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16:45 Chelmsford City
Ministry Of Sound Disco 20th August Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,800
- 2nd: £5,070
- 3rd: £2,536
- 4th: £1,268
- Form 131-547
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 89
Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on
- Form 14224-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Louis Steward
Made all, ridden 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on well (finished first, placed second)
- Form 50-7543
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Dylan Hogan
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on
- Form 21/3233-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, carried right when challenging winner inside final furlong, ran on (finished second, placed first)
- Form 2095-56
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey L Morris
Chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened
- Form 377154
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened
- Form 3-13145
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey S De Sousa
Held up, ridden over 1f out, headway 1f out, kept on
- Form 080800
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Grace McEntee
Always in rear
- Form 1-25113
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
Never better than midfield
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
NATURAL PATH makes most appeal despite debuting on the all-weather as Michael Bell’s charge was placed in a tougher handicap at Newmarket a fortnight ago. Dutch Decoy also drops in class after a decent effort at Goodwood, though needs to reverse earlier running here with Blue Flame. The latter can figure again while Tomouh should be sharper for a recent comeback run and State Occasion drops down in trip.
Formwatch
Mobashr (USA) 17-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, faded 1f out, last of 7, 9 3/4l behind Boardman (9-3) at Thirsk 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Tomouh (IRE) 7-2fav (10-2) Chased leaders on rail, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 8, 13 1/2l behind Aramis Grey (9-11) at Windsor 6f hcp fll (3) gf in May.
Natural Path (IRE) 11-1 (8-7) Held up, switched right 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Shine So Bright (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
State Occasion 2-1fav (8-12) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Rebel Territory (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Free Solo (IRE) 100-1 (8-8) Keen in touch, pushed along over over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 9l behind Shine So Bright (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Dutch Decoy 10-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden out wide over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Montassib (8-11) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) sft in May.
Puerto De Vega 13-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, edged right and weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Silver Samurai (9-5) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Ostilio 66-1 (9-6) Towards rear, outpaced early, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra and faded inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Biggles (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
Blue Flame (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden and every chance on outside entering final furlong, not quicken, kept on well close home, 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Dubai Hope (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in May.