Easter Festival Family Day Handicap.
Chelmsford City · Thursday, 8 Jan · 23:00
· 1m 5f 66y
· Class 6
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
19:00
Off time
10
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.88
15/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
41
40/1
10 · —
101
100/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | 6 |
Haliphon (G)
FAV
Not scored since 2024 but has dropped to a handy mark and wasn't suited by way race was run when eighth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 49 days ago. Respected.
|
Edward Greatrex | Ian Williams | 9 | 61.2 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 6th | 2 | 7 |
Arenas Del Tiempo (M)
Below form, back from 3 months off, at Lingfield latest but had scored over C&D previously and remains feasibly treated. Likely player.
|
S M Levey | J & S Best | 8 | 60.8 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | 5 |
Hedonista (M)
[PT]
Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f, 12/1) 17 days ago. Claims on best form.
|
Callum Hutchinson | B J Llewellyn | 6 | 59.9 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 9th | 4 | 1 |
Power Quest (G)
[P1]
Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 125/1, seventh of 10 in novice at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Improvement required on handicap debut.
|
L Morris | A Watson | 4 | 59.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 4th | 5 | 2 |
Bloodhound (G)
[T]
Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 12/1 and visored for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (13f, AW) 36 days ago. Work to do.
|
Rob Hornby | S Lycett | 6 | 59 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 6 | 9 |
Smokey Malone (G)
[BT]
Course winner. 18/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 43 days ago, never nearer. Has fallen to a workable mark.
|
Dylan Hogan | J & S Birkett | 8 | 59 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 7 | 8 |
Damzon (M)
Returned to form when second at Wolverhampton (16.6f) last month and backed that up with creditable fifth of 9 in handicap over same C&D 17 days ago. Shortlist material.
|
Marco Ghiani | A W Carroll | 7 | 58.1 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | 3 |
Lumberjack (G)
Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 11/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f). Off 94 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
Harry Vigors | M D I Usher | 7 | 57.2 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 8th | 9 | 4 |
Filligris (F)
[B1]
Last of 11 in handicap (66/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago, very slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers now tried but remains hard to recommend. 1 lb out of the weights.
|
Tyler Heard | S Pearce | 4 | 55.8 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 7th | 10 | 10 |
Nora Barnacle (F)
80/1 and hooded for 1st time, sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 38 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Readily opposed. 1 lb out of the weights.
|
Georgia Dobie | D J S Ffrench Davis | 4 | 55.8 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Haliphon (15/8), Damzon (3/1), Bloodhound (7/1), Smokey Malone (8/1), Lumberjack (9/1), Arenas Del Tiempo (10/1), Power Quest (16/1), Hedonista (25/1), Nora Barnacle (40/1), Filligris (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3664.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1719.0 GBP |
| P3 | 859.0 GBP |
| P4 | 430.0 GBP |
| P5 | 214.0 GBP |