18:30 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 9 August 2022

All16:4517:2017:5518:3019:0519:4020:15

Betsi Handicap

Off time: 18:34 | Winning time: 1m 38.28s

(6)

Arthur's Victory¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 72

33/1

Dual 7f winner in 2021 but off 11 months before coming in tenth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 65115-0

(7)

Bristol Hill^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson| T: I Furtado| OR: 70

12/1

Had wind op and tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time when respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 17 days ago. Blinkers on now and not discounted.

Form: 19-6775

(1)

State Secretary^h,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 70

13/2

Last of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Sandown (7f, good) 19 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 448347

(8)

Global Art^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 68| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 25/1, last of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 12 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 853648

(10)

Eloso^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 67

12/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Fair fifth of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 12 days ago. Visor back on and can give another good account.

Form: 543625

(2)

Diffident Spirit⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Spencer| T: T Kent| OR: 65| D

11/2

5/1, below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 6 days ago. Not ruled out if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 9-76726

(4)

Sienna Breeze^b1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: L Wadham| OR: 64| D

12/1

16/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 18 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time for polytrack debut and no forlorn hope.

Form: 70-3684

(9)

Must Be Royale^p,h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| C

5/2

Hooded/cheekpieces on when getting off the mark in 7f handicap here 16 days ago. Did well to come from far back there and that form is working out well so he's a big player nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 237341

(5)

Last Mission⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 61| D

20/1

Winner at Kempton in January. Below form fourth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 82 days ago. Needs more after his break.

Form: 3-10054

(3)

Mighty Mind⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Watson| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 58

7/2

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to soft) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Simon Pearce and not dismissed in his bid for a maiden success.

Form: 480-524

Forecasts

Must Be Royale (5/2), Mighty Mind (7/2), Diffident Spirit (11/2), State Secretary (13/2), Sienna Breeze (12/1), Eloso (12/1), Bristol Hill (12/1), Last Mission (20/1), Global Art (20/1), Arthur's Victory (33/1)

MUST BE ROYALE opened his account in taking style here last month and with that form having been franked he's weighted to follow up off just a 1 lb higher mark with this longer trip likely to prove within his compass. Bristol Hill is feared most if, as expected, building on his Newcastle fifth after a wind op, with Sienna Breeze in the mix too if the fitting of blinkers ekes out some improvement.