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IT'S NEVER ORDINARY AT BET365 HANDICAP (6) 1h1817	Distance : 1m 6f
Prize : £3,664 Rated : (0-58) Age : 4yo+ Race State : Declaration Surface : Artificial Runners : 6	Going : Standard
Race State : Declaration Runners : 6 runners	Surface : Artificial

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MISS APPLEJACK ^(18C)

Rob Hornby

9-9

15/28.5

1 (1)

ch m SOVEREIGN WATER (FR)

J: Rob Hornby
T: Charlie Longsdon

Charlie Longsdon

(58)

2643

1 ⁽¹⁾ MISS APPLEJACK ^(18C)

1 (1)

J: Rob Hornby
T: Charlie Longsdon
Age: 6 Wgt: 9-9 OR: 58

15/28.5

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Poor winner at 20f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap chase at Stratford (19.4f, good, 5/1) on debut over fences 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut with more needed.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	8	0	0	2	25	-8.00
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	23	1	4	9	39	-15.00
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	16	1	6	6	38	-8.00
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	1	0	0	0	0	-1.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	195	17	9	71	36	-67.18
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	1418	142	10	435	31	-461.10
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	922	96	10	282	31	-224.58
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	179	19	11	55	31	-61.59

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
18 May 25	Str	pu/5	28.5	Chase	81	19.5f	Good	(s)	David Bass	5/16
19 Apr 25	Hun	5/14	15.5	Hurdle	82	20.7f	Gd/Sft		Elizabeth Gale (7)	11/112
18 Mar 25	Wol	3/9	3.00	AW	59	12.2f	Std		Rob Hornby	28/129
21 Feb 25	Sou	4/8	18	AW	W	12.1f	Slow		Dougie Costello	40/141
11 Feb 25	Wol	6/12	7	AW	W	8.7f	Slow		Rob Hornby	66/167

997133-33

SULLIVAN BAY (IRE) ⁽¹⁴⁾

Jim Crowley

9-7

5/23.5

2 (5)

b g INTIKHAB (USA)

J: Jim Crowley
T: Jim & Suzi Best

Jim & Suzi Best

(b)

(56)

997133-33

2 ⁽⁵⁾ SULLIVAN BAY (IRE) ⁽¹⁴⁾

2 (5)

J: Jim Crowley
T: Jim & Suzi Best
Age: 5 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (b) OR: 56

5/23.5

Course winner. Good third of 5 in handicap (10/3) at this course (16f) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Can go well.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	60	3	5	18	30	-46.75
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	143	8	6	50	35	-86.50
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	129	8	6	45	35	-72.50
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	40	6	15	17	43	8.25

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	114	18	16	51	45	-49.74
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	568	111	20	253	45	-63.11
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	317	44	14	127	40	-69.59
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	54	11	20	27	50	-7.69

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
22 May 25	ChC	3/5	7	AW	58	16f	Std	(b)	Aiden Brookes	10/34.33
23 Feb 25	Her	pu/6	32.5	Hurdle	77	21.7f	Soft	(v)	J. Hogan	4/15
11 Jan 25	ChC	3/10	3.75	AW	58	14f	Slow	(v)	Aiden Brookes (3)	6/17
12 Dec 24	ChC	3/8	0.55	AW	56	14f	Slow	(v)	Luke Morris	11/43.75f
2 Dec 24	Plu	2/11	0.10	Hurdle	74	20.5f	Soft	(v)	Jack Tudor	11/82.37f

85630-527

STAR DELTA ⁽⁸⁾

Jason Watson

9-5

3/14

3 (7)

b g EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)

J: Jason Watson
T: David O'Meara

David O'Meara

(54)

85630-527

3 ⁽⁷⁾ STAR DELTA ⁽⁸⁾

3 (7)

J: Jason Watson
T: David O'Meara
Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 54

3/14

5/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Beverley (12.1f, good) 8 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others have achieved more.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	228	27	12	90	39	-70.66
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	1442	179	12	536	37	-216.50
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	1139	151	13	423	37	-69.21
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	179	27	15	78	44	2.19

