Chelmsford (AW)
18:45
Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap (Div I)
Chelmsford (AW) Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £6 Place: £2.60 £2 Exacta: £23.40 Tricast: £54.12 Trifecta: £98.30
Non-Runners: Noble Guest (self certificate, off feed), Ultramarine (self certificate, knocked joint)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Commander Of Life (IRE) 4 G AVG Jessica Macey 134 lbs 5/1 Won In rear - up the centre when headway from over 1f out - ridden when led inside final 110yds - kept on (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - gelding may have appreciated the return to the all-weather)
2nd 6 Rascal Recknell (FR) 4 G AVG Michael Appleby 134 lbs 11/4F .75 Pulled hard - prominent early - soon lost ground and towards rear - headway over 2f out - briefly led inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 5/2)
3rd 3 Benacre (IRE) 5 G AVG Charlie Johnston 137 lbs 7/2 1.5 Took keen hold - prominent - challenging from 2f out - briefly led inside final furlong - weakened inside final 110yds(op 4/1)
4th 4 King Of Bears (IRE) 2 C Poor George Scott 135 lbs 18/1 .5 Took keen hold - led - headed then weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
5th 1 Signcastle City (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Hannon 136 lbs 4/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - headway from over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2)
6th 7 Newsreader (IRE) 4 G AVG Edward Smyth-Osbourne 134 lbs 7/2 1.25 In touch with leaders - headway but not clear run from under 2f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 10/3)
7th 8 Liberalised (GB) 3 F Poor James Horton 132 lbs 40/1 0.3 Prominent - weakened and dropped to last final 110yds(tchd 50/1)