17:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 8 January 2026

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99 Annual Pass Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 13.68s

1^st

(9)

Evenepoel

39-0

7/2

T: A WatsonJ: L Morris

Slowly away, in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden along, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, led final stride op 4/1 tchd 3/1

2^nd

(2)

Sparksmith

38-12

5/2f

T: J FergusonJ: Jonny Peate

Tracked leaders on inner, going well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed final stride op 11/4 tchd 3/1

3^rd

(7)

Allegrino

38-9

9/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Callum Hutchinson

Disputed lead, led over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 15/2 tchd 10/1

4^th

(4)

Preferred

38-7

33/1

T: J TateJ: S D Bowen

Wore hood to post, dwelt and switched left start, took keen hold in midfield, shaken up 2f out, ridden in centre over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on same pace op 22/1 tchd 40/1

5^th

(8)

Havana Jag

38-9

10/1

T: Dylan CunhaJ: Cieren Fallon

Took keen hold, prominent, shaken up over 3f out, ridden and lost position over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, faded towards finish tchd 17/2 and tchd 14/1

6^th

1 ¾

(12)

Gennadius

410-2

9/2

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Disputed lead, headed over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, no extra and faded inside final furlong op 11/4

7^th

(6)

Rawson

38-12

13/2

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along and lost ground over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never on terms op 9/1

8^th

(5)

Special Acclaim

410-2

14/1

T: J ChannonJ: Finley Marsh

Mid-division on outer, headway 3f out, shaken up over 1f out, hung badly right inside final furlong, soon no chance op 18/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

(10)

Nautical Sky

38-9

80/1

T: J FergusonJ: Tyler Heard

Dwelt start, raced in last, always behind op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

In Denial²⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: D M Loughnane J: Edward Greatrex

(1)

Roccobear⁷⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J R Jenkins J: Marco Ghiani

(11)

Arishka's Dream²⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: D & C Kubler J: Rob Hornby

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.33Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £2.10EX:£13.50Trifecta:£75.90SF:£11.83Swingers:£3.00, £4.60, £6.10

Forecasts

Sparksmith (5/2), Evenepoel (7/2), Gennadius (9/2), Arishka's Dream (6/1), Rawson (13/2), Allegrino (9/1), Havana Jag (10/1), Special Acclaim (14/1), In Denial (25/1), Preferred (33/1), Roccobear (66/1), Nautical Sky (80/1)

ALLEGRINO was much improved from her initial experience when denied only at the death at Kempton in November and, with her useful pedigree suggesting there could be further progress in the pipeline, she's taken to make it third time lucky. Evenepoel was getting the hang of things late on at Lingfield on his recent debut and seems likely to do better, as does Sparksmith, while Preferred is a respected newcomer.

ALLEGRINO (IRE)
EVENEPOEL (IRE)
SPARKSMITH (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Em Four

Weight: 8-12 |Age: 3

J: Alistair Rawlinson | T: J A Osborne

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,449.002nd: £2,088.003rd: £1,043.004th: £522.005th: £260.00