17:30 Chelmsford City

Saturday 1 April 2023

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Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 1m 25.29s

1^st

(6)

Vitralite

79-9

10/11f

T: S WoodsJ: R Havlin

Held up in midfield, nudged along 3f out, soon pushed along, stayed into 3rd 2f out, led entering final furlong, always holding on Mkt1: op 8/11 tchd 5/6; Mkt2 op 4/5

2^nd

(3)

Okeanos

49-7

5/1

T: I FurtadoJ: L Morris

Prominent, pushed along over 2f out where pressed for lead, briefly led over 1f out where chased new leader, kept on inside final furlong, always held Mkt1: op 11/2; Mkt2 op 9/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

5 ½

(4)

Ostilio

89-8

6/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Josephine Gordon

Led, ridden over 2f out where pressed for lead, soon headed, weakened entering final furlong Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 15/2 tchd 9/1

4^th

nse

(2)

Brazen Arrow

58-11

7/2

T: Mrs C A DunnettJ: Darragh Keenan

Prominent, driven over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong Mkt1: op 9/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

(5)

Butterfly Island

49-11

28/1

T: L BaileyJ: Jason Watson

Held up in detached last, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out Mkt1: op 50/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1; Mkt2 tchd 25/1

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(1)

Valorant²³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: M Appleby J: Callum Shepherd

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.20, £2.20EX:£6.00Trifecta:£16.70SF:£5.74Swingers:£3.60

Forecasts

Vitralite (10/11), Brazen Arrow (7/2), Okeanos (5/1), Ostilio (6/1), Valorant (12/1), Butterfly Island (28/1)

This could be a lively betting heat given 3 of these have dropped a long way in the weights but the safest option is BRAZEN ARROW on the back of a runner-up effort a fortnight ago. Vitralite had a very unsuccessful period in Hong Kong but the assessor has given him a big chance back in Britain.

BRAZEN ARROW
VITRALITE (IRE)
OKEANOS (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Mashaan

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 4

J: K T O'Neill | T: Alice Haynes

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,004.002nd: £1,879.003rd: £939.004th: £470.005th: £234.00