Never.

NELSON GAY (IRE)
YIMOU (IRE)
MISS NAY NEVER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Lipsink

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 4

J: Grace McEntee | T: R M H Cowell

50/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,696.002nd: £3,143.003rd: £1,572.004th: £786.005th: £300.006th: £300.00