Full Result 6.00 Chelmsford (AW) | 21 November 2023

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 2m Standard

1st £5,050.80 2nd £2,370.04 3rd £1,184.06 4th £592.51 5th £295.29

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Tradesman (IRE) 9/4F Hayley Turner David Simcock	Hayley Turner David Simcock	4	913 b	65	34	77	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Casila (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, headway going easily over 2f out, waiting for room over 1f out, soon switched right, ridden to lead inside final 110yds, soon clear, eased towards finish (op 7/4)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¾	2. De Vega's Warrior (IRE) 7/2 Rossa Ryan Michael Appleby	Rossa Ryan Michael Appleby	4	100 p	66	33	71	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Oh Sedulous (IRE) (Lawman)
Midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner (op 4/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [3]	10. Grand Duchess Olga 8/1 Dylan Hogan Julia Feilden	Dylan Hogan Julia Feilden	3	91 p	60	25	63	–
b f Sir Percy - Archduchess (Archipenko)
Pushed along early, prominent, switched right and pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and hung badly left, headed and no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said filly hung left-handed under pressure) (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4]	7. Longuerue (FR) 125/1 Finley Marsh Robert Eddery	Finley Marsh Robert Eddery	4	97	59	23	61	–
ch f Recorder - Luna Celtica (IRE) (Celtic Swing)
Held up in rear, switched right and pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no telling impression

5⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [6¾]	1. Pledge Of Honour 14/1 Rhys Clutterbuck Dean Ivory	Rhys Clutterbuck Dean Ivory	7	102 p	68	29	66	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Lura (USA) (Street Cry)
Slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 12/1)

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [7½]	9. Natacata 11/2 Marco Ghiani Jane Chapple-Hyam	Marco Ghiani Jane Chapple-Hyam	3	94	63	23	60	–
gr f Kitten's Joy (USA) - Na Balada (BRZ) (Forestry)
Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 2f out, short of room and lost position over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his instructions were to jump and be prominent and to stay off the rail; he explained that his position at the start of the race was further back than intended but accepted his position on the rail approximately 1f after the start; he continued to add that the pace slackened going onto final circuit before travelling well into the home straight and then being denied a clear run in the straight, a fact he reported at scales post-race, until final furlong, after which then appearing to be slow to ask his mount for a timely and substantial effort when a gap appeared; trainer confirmed instructions and although jockey was unable to ride to instructions due to how the race developed, after watching replays of the race she expressed her dissatisfaction with the amount of effort displayed by jockey in final furlong once having a clear run) (op 6/1)

7⁽¹⁾ nk [7¾]	4. Kehlani (IRE) 16/1 Callum Shepherd Jamie Osborne	Callum Shepherd Jamie Osborne	3	99 p	68	28	65	–
b f Muhaarar - Pyrenean Queen (IRE) (Zoffany)
Prominent, pushed along and pressed leader on inner over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 14/1 tchd 18/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [9¼]	8. Dragonball Prince (IRE) 14/1 David Probert Hugo Palmer	David Probert Hugo Palmer	3	94 p	63	21	58	–
b g Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Island Odyssey (Dansili)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakening when bumped over 1f out (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [10¾]	6. A Poet's Secret 10/1 Billy Loughnane Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	Billy Loughnane Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	3	98	67	23	60	–
b c Poet's Word (IRE) - Dreaming Beauty (Oasis Dream)
Led at steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 11/1)

10⁽³⁾ 6 [16¾]	5. Sophar Sogood (IRE) 9/1 Daniel Muscutt John Butler	Daniel Muscutt John Butler	6	98 p	60	8	45	–
b g French Navy - Cloud Break (Dansili)
Prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

10 ran Off time: 6:02:19 Winning time: 3m 27.98s (slow by 5.08s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Khalifa Dasmal & Partners (Tradesman) 1st breeder: Camas Park, Lynch Bages & Summerhill
2nd owner: J & A Young (Leicester) Ltd (De Vega's Warrior)
3rd owner: Newmarket Equine Tours Racing Club (Grand Duchess Olga)
Tote win: £3.25 PL: £1.50 £1.60 £2.10 Ex: £14 CSF: £10.10 Tricast: £53.91 Trifecta: £48
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 27 (26%) M [4-7] 96 (51%) H [8-10] 27 (23%)

6:00 Chelmsford (AW) 21 Nov 2023

Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap