16:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 7 August 2025

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bet365 Chelmsford City Cup (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f  |   Standard / Slow  |   10 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 2m 2.87s
1st
Horse silk
5
(1)
Storm Catcher
79-1
33/1
T: S PearceJ: L Morris
Tracked leaders on inner, switched right over 2f out, ridden and pressed leader inside final furlong, led final strides op 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
sh
8
(2)
Box To Box
68-11
12/1
T: H PalmerJ: Joe Leavy
Edged right start, led, edged right 1f out, soon pressed, headed final strides
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
(3)
Liberty Coach
49-0
8/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Slightly hampered start, tracked leader, ridden and kept on from over 1f out tchd 17/2
4th
Horse silk
½
9
(5)
Wadacre Gomez
58-9
8/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Hollie Doyle
Bumped start, in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 110yds tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
½
3
(4)
Magnum Opus
49-5
4/1
T: S & E CrisfordJ: Harry Burns (3)
Hampered start, towards rear on inner, ridden and headway against far rail over 1f out, kept on op 10/3
6th
Horse silk
nk
4
(9)
Sovereign Sea
49-2
5/2f
T: R VarianJ: S De Sousa
Took keen hold, held up in rear, hung left but ridden and kept on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge op 10/3
7th
Horse silk
3 ½
10
(10)
Thunder Wonder
38-9
10/3
T: C JohnstonJ: Connor Beasley
Never better than midfield op 7/2
8th
Horse silk
nk
7
(7)
Silent Film
78-13
22/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Benoit D L Sayette
Always behind
9th
Horse silk
¾
2
(8)
Soldier's Empire
49-7
14/1
T: M BottiJ: N Callan
Took keen hold, always behind op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
(6)
Flight Leader
59-12
22/1
T: J A OsborneJ: William Carver
Took keen hold, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 25/1 tchd 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£34.00Pl:£5.80, £3.30, £2.40EX:£523.60Trifecta:£3,411.30Tricast:£3,475.86SF:£384.58Swingers:£35.30, £19.30, £10.40

Forecasts

Sovereign Sea (5/2), Thunder Wonder (10/3), Magnum Opus (4/1), Liberty Coach (8/1), Wadacre Gomez (8/1), Box To Box (12/1), Soldier's Empire (14/1), Silent Film (22/1), Flight Leader (22/1), Storm Catcher (33/1)

Verdict

SOVEREIGN SEA is fancied to bounce back from a disappointing effort at York, having previously finished runner-up in four consecutive races, including a deep Newbury handicap. Charlie Johnston's pair Wadacre Gomez and Thunder Wonder head the dangers.

  1. SOVEREIGN SEA (IRE)
  2. WADACRE GOMEZ
  3. THUNDER WONDER (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £23,193.002nd: £10,876.003rd: £5,440.004th: £2,718.005th: £1,359.006th: £680.00

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