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	225	28	12	91	40	-43.97
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	1068	131	12	392	37	-335.31
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	764	93	12	268	35	-267.06
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	134	18	13	57	43	-33.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
28 May 25	Bev	7/11	8	Turf	54	12.1f	Good		David Nolan	5/16
12 May 25	Cat	2/11	1.25	Turf	52	12.1f	Gd/Frm		Daniel Tudhope	8/19
21 Apr 25	Wol	5/10	7	AW	54	9.5f	Std		Mark Winn	12/113
24 Aug 24	Red	11/11	8	Turf	58	10f	Gd/Frm		T. Kiely-Marshall (5)	18/119
11 Aug 24	Rip	3/7	7	Turf	60	9.8f	Gd/Frm		David Nolan	25/126

648-51321

SMOKEY MALONE ⁽⁴²⁾

Dylan Hogan

9-4

7/24.5

4 (4)

gr g ISHIGURU (USA)

J: Dylan Hogan
T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Julia & Shelley Birkett

(b+t)

(53)

648-51321

4 ⁽⁴⁾ SMOKEY MALONE ⁽⁴²⁾

4 (4)

J: Dylan Hogan
T: Julia & Shelley Birkett
Age: 7 Wgt: 9-4 Eq: (b+t) OR: 53

7/24.5

2 wins from 5 runs this year, latest in 8-runner handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	65	8	12	24	37	6.50
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	41	4	10	16	39	-12.50
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	35	3	9	14	40	-11.00
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	10	1	10	4	40	-4.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	139	17	12	47	34	-26.65
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	1057	115	11	360	34	-108.62
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	786	91	12	281	36	-47.95
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	277	29	10	88	32	-52.27

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
24 Apr 25	ChC	1/8	0.10	AW	51	14f	Slow	(b+t)	Dylan Hogan	5/16
27 Feb 25	ChC	2/12	1.75	AW	51	13.3f	Slow	(b+t)	Dylan Hogan	5/16
12 Feb 25	Sou	3/8	1.00	AW	51	12.1f	Slow	(b+t)	Dylan Hogan	15/82.87
31 Jan 25	Sou	1/8	0.05	AW	W	12.1f	Std	(b+t)	Dylan Hogan	7/24.5
6 Jan 25	Wol	5/8	7	AW	52	12.2f	Slow	(b+t)	Dylan Hogan	12/113

5-2214333

ZOOKS (FR) ⁽¹²⁾

Richard Kingscote

9-2

3/14

5 (3)

b m BROKEN VOW (USA)

J: Richard Kingscote
T: Ian Williams

Ian Williams

(s)

(51)

5-2214333

5 ⁽³⁾ ZOOKS (FR) ⁽¹²⁾

5 (3)

J: Richard Kingscote
T: Ian Williams
Age: 5 Wgt: 9-2 Eq: (s) OR: 51

3/14

Course winner. Winner here in February. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Catterick (15.9f, good, 11/2) 12 days ago, never nearer. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	226	27	12	78	35	-25.01
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	1248	133	11	401	32	-434.09
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	1119	120	11	366	33	-366.14
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	158	20	13	64	41	-63.53

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	185	23	12	80	43	-25.12
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	1780	264	15	756	42	-313.86
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	1216	177	15	502	41	-219.82
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	192	31	16	87	45	23.73

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
24 May 25	Cat	3/7	1.27	Turf	51	15.9f	Good	(s)	Ryan Kavanagh (5)	11/26.5
29 Apr 25	Wol	3/6	2.20	AW	52	14f	Std	(s)	Luke Morris	4/15
5 Apr 25	Wol	3/9	3.75	AW	52	14f	Slow	(s)	Billy Loughnane	5/23.5jf
12 Mar 25	Wol	4/10	1.70	AW	52	14f	Slow	(s)	Billy Loughnane	9/25.5
27 Feb 25	ChC	1/12	1.75	AW	49	13.3f	Slow	(s)	Billy Loughnane	2/13f

064/1164-5

NEW YORK BAY (IRE) ⁽¹⁷⁾

C D

Non Runner

9-1

6 (6)

b g CAPE CROSS (IRE)

J: Non Runner
T: Gay Kelleway

Gay Kelleway

(50)

064/1164-5

6 ⁽⁶⁾ NEW YORK BAY (IRE) ⁽¹⁷⁾

C D

6 (6)

J: Non Runner
T: Gay Kelleway
Age: 5 Wgt: 9-1 OR: 50

Course winner who resumed from 16 months off with an encouraging fifth of 12 in handicap (10/3) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 17 days ago. Merits serious consideration with that run under his belt. NON RUNNER.

