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AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 7½f (7f162y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £4,972, 11 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Nakaaha gets our vote at Chelmsford, and the progressive profile is what sets her apart in a tight Class 4 over a mile. She rates 80, just a pound behind Sea Founder, so there is next to nothing between them on figures, and we prefer the horse heading in the right direction. Sea Founder is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, with Golden Pharaoh and Hitched also firmly in the picture in a competitive 11-runner field. Nakaaha is the selection.
Runners
David Egan
John Butler 1/18
Havana Touch won last time out and has two wins in his last six starts, and he has run over today's trip and going, but an eighth two starts back shows his inconsistency. Carrying 140 lb from draw 6, he rates a mid-pack sort on our figures at 76, sixth of 11.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Flighty Clarets (IRE) by Bahamian Bounty
- Owner
- J Butler
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 18 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 69
Cieren Fallon
Joseph Parr 0/6
Yet to win in his last five starts, Kalamunda was unplaced last time out after a seventh and a fifth, though a second four starts back shows he has a bit of ability. He has run over today's trip and going, but 139 lb from draw 3 makes it a tough ask.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Karen's Caper (USA) by War Chant
- Owner
- Trevor And Ruth Milner
- Foaled
- 7 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 74
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes 1/10
Our top-rated runner at 81 and a leading danger, Sea Founder has run over today's trip and going and is back after 17 days, with a second four starts back his best recent effort. The risk is a winless run in his last six, including a ninth last time out.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Mullein (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- E Kelly J Blake Partners
- Foaled
- 30 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 77
Rossa Ryan
Grace Harris 2/9
Nakaaha ran a fourth last time out just 14 days ago, so she arrives fit, and she has run over today's trip and on the going before. A second four starts back shows her ability, though a seventh two runs ago is a blemish, and she carries 138 lb from draw 7.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Naqaawa (IRE) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Ronald Davies Mrs Candida Davies
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Shirenewton, Gwent
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 71
Callum Shepherd
David Loughnane 0/9
This Farh has been sliding since winning five starts back, with a fourth, a fifth and two sixths since, though he has run over today's trip and going before and is fresh after 34 days off. Our rating of 75 sits a few pounds above his official 72, but eighth of 11 says he's more midfield than threat from stall 4.
- Sire
- Far Above (IRE)
- Dam
- This Girl (GB) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- David Lowe
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Stoke Heath, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 74
Billy Loughnane
Roger Teal 2/9
Form reads well on paper, with a second last time out and a winner two starts back, but he was only ninth and seventh in two of his other recent runs, and our figures rank him ninth of 11. He has run over today's trip and going, and 134 lb from stall 11 looks a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Watsdaplan (IRE) by Verglas
- Owner
- Mrs Muriel Forward Dr G C Forward
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 72
Charles Bishop
David Simcock 3/9
Hitched is the type to take seriously, as he has run over today's trip and going before and lines up just 22 days after his last outing, with our rating of 76 ranking him fourth of 11. The risk is a winless run in his last six, including an eighth last time out.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Newlywed (IRE) by Authorized
- Owner
- The Future
- Foaled
- 6 May 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 9 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 74
Kieran O'Neill
Scott Dixon 1/24
Mighty Vega was fifth last time out after a seventh two starts back, though he was a winner five starts back and has run over today's trip and going. A quick 14-day turnaround and a stable struggling at 1/24 temper things, while our rating of 76 ranks him fifth of 11.
- Sire
- Lucky Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Own Gift (GB) by Rahy
- Owner
- Amphitheatre Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 24 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 71
Christian Howarth (3)
Scott Dixon 1/24
Golden Pharaoh is fit after just 12 days off, has run over today's trip and going, and was fourth last time out, while our rating of 78 ranks him third of 11 against an official 69. The main risk is a yard struggling at 1/24 over the last 14 days.
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)
- Dam
- Golden Easter (USA) by Distorted Humor
- Owner
- S Chappell R Teatum Partner
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 24 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 75
Amy Tucker (7)
David Evans 1/15
Musashi was beaten into ninth last time out and returns from a 52-day break, and he is winless in his last five starts, so he is hard to fancy at the foot of our ratings. A second four starts back and another second five starts back show some ability, and he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Cherriya (FR) by Montjeu
- Owner
- K McCabe
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 56
Hope Regan (7)
Patrick Morris 2/12
Bajan Bandit arrives in cracking heart, a winner last time out and again four starts back, with a second and a third between, and he has run over today's trip and going. Even so, our rating ranks him tenth of 11, and a quick 9-day turnaround from draw 1 under 124 lb makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Dirayah (IRE) by Dark Angel
- Owner
- Ambrose Turnbull
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Prescott, Merseyside
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 68
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.