Full Result 8.00 Chelmsford (AW) | 14 October 2023

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 7f Standard

1st £6,621 2nd £3,106.84 3rd £1,552.16 4th £776.71 5th £387.09

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Cloud Cover (IRE) 100/30F Neil Callan James Tate	Neil Callan James Tate	3	912	80	72	93	–
b f Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Hokkaido (Street Cry)
Travelled strongly, prominent, lost position and in touch with leaders over 5f out, switched right and going best when joined leaders over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on well (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

2⁽²⁾ ½	4. Sir Oliver (IRE) 14/1 Marco Ghiani Chris Dwyer	Marco Ghiani Chris Dwyer	6	100 p	80	71	89	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Folga (Atraf)
Took keen hold, led, soon headed and prominent, went second final 110yds, kept on (op 28/1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1]	7. Riot (IRE) 14/1 Billy Loughnane David O'Meara	Billy Loughnane David O'Meara	6	913 v	79	68	86	–
b g Kingman - Alexander Queen (IRE) (King's Best)
Ducked left start, towards rear of midfield, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, went third inside final 110yds, ran on well (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	1. G'Daay 9/1 Dylan Hogan Joseph Parr	Dylan Hogan Joseph Parr	5	102 v	82	66	84	–
b g Adaay (IRE) - Gilt Linked (Compton Place)
Short of room and stumbled soon after start, took keen hold, prominent, soon raced in second, briefly led over 1f out, lost two places and weakened final 110yds (op 17/2)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [3]	9. American Belle (IRE) 13/2 Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	3	912 t	80	62	80	–
b f Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Syndicate (Dansili)
Ducked right start, prominent early, soon lost position and dropped to rear, switched right over 1f out, edged left and ran on well inside final furlong (op 15/2 tchd 17/2)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [3½]	12. Lion's Dream (FR) 12/1 Alistair Rawlinson Michael Appleby	Alistair Rawlinson Michael Appleby	4	90 tp¹	66	47	65	–
b g Dabirsim (FR) - Full Rose (Aqlaam)
Pushed along early, soon prominent, led after 1f, headed over 1f out, kept on until weakened final 110yds (op 18/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	2. Jilly Cooper (IRE) 16/1 Callum Shepherd Charlie Johnston	Callum Shepherd Charlie Johnston	4	102	82	62	80	–
b f Lope De Vega (IRE) - Jillnextdoor (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)
Slowly into stride, in rear, headway inside final furlong, ran on, never near to challenge (op 14/1 tchd 18/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [5]	10. Okami (IRE) 15/2 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	3	910	78	53	72	–
b g Showcasing - Brexitmeansbrexit (Helmet)
Towards rear, short of room and dropped to rear soon after start, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 5/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5½]	6. Welleef (IRE) 11/2 Ross Coakley Owen Burrows	Ross Coakley Owen Burrows	3	913	81	54	73	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Romaana (Iffraaj)
Dwelt start, midfield, some headway over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 7/2 t)

10⁽⁹⁾ 2 [7½]	11. Imperial Dream (IRE) 13/2 Morgan Cole ⁵ Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Morgan Cole ⁵ Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	93	76	43	62	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Iffa Red (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Carried left start, took keen hold, midfield, headway and prominent 5f out, weakened from over 1f out (tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [9¾]	3. Priscilla's Wish 22/1 Kieran O'Neill Philip McBride	Kieran O'Neill Philip McBride	5	100	80	41	60	–
b m Adaay (IRE) - Ghedi (IRE) (Aussie Rules)
Prominent, lost position 2f out, dropped to last and weakened final 110yds (tchd 25/1)

11 ran Off time: 8:03:16 Winning time: 1m 22.42s (fast by 0.28s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Matty Too (self certificate)
1st owner: Saeed Manana (Cloud Cover) 1st breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: Flying High Syndicate (sir Oliver) (Sir Oliver)
3rd owner: Rasio Cymru 1 & Windmill House Tb Ltd (Riot)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.70 £3.70 £3.40 Ex: £55.50 CSF: £53.21 Tricast: £596.59 Trifecta: £667
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 71 (35%) M [5-7] 46 (33%) H [8-12] 33 (32%)

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8:00 Chelmsford (AW) 14 Oct 2023

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap