Chelmsford (AW)
16:30
Happy Birthday Linda Handicap
Chelmsford (AW) Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £5.10 Place: £5.60 £1.90 £2.90 Exacta: £104 Tricast: £930.36 Trifecta: £1179.60
Non-Runners: Araifjan (self certificate), Baccarat Baby (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - ridden 2f out - carried right inside final furlong - challenging when intimidated by rival inside final 110yds - went second final stride - finished 2nd - placed 1st(tchd 7/2)
3 G AVG Ed Walker 133 lbs 4/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - led after 1f - drifted right from over 1f out - kept on - all out - finished 1st - placed 2nd(op 18/1)
7 G Poor George Margarson 134 lbs 22/1 0
3rd
Prominent - went second over 2f out - challenging and kept on inside final furlong - lost second final stride
3 G Poor Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 131 lbs 11/1 0.1
4th
Midfield - headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - kept on well(op 11/1)
6 G Poor Michael Appleby 138 lbs 10/1 .5
5th
Held up in rear - switched right and headway over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
N/A AVG Ruth Carr 131 lbs 5/1 1.25
6th
Midfield - headway on inner over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1)
3 F Poor Richard Hannon 133 lbs 18/1 .75
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7th
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened final 110yds(op 15/8)
2 C Poor John Butler 131 lbs 7/4F 2.5
8th
Took keen hold - in rear - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said gelding ran too free and hung right-handed)(op 16/1)
N/A AVG Michael Appleby 139 lbs 20/1 4
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9th
Took keen hold - midfield - outpaced and edged left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1)
7 G Poor Denis Quinn 141 lbs 25/1 0.2
10th
Led - headed and raced in second after 1f - lost second and struggling over 2f out - weakened and dropped to rear final furlong(tchd 22/1)
6 G AVG Denis Quinn 140 lbs 20/1 6
11th
Always behind - no chance and eased inside final furlong(op 18/1)
5 G AVG Dean Ivory 130 lbs 20/1 18
12th
Always behind - lost touch and eased inside final furlong - tailed off (jockey said filly never travelled)(op 22/1)
N/A Poor Robert Cowell 131 lbs 28/1 23