18:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 October 2025

All16:0016:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:53 | Winning time: 1m 23.62s

1^st

(2)

Commander Of Life

49-8

5/1

T: Jessica MaceyJ: Hollie Doyle

Soon towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

2^nd

(5)

Rascal Recknell

49-8

11/4f

T: M ApplebyJ: Edward Greatrex

Held up towards rear, pulled hard, switched right and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed and edged left, held towards finish tchd 5/2

3^rd

1 ½

(8)

Benacre

59-11

7/2

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Pressed leader, led entering final furlong, soon headed, no extra towards finish op 4/1

4^th

(7)

King Of Bears

39-9

18/1

T: George ScottJ: Darragh Keenan

Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish op 16/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

(6)

Signcastle City

59-13

4/1

T: R HannonJ: Alec Voikhansky (3)

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong op 9/2

6^th

1 ¼

(1)

Newsreader

49-8

7/2

T: E Smyth-OsbourneJ: K Shoemark

Held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, never dangerous, no extra inside final furlong tchd 10/3

7^th

(3)

Liberalised

39-6

40/1

T: James HortonJ: S De Sousa

Chased leaders, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Ultramarine¹⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: P D Evans J: Non Runner

(4)

Noble Guest³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: G G Margarson J: J F Egan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.60, £2.00EX:£23.40Trifecta:£98.30Tricast:£54.12SF:£19.55Swingers:£3.50, £3.50, £2.30

Forecasts

Rascal Recknell (11/4), Benacre (7/2), Newsreader (7/2), Signcastle City (4/1), Commander Of Life (5/1), Noble Guest (7/1), Ultramarine (16/1), King Of Bears (18/1), Liberalised (40/1)

RASCAL RECKNELL made it 2 wins from 3 starts for new connections with a career-best success over C&D last month and he may be able to follow up that victory. Signcastle City is below his latest winning mark and ought to be much more competitive with sights lowered, while Rascal Recknell ran well over 6f on turf last time and is respected back over 7f on the all-weather. Benacre is the likely pace angle and could go well if able to dictate.

RASCAL RECKNELL (FR)
SIGNCASTLE CITY (IRE)
NEWSREADER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Local Music

Weight: 9-12 |Age: 4

J: Ray Dawson | T: M Crawley

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,757.002nd: £2,702.003rd: £1,350.004th: £675.005th: £337.00