19:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 27 March 2025

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It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 58.16s

1^st

(4)

Diamond Dreamer

59-8

11/2

T: P R ChamingsJ: K Shoemark

Held up off the pace towards rear, angled out turning in, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won going away

2^nd

2 ½

(2)

Merrimack

49-6

6/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Marco Ghiani

Pressed leader, led narrowly over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd tchd 5/1

3^rd

(9)

Dark Side Prince

89-2

9/1

T: Jessica MaceyJ: Lewis Edmunds

Off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner op 12/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

(8)

Angle Land

69-8

10/1

T: R M H CowellJ: R Havlin

Slowly into stride and switched left after start, held up in rear, headway and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge op 11/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

(1)

Secret Handsheikh

79-9

22/1

T: J GallagherJ: N Callan

Slight lead but pressed, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on until weakened towards finish op 20/1

6^th

(6)

Alafdhal

78-13

4/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Rossa Ryan

Chased leaders, pushed along turning in, weakened inside final furlong op 7/2

7^th

(3)

General Assembly

49-9

3/1f

T: Jack MorlandJ: Callum Shepherd

Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3f out, weakened inside final furlong op 5/2

8^th

(5)

Birkenhead

89-6

16/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: J Fanning

Awkwardly away, raced keenly towards rear on inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong op 18/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

2 ¼

(7)

Leodis Dream

99-8

15/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: D C Costello

Chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong op 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.00, £1.90, £2.60EX:£38.90Trifecta:£337.40Tricast:£294.88SF:£38.50Swingers:£6.80, £8.20, £11.00

Forecasts

General Assembly (3/1), Alafdhal (4/1), Diamond Dreamer (11/2), Merrimack (6/1), Leodis Dream (15/2), Dark Side Prince (9/1), Angle Land (10/1), Birkenhead (16/1), Secret Handsheikh (22/1)

An open-looking sprint but the vote goes to GENERAL ASSEMBLY, who responded well to an attacking ride when scoring at Wolverhampton 12 days ago and Jack Morland's charge can defy a small rise in the weights sporting first-time cheekpieces. Merrimack can have his latest effort overlooked, so he heads up the dangers returning from a 9-week break, with Alafdhal rounding off the shortlist.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY (IRE)
MERRIMACK
ALAFDHAL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Dark Side Prince

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 7

J: Lewis Edmunds | T: Jessica Macey

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £4,711.002nd: £2,210.003rd: £1,104.004th: £553.005th: £275.00

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