18:10 Chelmsford City

Thursday 20 May 2021

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Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August 2021 Handicap

Off time: 18:13 | Winning time: 1m 37.55s

(3)

Mykonos St John¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 71| D

6/4

2 wins from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 2/1) 10 days ago. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 1706-11

(6)

Born To Destroy^p⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 72

33/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 52 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: D3/5-448

(1)

Spiritofthenorth³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 70| BF

7/2

Unreliable type. Creditable second of 5 in minor event (11/10) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 36 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 3765-32

(9)

Greek Kodiac^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Bradnam⁽⁷⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 69| C

14/1

Course winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm, 10/1) 23 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 332265

(2)

Velvet Vision^h,t⁴⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: M Murphy| OR: 67| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Good second of 6 in handicap (2/1) at Southwell (8.1f). Off 15 months.

Form: 040/112-

(8)

Casina Di Notte¹⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Ellie Norris⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 66| D

22/1

11/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D, unable to sustain effort. Off 105 days. Must improve.

Form: 7846-24

(4)

Alezan²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 63| C| D

13/2

Course winner. 11/4, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Brighton (7f, good) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Has to be taken seriously once again.

Form: 4521-31

(7)

Busby²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 62| C

80/1

Course winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 100/1) 26 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00-4788

(5)

Salam Ya Faisal^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Moubarak| OR: 62| BF| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. 7/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 009713

Forecasts

Mykonos St John (6/4), Spiritofthenorth (7/2), Velvet Vision (5/1), Alezan (13/2), Salam Ya Faisal (10/1), Greek Kodiac (14/1), Casina Di Notte (22/1), Born To Destroy (33/1), Busby (80/1)

ALEZAN has won at this venue in the past and a 4 lb rise for her recent Brighton success doesn't look insurmountable. She's won twice under Georgia Dobie and makes most appeal once again today. Mykonos St John is in search of the hat-trick and has to be taken seriously. Salam Ya Faisal has each-way claims too.