14:15 Chelmsford City

Friday 18 April 2025

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Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 1m 26.55s

1^st

(8)

Cosi Bello

39-7

11/2

T: C FellowesJ: Callum Shepherd

Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden to lead final 110 yards, won going away op 7/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(4)

Critical Aclaim

39-7

6/1

T: R HughesJ: W Buick

Quickly away, led and set steady pace, clear when ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 110 yards op 4/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

1 ¾

(10)

Vecu

39-7

6/5f

T: J & T GosdenJ: J P Spencer

Raced very wide, mid-division 5f out, pushed along out wide and outpaced over 2f out, wide turning in, headway under pressure over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong op Evens tchd 10/11

4^th

(2)

Go Out

39-7

12/1

T: Harry CharltonJ: D Tudhope

Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after op 14/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1

5^th

1 ¼

(6)

Christmas Gift

39-2

3/1

T: A M BaldingJ: R L Moore

Slowly into stride, keen in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no great headway op 7/2 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1

6^th

2 ½

(7)

Maury

39-7

200/1

T: Craig BentonJ: Georgia Dobie

Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7^th

1 ¼

(5)

Regal Guest

39-7

33/1

T: G G MargarsonJ: Harry Davies

Tracked leader over 2f, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and no headway tchd 28/1

8^th

(9)

Yafaarr

39-7

66/1

T: A WatsonJ: William Cox

Always in rear, never a factor op 50/1

9^th

(3)

Baby Caitlin

39-2

250/1

T: Michael KeadyJ: Darragh Keenan

Never closer than mid-division, behind final 2f tchd 200/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Uniting¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: Charles Bishop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£1.80, £1.50, £1.30EX:£35.10Trifecta:£75.10SF:£36.96Swingers:£4.00, £2.10, £1.90

Forecasts

Vecu (6/5), Christmas Gift (3/1), Cosi Bello (11/2), Critical Aclaim (6/1), Uniting (8/1), Go Out (12/1), Regal Guest (33/1), Yafaarr (66/1), Maury (200/1), Baby Caitlin (250/1)

A valuable 3-y-o maiden that could go to CHRISTMAS GIFT on debut. Her in-form yard has had a number of successful newcomers recently and she makes a fair bit of appeal on paper. Vecu lacked scope and proved keen last year but his form reads well and he has obvious claims on his return if he's trained on. There is more to come from Critical Aclaim who has shown plenty to finish second in a couple of AW events having been well backed.