Club Restaurant & Lounge Selling Stakes – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

17:30

Club Restaurant & Lounge Selling Stakes

Date 2026-02-26

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 1m 39.35s (slow by 3.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	City Of God (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	9/2	Won
2nd	Good Banter (IRE) George Wood · Jennie Candlish	16/1	1
3rd	Epictetus (IRE) Jason Watson · Jamie Osborne	6/1	1.5
4th	Hitched (IRE) Luke Morris · David Simcock	10/1	1
5th	Zoffandia (IRE) Ashley Lewis · Keiran Burke	4/7F	0.3

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (3)	Zoffandia Chestnut J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Keiran Burke	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Keiran Burke	133	tv	5603-1	72	98	84	8d	—	—	-16	31.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Easy Kempton win (1m) last week; obvious chance if the visor works as well a second time
5 (6)	City Of God Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	130	p	2278-8	78	92	75	27d	—	—	-7	12.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Looked promising last winter but last three runs less persuasive; now tried in headgear
6 (1)	Epictetus Bay J:Jason Watson T:Jamie Osborne	J:Jason Watson T:Jamie Osborne	130	b	78-730	81	99	90	16d	—	—	-2	11.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
On long losing run but favoured by the weights and could enjoy an easy lead
2 (5)	Hitched Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	135	h	2-2515	80	91	81	14d	—	—	+4	13.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Class 4 handicap win last month; midfield at Lingfield two weeks ago; each-way shout
3 (4)	Good Banter Chestnut J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	133	—	0133-5	77	91	70	22d	—	—	+2	8.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won a weaker seller at Wolverhampton last September (8.6f); not in the same form since
NR (2)	Cristo Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	135	p	13-968	83	96	78	16d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Good 1m2f form here last spring; in handicapper's grip this winter; good weights chance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Zoffandia	10/11	5/6	4/5
City Of God	3/1	10/3	10/3
Epictetus	11/2	5/1	5/1
Hitched	9/1	8/1	8/1
Good Banter	20/1	14/1	16/1
Cristo	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Zoffandia

31.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

Hitched

13.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

City Of God

12.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Epictetus

11.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Good Banter

8.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Cristo

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cristo	83	96	78
Epictetus	81	99	90
Hitched	80	91	81
City Of God	78	92	75
Good Banter	77	91	70
Zoffandia	72	98	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zoffandia	8d ago	Quick return
Hitched	14d ago	Fit
Epictetus	16d ago	Fit
Cristo	16d ago	Fit
Good Banter	22d ago	Fit
City Of God	27d ago	Fit