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15:35 Chelmsford City

Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £6,210
  • 2nd: £2,915
  • 3rd: £1,458
  • 4th: £729
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.54s
  • Off Time: 15:37:08
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Gloves Lynch

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Rhubarb Bikini (IRE)

    20/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Shelir (IRE)

      175 D
      11/2
      • Form 856133-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 96

      held up, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, well beaten final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - White, royal blue stripe, checked sleeves, quartered cap

      Intrepidly (USA)

      58 D
      3/1
      • Form 20/125-3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 90

      chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten

      3(5)
      Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

      Papa Stour (USA)

      38 t CD
      7/1
      • Form 16-2795
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 88

      broke well, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, well held 3rd inside final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Yellow, light blue disc

      Khatm

      3 CD
      2/1
      • Form 111211
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 79

      a little slow into stride, behind, switched outside after 1f, pushed along over 3f out, effort and switched left over 1f out, soon went 4th but no impression, well held final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Orange, grey star

      Rhubarb Bikini (IRE)

      13 v DCD
      20/1
      • Form 21/213-6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 82

      led, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression on winner and edged right well inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Red, orange epaulets

      Gloves Lynch

      16 p
      9/2
      • Form 349-823
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 79

      pressed leader, brought centre off final bend, led 1f out, stayed on well

      In depth

      Verdict

      Khatm has been superbly placed to win five of his last six, his only defeat coming when stepping up to 1m2f. His 5lb penalty for Tuesday's narrow victory at Wolverhampton may just prove a step too far. SHELIR has never run on an artificial surface and has been absent since October but he spent most of last summer running well in Class 2 handicaps and won at this level at Thirsk so looks the one to beat. Papa Stour is back on exactly the same mark as when landing a Kempton handicap in November but was well behind Intrepidly when the latter ran a fine race at Kempton in February, his first start since September. Gloves Lynch is on a long losing run and was twice beaten from this mark in lower grade last month but the lightly-raced Rhubarb Bikini has a course and distance victory to his credit.

      Formwatch

      Shelir (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven and close up over 1f out, soon edged left, held by front pair inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Ouzo (9-1) at York 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Intrepidly (USA) 22-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, kept on and went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Born To Be Alive (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.

      Papa Stour (USA) 22-1 (8-6) Raced keenly, pressed leader, ridden and lost 2nd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Tadleel (8-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.

      Khatm 15-8 (9-2) Rearing in stalls, dwelt, soon tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on when edged left inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Precision Storm (9-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.

      Rhubarb Bikini (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Soon led, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Arij (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      Gloves Lynch 5-1 (9-1) Soon led and raced keenly, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Uzincso (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.