19:00 Chelmsford City

Saturday 21 August 2021

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Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.01s

(7)

Superior Force⁶⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: G Boughey| OR: 85

11/2

Added to trainer's superb 2-y-o strike rate at Salisbury in May. Similar form when runner-up under a penalty next start but unable to get involved at Royal Ascot. More needed on handicap debut.

Form: 120

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(3)

Ernie's Valentine^t¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: P & O Cole| OR: 84| D

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Tongue strap on for 1st time, improved to win 7-runner nursery (16/5) at Kempton (6f) 19 days ago, leading final strides. Big player.

Form: 1061

(5)

Bethersden Boy⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ross Coakley| T: R Hughes| OR: 81| D

20/1

Surprise winner of a soft-ground Newmarket novice on debut in May. Failed to build on that when fourth of 11 at Newbury (6.5f) next time and ran poorly on handicap debut last month. More needed.

Form: 148

(1)

El Hadeeyah^p1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J Tate| OR: 81| D

4/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark at Lingfield (all-weather) last month but tailed-off last at Ascot since. First-time cheekpieces on for handicap debut.

Form: 32910

(6)

Manhattanville³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 80| CD

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Defied a penalty when winning 8-runner minor event at this C&D (13/8) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Progressing recently.

Form: 4211

(2)

Jilly Cooper⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79| BF

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Hamilton in June. 11/4, third of 6 in minor event at York (5.4f, good) 43 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there stepped up to 6f.

Form: 313

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(4)

Meng Tian¹⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: S Woods J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ernie's Valentine (5/2), Manhattanville (10/3), El Hadeeyah (4/1), Jilly Cooper (4/1), Superior Force (11/2), Meng Tian (8/1), Bethersden Boy (20/1)

Tough to split these but it could be worth siding with JILLY COOPER, who got off the mark second time up at Hamilton in June, and with this step up in trip sure to suit, Mark Johnston's charge is taken to make a winning handicap debut. Manhattanville rates an obvious threat bidding for a quick-fire hat-trick, ahead of Ernie's Valentine.