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
19 May 25	Wol	5/12	9.5	AW	51	16.6f	Slow		Fred Daly (3)	10/34.33
8 Feb 24	Lin	4/7	2.02	AW	53	15.8f	Std/Slow		Tom Marquand	3/14
18 Jan 24	ChC	6/8	11	AW	53	13.3f	Slow		Finley Marsh	4/91.44f
11 Jan 24	ChC	1/9	0.05	AW	50	13.3f	Slow		Aidan Keeley (3)	4/71.57f
5 Jan 24	Wol	1/8	5.5	AW	45	14f	Slow		Aidan Keeley (3)	11/26.5

259/84660-

PRINCE ABU (IRE) ^(322H)

Trevor Whelan

9-0

25/126

7 (2)

gr g MR GREELEY (USA)

J: Trevor Whelan
T: L J Morgan

L J Morgan

(h)

(49)

259/84660-

7 ⁽²⁾ PRINCE ABU (IRE) ^(322H)

7 (2)

J: Trevor Whelan
T: L J Morgan

Age: 8 Wgt: 9-0 Eq: (h) OR: 49

25/126

Unreliable type. 100/1, fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Worcester (16f, good). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Derek Shaw. Hood back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	10	1	10	1	10	-2.00
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	56	7	13	16	29	74.99
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	54	7	13	15	28	76.99
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	6	1	17	2	33	-3.38

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	149	18	12	41	28	-36.72
Flat AW (Last 5 Seasons)	901	70	8	211	23	-346.91
Flat AW Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	574	47	8	143	25	-134.33
CHELMSFORD CITY (Last 5 Seasons)	74	4	5	14	19	-40.50

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
18 Jul 24	Wor	5/7	17.5	Hurdle	N	16f	Good		James Davies	100/1101
9 Jul 24	Utt	5/9	70.5	Hurdle	N	15.8f	Soft		James Davies	200/1201
1 Jul 24	Wol	10/10	41	AW	51	14f	Std		Cam Hardie	28/129
21 Mar 24	Sou	6/12	16	AW	53	16.5f	Std	(s)	Cam Hardie	8/19
15 Mar 24	Wol	6/11	5.5	AW	53	14f	Slow		Darragh Keenan	7/18

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C&D scorer SMOKEY MALONE is clearly in good heart and gets the nod . Both Sullivan Bay and Zooks may have a say too in this open contest.

Betting Forecast : 5/23.5 Smokey Malone, 3/14 Sullivan Bay, 4/15 Zooks, 11/26.5 Star Delta, 8/19 Miss Applejack, 28/129 Prince Abu

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£28.63 384b4r David O'Meara's profit to a £1 level stake with horses being stepped up in trip (saddles STAR DELTA)	3/14 3/14 3/14 11/43.75

2024	PHILOS (IRE)	4	9-9	18/119	T: Ed Dunlop	J: Robert Havlin	13 ran
2023	RAY'S THE ONE	6	9-6	9/110	T: Mark Pattinson	J: Kieran Shoemark	8 ran
2022	BRUTE FORCE	6	8-12	7/24.5	T: Roger Teal	J: Jack Mitchell	6 ran
2021	SCUDAMORE (FR)	4	9-7	11/82.37f	T: Ivan Furtado	J: Tom Marquand	10 ran
2020 (D.I)	LILYPAD (IRE)	5	9-5	25/126	T: Amy Murphy,	J: Gabriele Malune (3)	11 ran
2020 (D.II)	WHAT WILL BE (IRE)	4	9-7	7/24.5f	T: Olly Murphy	J: Joe Fanning	11 ran

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1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

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IT'S NEVER ORDINARY AT BET365 HANDICAP (6) 1h1817

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