20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 18 September 2025

All16:1816:5017:2518:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

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Off time: 20:13 | Winning time: 1m 11.62s

1^st

(10)

Due Date

59-9

12/1

T: C WallisJ: Jason Watson

Prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on op 11/1 tchd 14/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(2)

Lion Ring

79-1

9/2

T: Andrew MartinJ: Ryan Kavanagh (5)

Led or disputed lead, driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on op 5/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

(4)

Smasher

59-8

28/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: William Carson

Prominent early, mid-division, closed over 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

4^th

(11)

Sam's Hope

59-7

6/5f

T: Martin DunneJ: Daniel Muscutt

Led or disputed lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish tchd 11/10 and tchd 5/4

5^th

1 ¼

(9)

Dubai Magic

39-5

22/1

T: M CrawleyJ: Taylor Fisher (3)

Not much room start, chased leaders, lost place 4f out, effort over 1f out, no impression on leaders op 25/1 tchd 28/1

6^th

(1)

Spirit Charmer

49-0

50/1

T: P R ChamingsJ: William Cox

Towards rear, driven over 1f out, late headway, no impression on leaders op 66/1

7^th

(3)

Invincible Navy

49-2

11/2

T: James OwenJ: Mason Paetel (5)

Held up in mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, late headway, never on terms op 4/1

8^th

(7)

It's Showtime

49-7

25/1

T: C AllenJ: Charlie Bennett

Mid-division, switched right and some headway over 1f out, no impression op 33/1 tchd 40/1

9^th

(6)

Bated Breeze

49-4

5/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Ashley Lewis (7)

Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden on outside over 1f out, never involved op 11/2 tchd 9/2

10^th

1 ¼

(5)

Commendation

39-7

28/1

T: Michael KeadyJ: P J McDonald

Always towards rear op 33/1

11^th

7 ½

(8)

Lady Of The Champ

38-12

50/1

T: Jack MorlandJ: S De Sousa

Always towards rear, well beaten over 1f out op 40/1

12^th

(12)

Hot Frank

39-5

28/1

T: C HobsonJ: J F Egan

Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Beautiful Things¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M J Attwater J: George Bass

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£2.10, £2.40, £5.40EX:£65.00Trifecta:£1,301.60Tricast:£1,542.85SF:£64.92Swingers:£13.50, £34.90, £22.70

Forecasts

Sam's Hope (6/5), Lion Ring (9/2), Bated Breeze (5/1), Invincible Navy (11/2), Due Date (12/1), Beautiful Things (12/1), Dubai Magic (22/1), It's Showtime (25/1), Smasher (28/1), Commendation (28/1), Hot Frank (28/1), Spirit Charmer (50/1), Lady Of The Champ (50/1)

SAM'S HOPE confirmed the promise of recent runs when running out a convincing winner at Wolverhampton on Tuesday and she's fancied to take some stopping under a penalty. Invincible Navy has run well the last twice and ought to remain competitive, while Due Date had excuses at Windsor last month and is fancied to bounce back.

SAM'S HOPE
INVINCIBLE NAVY (IRE)
DUE DATE

Previous Winners

2024

Lion Ring

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 6

J: Ryan Kavanagh | T: Andrew Martin

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00

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