20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 February 2022

All16:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Ladies Day 16th June Classified Stakes

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 2m 9.01s

(6)

Captain St Lucifer^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 50| CD

5/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner in December (beat Roby Mill). Fifth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously in this company.

Form: 65031-5

(4)

Carmela Soprano¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 46

12/1

Modest filly. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, creditable fourth of 14 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Claims if she's in the same form.

Form: 8527-74

(3)

Flight Command²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 50

3/1

40/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f). Off 7 months. Significantly back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 536905-

(8)

Lynchpin^p⁸²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: P Leech| OR: 47

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton, unable to sustain effort. Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Lydia Pearce. Plenty to prove.

Form: 000445/

(9)

Makter^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: Andi Brown| OR: 43

9/1

Modest gelding. Seventh of 11 in minor event (150/1) at Kempton (12f) 22 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 7800-07

(5)

Milldean Felix^b¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L P Keniry| T: R Woodman| OR: 44

66/1

Poor gelding. Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 11/1, respectable fourth of 8 in minor event at this C&D. Off 172 days. Blinkers back on.

Form: 9/03U94-

(11)

My Lady Claire^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P R Chamings| OR: 49| CD

7/2

Modest mare. 7/1, won 8-runner minor event at this C&D 28 days ago, all out. Should give her running once more.

Form: 44383-1

(2)

Roby Mill^p⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R Brisland| OR: 50

6/1

Modest filly. 6/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Good effort over C&D on penultimate outing, so can't be completely ruled out.

Form: 434320-

(10)

Thunderoad²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47| D

12/1

Temperamental sort. Two wins from 41 Flat runs. Latest win at Brighton in August. 5/1, 2¾ lengths sixth of 8 to My Lady Claire in minor event at this C&D 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 21457-6

(1)

You Missed Her¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 42

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Limited sort who faces another stiff task.

Form: 567-55

Non-Runners

(7)

Caribbean Spring²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: G G Margarson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Flight Command (3/1), My Lady Claire (7/2), Captain St Lucifer (5/1), Roby Mill (6/1), Caribbean Spring (8/1), Makter (9/1), You Missed Her (10/1), Carmela Soprano (12/1), Thunderoad (12/1), Lynchpin (25/1), Milldean Felix (66/1)

CAPTAIN ST LUCIFER was a touch underwhelming last time but had scored cosily over C&D prior to that, so he's worth a chance to resume winning ways in a decidedly weak contest. My Lady Clare, who had nothing to spare when scoring here in January, should pose a threat along with Roby Mill.