Ministry Of Sound Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

20:30

Ministry Of Sound Handicap

Date 2023-04-13

Distance 1m5f66y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,004

Winning Time 2m 53.68s (slow by 7.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sexy Rexy (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti	9/4	Won
2nd	Steven Seagull (GB) Luke Morris · John Ryan	11/1	.5
3rd	Smooth Ryder (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · Charlie Johnston	4/7F	2
4th	Vitani (GB) Thore Hammer Hansen · Adam West	18/1	.5

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (4)	Margaret Beaufort Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:George Scott	J:NON-RUNNER T:George Scott	131	h	0-5114	56	-	-	2d	—	—	-32	18.7	—	—
Failed to give running in hat-trick bid on Monday; bit to prove now; non-runner
1 (5)	Smooth Ryder Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charlie Johnston	136	—	7-4222	61	74	51	7d	—	—	-31	20.6	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Expensive to follow of late but should stay this far and be hard to beat
3 (1)	Sexy Rexy Chestnut J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	130	p	5-5282	55	71	60	34d	—	—	-19	10.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Runner-up twice over 1m4f this year; declared 8.30 Chelmsford Thursday
5 (3)	Steven Seagull Bay J:Luke Morris T:John Ryan	J:Luke Morris T:John Ryan	121	—	989-	46	42	-	204d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Tailed off all three starts last year (1m/1m2f) and gelded for handicap debut
4 (2)	Vitani Grey J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:Adam West	J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:Adam West	121	—	00-0	46	55	24	83d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Struggled so far; allotted opening mark of 39 but has to race off 46

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Margaret Beaufort	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Smooth Ryder	8/11	8/11	8/13	4/6	8/11
Sexy Rexy	2	2	15/8	15/8	15/8
Steven Seagull	14	14	12	12	12
Vitani	9	12	12	12	12

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Smooth Ryder

20.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

8/11

2nd

Margaret Beaufort

18.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 17.2

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3rd

Sexy Rexy

10.1

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Vitani

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Steven Seagull

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Smooth Ryder	61	74	51
Margaret Beaufort	56	—	—
Sexy Rexy	55	71	60
Steven Seagull	46	42	—
Vitani	46	55	24

Last Run