19:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 22 April 2021

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Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August Handicap

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 37.83s

(3)

Alminoor²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 87| C

15/2

Course winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, 15/2) 20 days ago. Dangerous if allowed his own way in front.

Form: 8-33324

(2)

River Dawn^t¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P & O Cole| OR: 85| D

13/2

Five wins from 18 Flat runs. 12/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at Kempton (8f), digging deep. Looks vulnerable even if tuned up back from 171 days off.

Form: 343091-

(6)

Gloves Lynch^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: M Wigham| OR: 84| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Respectable second of 5 in handicap at this C&D (11/4) 16 days ago. Arrives in good heart and warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 9-82312

(4)

Rhubarb Bikini^v²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 83| CD

11/2

Visored for 1st time, good 1¼ lengths second of 6 to Gloves Lynch in handicap at this C&D (20/1) 20 days ago, well positioned. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 1/213-62

(5)

Fox Leicester¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: S L Keightley| OR: 79| CD

125/1

C&D winner. 100/1, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when last of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 15 days ago.

Form: 1600/0-9

(1)

Heaven Forfend^t,v¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: M L W Bell| OR: 73| D

7/4

Visored for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap (5/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 34-1551

(7)

Nonios^h²³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 76| C| D

25/1

4-time course winner. Fourth of 5 in handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 23 days ago, left poorly placed. Hood back on. Needs everything to drop right.

Form: 00-6434

Forecasts

Heaven Forfend (7/4), Gloves Lynch (2/1), Rhubarb Bikini (11/2), River Dawn (13/2), Alminoor (15/2), Nonios (25/1), Fox Leicester (125/1)

HEAVEN FORFEND bolted up at Windsor 10 days ago and should be up to defying a penalty if the visor has the same positive effect. Gloves Lynch got the better of Rhubarb Bikini over C&D recently and the pair can be expected to get competitive once more.