Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifying Handicap.
Chelmsford City · Friday, 2 Jan · 18:12
· 7f
· Class 5
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:12
Off time
9
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
ME TARZAN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
23
22/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 7 |
Dark Side Thunder (G)
[V]
Course winner over 6f in December but down the field in a stronger race back here (6f again) 15 days ago. Back up in trip.
|
489253 | Lewis Edmunds | Jessica Macey | 7 | 59.9 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 7th | 2 | 1 |
Riot (G)
[T]
Three-time C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in October but has down the field on both starts since joining this yard.
|
00-7878 | Rob Hornby | C Wallis | 9 | 59.9 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 5th | 3 | 9 |
Chola Empire (G)
C&D winner in October. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (11/1) at Southwell (7f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account back here.
|
2-53356 | Dylan Hogan | D M Simcock | 7 | 59.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 1st | 4 | 5 |
Revolutionise (G)
Three-time C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in August. 10/3, creditable second of 9 over C&D 36 days ago.
|
6552-19 | Jack Dace | S C Williams | 10 | 59.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 2 |
Me Tarzan (G)
[B]
First run since leaving James Fanshawe when winning 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (7f) 16 days ago by short head from Arantes Nascimento, just holding on. A 3 lb nudge from the handicapper may not stop him.
|
1-64641 | Harry Vigors | A Watson | 4 | 59.4 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 9th | 6 | 3 |
Wodao (G)
[BT]
Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Kempton (6f) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
645-969 | H Crouch | J A Osborne | 6 | 59.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | 6 |
Space Cowboy (G)
[P]
Down the field on all 4 starts since returning from long absence, taking little interest last twice. Can only be watched.
|
0/7007-3 | Callum Hutchinson | R Spencer | 7 | 59.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | 4 |
Arantes Nascimento (G)
FAV
Fifteen runs since last win in 2023 but went close a few times in 2025, including short-head second of 8 to Me Tarzan at Lingfield (7f) 16 days ago, clear of rest.
|
222712 | S M Levey | M J Attwater | 5 | 59 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 8th | 9 | 8 |
Shamacid (G)
[B1]
Fair maiden. Respectable fourth of 10 in novice (12/1) at this course (1m) 22 days ago, running on. Blinkers are added now moving into his first handicap.
|
4-86320 | J Mitchell | S Woods | 4 | 59 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Arantes Nascimento (11/4), Me Tarzan (3/1), Revolutionise (5/1), Chola Empire (5/1), Wodao (7/1), Dark Side Thunder (9/1), Riot (22/1), Shamacid (25/1), Space Cowboy (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4449.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2088.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1043.0 GBP |
| P4 | 522.0 GBP |
| P5 | 260.0 GBP |