19:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 2 October 2025

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Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 2m 5.78s

1^st

(3)

Meet Me In Meraki

49-11

10/3

T: P D EvansJ: Billy Loughnane

Chased leaders, improved to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, edged right when pressed well inside final furlong, held on op 11/4

2^nd

(9)

Beta Reader

39-3

15/2

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Held up towards rear, switched right and closed final bend, went 2nd and carried right just over 1f out, pressing winner when carried right well inside final furlong, just held op 10/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

4 ¼

(2)

Fillyfudge

69-10

9/1

T: Lemos SouzaJ: Finley Marsh

Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, plugged on final 100 yards, went 3rd towards finish op 14/1

4^th

(4)

Neardown

39-6

18/1

T: J A OsborneJ: William Carver

Led, headed over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and lost 3rd towards finish tchd 14/1

5^th

(10)

Extrication

69-12

5/1

T: R A TealJ: Cieren Fallon

Held up in rear, switched left and some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved op 4/1

6^th

(11)

Arkendale

510-0

8/1

T: Billy AprahamianJ: Rob Hornby

Mid-division, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, no impression tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2

7^th

(7)

Zolder

39-6

3/1f

T: D P QuinnJ: J F Egan

Slowly away, soon mid-division, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out tchd 10/3

8^th

(8)

Moonlit Cloud

79-9

12/1

T: D K IvoryJ: L Morris

Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 10/1

9^th

7 ½

(6)

Nahy

49-12

14/1

T: Jack MorlandJ: N Callan

Took keen hold, prominent, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong op 18/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Offiah's Boy¹⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J Tickle J: Hollie Doyle

(5)

Parish Councillor⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: James Owen J: P Cosgrave

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £2.20, £3.20EX:£24.00Trifecta:£231.60Tricast:£207.76SF:£29.11Swingers:£4.30, £7.50, £11.50

Forecasts

Parish Councillor (6/4), Zolder (3/1), Meet Me In Meraki (10/3), Extrication (5/1), Beta Reader (15/2), Arkendale (8/1), Fillyfudge (9/1), Moonlit Cloud (12/1), Nahy (14/1), Neardown (18/1), Offiah's Boy (20/1)

PARISH COUNCILLOR is yet another example of the James Owen yard's prowess when it comes to getting the best out of new recruits, having made it 2-2 for the Newmarket handler at Newcastle last week. The return to this trip is unlikely to be an issue and he is taken to complete the hat-trick under a penalty. Meet Me In Meraki gets the nod ahead of Moonlit Cloud for forecast purposes.