Racecards
15:10 Chelmsford City
Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,527 added
- Winner: £2,322
- 2nd: £1,090
- 3rd: £545
- 4th: £300
- Form 734605
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey Jim Crowley
outpaced early, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, made no impression
- Form 524488
- Age 9
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
held up, headway and ridden over 1f out, hampered and switched right 1f out, kept on final furlong
Avanzata
10- Form 5/5020
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Dylan Hogan
prominent, ridden along over 1f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 206197
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey R Havlin
led, ridden for effort over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 517-096
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey David Egan
mid-division, switched right to challenge 2f out, soon ridden, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 324884
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey David Probert
in touch, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, ran on well to lead inside final furlong
- Form 551687
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Grace McEntee
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 814500
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never in contention
- Form 54-4247
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, bumped over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, faded final 100yds
- Form 478895
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Elle-May Croot
NonRunner
- Form 561-529
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Delagate The Lady won over track and trip in May but hasn’t figured since while Tomshalfbrother may do better today dropping back down in class. Excellent George slides further down the weights looking to end a long losing run and finished in front of Aces at Yarmouth last time but BUSBY finally showed some improvement for a tumble down the handicap with a better effort at Kempton. The return to this shorter trip will suit and he’s also preferred to Alehandro and Swooper, who both debut for new yards.
Formwatch
Salam Ya Faisal (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out ,one pace, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Bombastic (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jul.
Aces (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Midf-division, pushed 3f out, ridden 2f out and lost ground, made no impression, 8th of 10, at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Avanzata 11-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened very quickly 1f out, last of 10, 34l behind Pride Of Hawridge (10-10) at Salisbury 1m hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Delagate The Lady 15-2 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no extra, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Creek Harbour (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Maid Millie 18-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, raced keenly in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Soyounique (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Excellent George 33-1 (9-4) Prominent, pushed and ridden before 2f out, lost some ground before slightly hampered entering final furlong, kept on again late on, 4th of 10, at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Rockesbury 16-1 (9-12) Chased leaders far side of group, every chance 2f out, weakened soon after, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Portelet Bay (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Swooper 18-1 (9-5) Missed break, always in rear, ridden 1f out, never on terms, 10th of 11, 13l behind Expert Opinion (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Alehandro 10-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, never involved, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Peerless (9-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Busby (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Conscious (9-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Tomshalfbrother 10-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 9 3/4l behind Saluti (9-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.