Cupid's Arrow Handicap.
Chelmsford City · Thursday, 12 Feb · 22:00
· 6f
· Class 4
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
18:00
Off time
6
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.20
16/5
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
13
12/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 4 |
Coachello (G)
[P]
Hasn't won for over a year but on a handy mark and shaped as if back in form when fifth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9/2) 9 days ago. Type to benefit from a strong gallop.
|
Edward Greatrex | D M Loughnane | 8 | 62.1 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 2nd | 2 | 6 |
Gallant (G)
[T]
Ran better than on stable debut when sixth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (25/1) 13 days ago, effort flattening out. Back down to 6f.
|
H Crouch | Oli Rix | 4 | 61.7 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 3 | 1 |
Justcallmepete (G)
FAV
[B]
Completed a hat-trick pre-Christmas and while he wasn't disgraced at this venue on his most recent outing, it was all rather laboured.
|
D C Costello | A W Carroll | 7 | 61.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 1st | 4 | 3 |
Dyrholaey (G)
FAV
[P]
Bounced back from a couple of lesser efforts when second in 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (4/1) 9 days ago. Sure to bang there if turning up in similar form.
|
L Morris | A Watson | 5 | 60.8 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 3rd | 5 | 2 |
Aberama Gold (G)
[V]
Confirmed return to form when third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (15/2) 14 days ago, carried right final 1f. Obvious contender from same mark.
|
Billy Garritty | D O'Meara | 9 | 60.3 kg |
4.20
16/5
|
| 5th | 6 | 5 |
Thurso (G)
[P]
Back on the up when successful over 7f at Wolverhampton in October but ran below form when finishing last of 8 in handicap there (14/1) on most recent outing. Drops back to 6f.
|
Rob Hornby | R Hughes | 4 | 57.6 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: Dyrholaey (11/4), Justcallmepete (11/4), Aberama Gold (16/5), Gallant (6/1), Coachello (13/2), Thurso (12/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5234.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2456.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1227.0 GBP |
| P4 | 614.0 GBP |
| P5 | 306.0 GBP |