Chelmsford (AW)
17:00
Racing Welfare Restricted Maiden Stakes (For horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race) (Div I)
Chelmsford (AW) Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard To Slow Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £1.40 Place: £1.10 £1.80 £8.60 Exacta: £5.40 Trifecta: £92.70
Non-Runners: Mullwarchar (withdrawn; broke out of stalls and got loose before start)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Easily Convinced (IRE) 3 G AVG Marco Botti 122 lbs 2/5F Won Took keen hold - held up in rear and on outer - bumped 5f out - headway over 1f out - went third but hung badly left from 1f out - led inside final 110yds - won going away(Mkt1: op 4/7 tchd 4/9)
2nd 9 Dance Recital (IRE) 3 F Poor Michael Keady 117 lbs 8/1 1.25 Took keen hold - pressed leader - led but hung badly left from over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(Mkt1: tchd 17/2; Mkt2 tchd 17/2)
3rd 3 Massimo Blue (GB) 3 G AVG Phil McEntee 124 lbs 50/1 0.3 Took keen hold - prominent - ducked right and bumped rival 5f out - went second over 1f out - challenging and carried left final furlong - lost second and no extra inside final 110yds(Mkt1: op 40/1 tchd 66/1; Mkt2 op 40/1)
4th 6 Rogue Officer (IRE) 3 G Poor Peter Chapple-Hyam 122 lbs 16/1 2 Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway and prominent 4f out - not clear run and switched left over 1f out - soon ridden - briefly went third 1f out - soon no extra(Mkt1: tchd 18/1)
5th 1 Jungle Cruise (IRE) 4 G AVG Michael Bell 140 lbs 20/1 .5 Slowly into stride - in rear - ridden over 1f out - headway into midfield final furlong - kept on - not pace to challenge(Mkt1: tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
6th 8 Song Of Dubai (GB) 3 F Poor Simon & Ed Crisford 119 lbs 16/1 1.25 Prominent - pushed along halfway - carried left over 1f out - soon outpaced - weakened inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 11/1)
7th 7 Sonic Si (GB) 2 G Poor David Loughnane 119 lbs 6/1 4.5 Took keen hold - led - headed and slightly hampered over 1f out - soon weakened(Mkt1: op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1; Mkt2 op 7/1)
8th 2 Expert Elsa (GB) 3 F Poor Daniel & Claire Kubler 135 lbs 50/1 1 Slowly into stride - always behind(Mkt1: op 66/1 tchd 80/1)