13:15 Goodwood

Sunday 30 August 2020

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Chichester City Selling Stakes

Off time: 13:18 | Winning time: 2m 32.46s

(6)

Elham Valley²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 72

11/4

Winner at Lingfield in January but hasn't really gone on from that in 3 handicaps since, never a threat at Wolverhampton just over 3 weeks ago. Switches to selling company for first time.

Form: 94-1465

(4)

Salamanca School¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 70

2/1

Lightly-raced winner who has yet to get close to his 2-y-o form, again failing to beat a rival following a gelding operation at Lingield last time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 321-668

(7)

Bealach²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 67WS

3/1

Showed promise as a juvenile and again this term, staying on when not clear run inside final 1f at Yarmouth last month. Well held in first-time cheekpieces at Sandown last time and they're discarded.

Form: 59-6476

(5)

Jen's Fella¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 65

14/1

Showed a bit amidst inexperience on Bath debut (1m) in June but unable to build on that upped in trip at Windsor and Newbury (10f) subsequently.

Form: 509

(8)

Lemon Song^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 64

33/1

Thriced-raced gelding and fair form on debut, though has gone wrong way both starts since, tailed-off at Lingfield in first-time cheekpieces 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 470

(1)

Pope Gregory⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 51

33/1

Yet to show much in four starts, probably a little flattered (albeit never landed a blow) when sixth of 7 in claimer at Lingfield 4 days ago. Up in trip but hard to fancy.

Form: 6976

(3)

Royal Charmer^b1,e/s1⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: D Flood| OR: 40

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden who has yet to show any form for current yard. Stepped up in trip and eyeshields/blinkers go on in the hope of finding some sort of improvement.

Form: 3-0800

(2)

Lady Magda²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 58

5/1

Has failed to build on encouraging reappearance third at Lingfield, only fifth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good, 16/1) 3 weeks ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7-73865

(9)

Penny Diamond³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: M Dwyer| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 45

66/1

Poor filly who was unable to build on the slight promise of her reappearance when finishing down the field at Bath last time. Readily passed over.

Form: 8877-46

Forecasts

Salamanca School (2/1), Elham Valley (11/4), Bealach (3/1), Lady Magda (5/1), Jen's Fella (14/1), Pope Gregory (33/1), Lemon Song (33/1), Penny Diamond (66/1), Royal Charmer (150/1)

ELHAM VALLEY hasn't really gone on since his win at Lingfield earlier this year. He should be able to make his presence felt in this company for the same jockey/trainer combination who took this contest last year. Bealach gets the vote for second with the cheekpieces quickly discarded after his Sandown flop, while Salamanca School is surely capable of better than what he's shown so far this year.