Ministry Of Sound Disco 2nd September Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

18:45

Ministry Of Sound Disco 2nd September Handicap

Date 2023-08-15

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,851

Winning Time 2m 3.01s (slow by 0.71s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Return To Dubai (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Saeed bin Suroor	9/2	Won
2nd	Imperial Ace (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Hugo Palmer	14/1	.75
3rd	Crystal Delight (GB) Kieran Shoemark · William Jarvis	9/1	1.5
4th	Benacre (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	9/1	0.2
5th	Wonder Legend (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	5/2F	.5
6th	Howth (IRE) Frederick Larson · Michael Appleby	10/1	.5
7th	Mighty River (IRE) Neil Callan · James Tate	13/2	0.2
8th	Diamond Ranger (IRE) William Buick · George Boughey	22/1	0.2
9th	Carolus Magnus (IRE) Shane Gray · Michael & David Easterby	80/1	0.1
10th	Greatgadian (GER) David Egan · Roger Varian	5/1	2.25
11th	Paris Lights (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	28/1	4.75

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	Wonder Legend Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	134	—	5-2118	94	101	51	54d	—	—	-8	19.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won twice in April and ran better than it looked at Royal Ascot; can make presence felt
1 (2)	Greatgadian Bay J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	138	—	367307	90	107	69	33d	—	—	+2	15.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dual C&D winner and 9lb than when third here in March; respected
8 (4)	Return To Dubai Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed Bin Suroor	133	—	4225-	85	95	-	424d	—	—	+7	17.8	1.50/1	7 14%
Returns from 14 months off having been gelded since last seen; market revealing
5 (6)	Benacre Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	1-4240	95	94	29	54d	—	—	+12	20.6	2.00/1	9 11%
Listed placed in the spring, but well beaten in the Britannia; others better treated
9 (10)	Mighty River Bay J:Neil Callan T:James Tate	J:Neil Callan T:James Tate	131	—	226219	91	98	85	32d	—	—	+14	23.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Two AW wins last winter and scored on turf in June, but not so good last time
3 (5)	Howth Bay J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	136	h	2-0530	88	100	67	38d	—	—	+8	15.1	2.00/1	9 11%
Placed in better races in his last two appearances over C&D; others preferred for the win
4 (8)	Crystal Delight Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:William Jarvis	J:Kieran Shoemark T:William Jarvis	136	—	-22288	88	99	87	60d	—	—	+9	16.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Had excuses the last twice and gelded since last seen; may be worth keeping an eye on
11 (7)	Imperial Ace Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	128	—	-11955	88	96	74	32d	—	—	+10	16.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Dual Tapeta winner, but has to show he can handle Polytrack and still has stamina to prove
2 (9)	Diamond Ranger Bay J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	137	p	90232-	89	98	72	236d	—	—	+16	20.7	3.75/1	16 6%
Unexposed 4yo, but this looks a competitive race in which to return from eight months off
10 (11)	Paris Lights Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:George Boughey	130	tp	1-2920	82	101	82	19d	—	—	+12	16.1	5.25/1	22 5%
Better on the AW (record 122) than turf; could go well back on Polytrack
6 (3)	Carolus Magnus Bay J:Shane Gray T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Shane Gray T:Michael & David Easterby	134	t	3300-6	86	96	-	18d	—	—	+8	9.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Just 1lb above last winning mark, but has questions to answer.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Wonder Legend	15/8	15/8	2	2/1	15/8
Greatgadian	11/2	11/2	5	11/2	6
Return To Dubai	7	7	6	7	7
Benacre	9	8	8	8/1	8
Mighty River	9	15/2	15/2	15/2	17/2
Howth	9	9	9	9	9
Crystal Delight	10	10	10	10	10
Imperial Ace	12	12	11	12	12
Diamond Ranger	16	16	16	16	16
Paris Lights	22	22	18	22	20
Carolus Magnus	66	66	50	66/1	50

Predictor

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

1st

Mighty River

23.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

2nd

Diamond Ranger

20.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 9.6 Odds: 1.4

3rd

Benacre

20.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

Wonder Legend

19.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Return To Dubai

17.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 6 Odds: 3.1

Crystal Delight

16.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

Imperial Ace

16.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

Paris Lights

16.1

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

Greatgadian

15.1

OR: 10 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Howth

15.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

Carolus Magnus

9.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Benacre	95	94	29
Wonder Legend	94	101	51
Mighty River	91	98	85
Greatgadian	90	107	69
Diamond Ranger	89	98	72
Howth	88	100	67
Crystal Delight	88	99	87
Imperial Ace	88	96	74
Carolus Magnus	86	96	—
Return To Dubai	85	95	—
Paris Lights	82	101	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Carolus Magnus	18d ago	Fit
Paris Lights	19d ago	Fit
Mighty River	32d ago	Fit
Imperial Ace	32d ago	Fit
Greatgadian	33d ago	Fit
Howth	38d ago	Fit
Wonder Legend	54d ago	Fresh
Benacre	54d ago	Fresh
Crystal Delight	60d ago	Fresh
Diamond Ranger	236d ago	Long break
Return To Dubai	424d ago	Long break