AWFlatClass 5
bet365 6 Horses Challenge Handicap
Chelmsford (GBR)
Saturday, March 9, 2024 — Race 7
5f
Distance
Standard
Going
$5,050.8
Purse
6
Runners
59.76s
Time
4yo+
Age
Results
| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Wt | SP | BL | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Defiant(2016) | Joshua Bryan | Luke Dace | 2 | 131.00 | 6/4F | 0.00 | $5,050.8 | In touch with leaders - headway on inner to lead over 1f out - ridden clear final furlong(op 9/4) |
| 2 | Alafdhal(2018) | Josephine Gordon | Phil McEntee | 4 | 135.00 | 7/2 | 1.50 | $2,370.04 | Pulled hard - towards rear on outer - headway 1f out - drifted left inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(tchd 10/3) |
| 3 | New Hope Bullet(2020) | Kieran ONeill | Alice Haynes | 6 | 132.00 | 15/2 | 0.50 | $1,184.06 | Taken down early - blindfold off late and slowly away - in rear - headway on inner over 1f out - kept on final furlong (jockey said blindfold became stuck on filly's blinkers and took two attempts to be removed - which was noted)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) |
| 4 | Boom The Groom(2011) | Luke Morris | Tony Carroll | 5 | 135.00 | 11/1 | 2.00 | $592.51 | Led but pestered - headed over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) |
| 5 | Beneficiary(2019) | Billy Garritty | Liam Bailey | 3 | 129.00 | 5/2 | 2.50 | $295.29 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/8) |
| 6 | Profit Given(2019) | Cam Hardie | Charlie Wallis | 1 | 129.00 | 80/1 | 1.25 | - | Towards rear on inner - went fourth halfway - weakened from over 1f out(op 50/1) |