20:20 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 8 August 2023

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Happy Birthday Ed Classified Stakes

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 1m 11.73s

(11)

Ellie Piper^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 42

66/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 11 in minor event at Yarmouth (5.2f, good, 14/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 586540

(7)

Nazca¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 39

22/1

Poor gelding. Last of 10 in handicap (100/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good) 15 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 89-8000

(2)

Next Second¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 47

12/1

Modest filly. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Very good second of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 639002

(4)

Our Man In Havana³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 44| D

66/1

Poor gelding. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good to firm) 34 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 836906

(6)

Q Twenty Boy²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: M D I Usher| OR: 50| D

10/3

Modest gelding. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, soft) 24 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 406546

(5)

Thegreatestshowman^b,t⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 49| CD

6/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 13/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 43 days ago. Blinkers back on. Chance on old form.

Form: 965489

(3)

Gypsy Nation^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 43

20/1

Poor gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in minor event (20/1) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 745598

(1)

Milvus^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson| T: D J Coakley| OR: 50

9/4

Modest gelding. Below form fifth of 15 in handicap (6/1) at Leicester (7f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 9-00745

(9)

Struck Gold^b⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 50| BF

7/2

Unreliable individual. 14/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 5 days ago, nearest finish. Not taken lightly.

Form: 282327

(12)

Universal Grace^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N Callan| T: S C Williams| OR: 49

14/1

Modest filly. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to soft, 7/1) 20 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 556-839

Non-Runners

(10)

Cappananty Con²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 9

T: M J Attwater J: Aidan Keeley

(13)

Privilege⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: R M H Cowell J: Stefano Cherchi

(14)

Suanni²⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Darryll Holland J: Non Runner

(8)

My Kind Of Girl¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

Milvus (9/4), Q Twenty Boy (10/3), Struck Gold (7/2), Thegreatestshowman (6/1), Suanni (8/1), Next Second (12/1), Cappananty Con (12/1), Universal Grace (14/1), Gypsy Nation (20/1), My Kind Of Girl (20/1), Privilege (20/1), Nazca (22/1), Our Man In Havana (66/1), Ellie Piper (66/1)

NEXT SECOND returned to form from out of the blue when second at Wolverhampton 2 weeks ago and a reproduction of that effort can see her go one better. Q Twenty Boy and Struck Gold head the dangers.