15:10 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 3 August 2021

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:1816:50

Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 14.12s

(1)

Salam Ya Faisal^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jim Crowley| T: S L Keightley| OR: 60| C

6/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 6 in claimer (11/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive on balance.

Form: 734605

(10)

Aces^p,t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Wallis| OR: 60| D

10/1

40/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, firm) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and there's no doubt that he's lurking on a dangerous mark, but just 1-15 on AW and others make more appeal.

Form: 524488

(9)

Avanzata¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: H Main| OR: 58

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 10 in handicap at Salisbury (8f, good to soft, 11/2) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs to find improvement from somewhere if she's to emerge on top here.

Form: 5/5020

(6)

Delagate The Lady²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57| CD

6/1

C&D winner off 2 lb lower mark in May. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 15/2) 28 days ago, which was her second poor effort on the bounce. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 206197

(7)

Maid Millie^p¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 57| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 18/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f). Off 129 days and she is essentially opposable.

Form: 517-096

(2)

Excellent George^p,t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: S C Williams| OR: 57| CD

5/2

Three-time C&D winner. Twenty-seven runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, firm) 12 days ago. Merits consideration off 2 lb lower back on AW.

Form: 324884

(3)

Rockesbury^v²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 56| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in June. 16/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, firm) 20 days ago. Capable of making an impact off this mark if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 551687

(5)

Swooper^v⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 57| C

100/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at this course (5f) 64 days ago, very slowly away. First run for yard after leaving Robert Cowell and visor back on.

Form: 814500

(8)

Alehandro^v¹⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M L W Bell| OR: 56

10/3

Seventh of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm, 10/1) when last seen in April. Showed enough in first 3 handicaps (all on AW) to make him of strong interest on debut for Michael Bell.

Form: 54-4247

Non-Runners

(4)

Busby⁵⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: I Furtado J: Elle-May Croot

(11)

Tomshalfbrother⁵⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: R M H Cowell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Excellent George (5/2), Alehandro (10/3), Tomshalfbrother (4/1), Delagate The Lady (6/1), Salam Ya Faisal (6/1), Maid Millie (8/1), Busby (8/1), Aces (10/1), Rockesbury (11/1), Avanzata (16/1), Swooper (100/1)

Assuming he's fully tuned-up following a break, ALEHANDRO is taken to make a winning debut for Michael Bell. He failed to fire at Nottingham when last seen, but showed more than enough in a trio of all-weather handicaps prior to that to suggest that a race of this nature would be within reach. Excellent George looks a big threat on the back of his latest effort and is the danger.