20:20 Chelmsford City

Tuesday 8 August 2023

All18:2018:5019:2019:5020:2020:50

Happy Birthday Ed Classified Stakes

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

1^st

(7)

Nazca

49-9

22/1

T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Callum Shepherd

Chased leaders, went 2nd turning in, strong challenge edging left when slightly hampered then carried right inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish op 25/1 tchd 28/1

2^nd

(5)

Thegreatestshowman

79-9

6/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: Hollie Doyle

Soon led, clear when ridden over 1f out, soon hung badly right, headed and no extra towards finish, just held on for 2nd op 11/2

3^rd

nse

(6)

Q Twenty Boy

89-9

10/3

T: M D I UsherJ: R Havlin

Slowly into stride and switched left start, held up off the pace in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd tchd 3/1

4^th

2 ½

(3)

Gypsy Nation

39-5

20/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Awkwardly away, off the pace towards rear on inside, headway over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 25/1

5^th

(2)

Next Second

49-9

12/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Soon steadied off the pace in mid-division, ridden in 5th and no impression final furlong tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

6^th

(9)

Struck Gold

39-5

7/2

T: J ButlerJ: L Morris

Slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last trio, troubled passage from over 1f out, ran on when in the clear, never going pace to get involved tchd 4/1

7^th

2 ½

(4)

Our Man In Havana

89-9

66/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Mollie Phillips (3)

Held up off the pace in last pair, never involved op 40/1

8^th

1 ¾

(1)

Milvus

39-5

9/4f

T: D J CoakleyJ: Ray Dawson

Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after tchd 2/1

9^th

(12)

Universal Grace

39-5

14/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: N Callan

Dwelt, soon recovered chasing leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 20/1 tchd 22/1

10^th

(11)

Ellie Piper

59-9

66/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Josephine Gordon

Mounted on course, bit awkwardly away, soon chasing leader, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakening quickly when slightly hampered over 1f out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Cappananty Con²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 9

T: M J Attwater J: Aidan Keeley

(8)

My Kind Of Girl¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Jason Watson

(14)

Suanni²⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Darryll Holland J: Non Runner

(13)

Privilege⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: R M H Cowell J: Stefano Cherchi

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.00Pl:£6.10, £1.80, £1.50EX:£199.80Trifecta:£925.60SF:£144.97Swingers:£21.30, £11.60, £4.10

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.

NEXT SECOND
Q TWENTY BOY (IRE)
STRUCK GOLD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Company Minx

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 5

J: Harry Davies | T: J R Jenkins

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,004.002nd: £1,879.003rd: £939.004th: £470.005th: £234.00