20:05 Chelmsford City

Thursday 24 August 2023

All17:5518:3019:0519:3520:0520:35

Ministry Of Sound 2nd September Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 2m 57.02s

1^st

(2)

Tradesman

49-0

28/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Callum Shepherd

Mid-division, good headway between horses turning in, led 1f out, soon clear, easily op 25/1 tchd 33/1

2^nd

5 ½

(4)

Team Endeavour

49-3

11/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Daniel Muscutt

Wore hood to post, tracked leaders, came wide turning in, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 6/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

(12)

Trusty Scout

59-5

14/1

T: D ShawJ: Darragh Keenan

Steadied start, held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders and switched right over 1f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner tchd 12/1

4^th

1 ¼

(7)

Estrela Star

79-11

17/2

T: A StrongeJ: R Havlin

Held up towards rear on inside,good headway on inside turning in, angled out between horses over 1f out, plugged on in 4th op 9/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

1 ½

(1)

Geelong

49-10

7/2

T: P & O ColeJ: David Probert

Led for 2f, steadied in 3rd on inside after 3f, angled out 2f out, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, op 5/2

6^th

3 ¼

(3)

Socialist Agenda

79-7

5/2f

T: L MorganJ: S W Kelly

Held up in mid-division, ridden out wide 3f out, headway and forced wide home turn, weakened soon after op 11/4

7^th

1 ¼

(8)

Buford

59-1

18/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Rowan Scott

Never closer than mid-division op 16/1 tchd 14/1

8^th

(11)

Steel Helmet

99-7

10/1

T: H BethellJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 11/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

(5)

Ask Peter

49-9

10/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Archie Young (7)

Mid-division out wide, headway into 2nd over 2f out, every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened op 12/1 tchd 9/1

10^th

(9)

Foursome

49-0

11/1

T: Olly WilliamsJ: J Mitchell

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd after 3f until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, weakening when hampered turning in tchd 14/1

11^th

(6)

Ulysses

99-0

150/1

T: D ShawJ: Jonathan Fisher (5)

Slowly away and reluctant in rear, closer in mid-division 8f out, soon pushed along, dropped to rear and struggling 6f out, tailed off op 50/1

12^th

(13)

Desert Glory

49-8

100/1

T: C HobsonJ: K T O'Neill

Off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Big Jimbo¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.60Pl:£7.10, £2.20, £3.80EX:£240.20Trifecta:£2,953.40Tricast:£2,291.15SF:£178.13Swingers:£21.50, £51.70, £14.00

Forecasts

Socialist Agenda (5/2), Geelong (7/2), Big Jimbo (9/2), Team Endeavour (11/2), Estrela Star (17/2), Steel Helmet (10/1), Ask Peter (10/1), Foursome (11/1), Trusty Scout (14/1), Buford (18/1), Tradesman (28/1), Desert Glory (100/1), Ulysses (150/1)

SOCIALIST AGENDA wasn't seen to best effect when well backed and fifth making his handicap debut in this sphere at Wolverhampton 3 weeks ago, not ideally placed off a modest tempo, and he's worth chancing to take a step forward given his exploits in bumpers/over hurdles. Geelong is proving consistent and is feared, with Bath scorer Big Jimbo and Steel Helmet completing the shortlist.