Seventh Race 8.30

THE MINISTRY OF SOUND DISCO 2ND SEPTEMBER

HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 4)

for three yrs old x Total prize fund £12650

Owners Prize Money 1st £5223, 2nd £2612, 3rd £1305, 4th £653 (Penalty Value £6621)

Weights raised 1lb and paragraphs 27 to 31 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable.

City Selections

IMAGINARY WORLD may have disappointed last time out, but he had shown plenty of promise when second at Wolverhampton last September, and he is taken to bounce back on his handicap debut. Al Alaali has performed with credit on his last two starts and is likely to be thereabouts, along with Outrace, who has not finished outside of the first three home in his last five outings.

Leading course trainer (17-22): J Tate (31 wins from 142 runners, 22%) runs IMAGINARY WORLD colours no horse st- lb Draw

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): Charlie Johnston (4 wins from 25 runners, 16%) runs KHAL Longest Traveller: KHAL trained by Charlie Johnston, Middleham, 230 miles.

1 AL ALAALI (FR) (43) 035-23 9-9 (3)

Br B c Showcasing - Fresh Air (IRE) Harry Burns (3) J

O Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa Simon & Ed Crisford, Newmarket T

B SARL de Chambure Haras D’Etreham et al Gainsborough Thoroughbreds Limited S

TIMEFORM VIEW Lightly-raced maiden. Third of 5 in maiden (5/2) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 43 days ago. Visorgoesonforhandicapdebutandimprovementcertainlynotruledout. TFRHHHHI BHA78

2 IMAGINARY WORLD (IRE) (131) 625- 9-7 (4)

Br Ch c Shamardal (USA) - Galactic Heroine Rossa Ryan J

O Mr Saeed Manana James Tate, Newmarket T

B Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

TIMEFORMVIEWThrice-racedmaiden.11/2,fifthof7inmaidenatthiscourse(1m)inOctober,pushedalonghometurnandnever dangerous.Doesnowgetacrackathandicapsandthislongertripmayunlocksomeimprovement.

3 OUTRACE (IRE) (22) 52-2213 BF

(2)

Br Ch c Camacho - Trace of Scent (IRE) Tyrese Cameron (7) J

O Mr Richard Hannon Richard Hannon, Marlborough T

B Mary F. Fogarty

TIMEFORMVIEW SteadilyprogressiveinAWhandicapsthiswinter,deservedlyoffthemarkatKempton(1m)2startsbackandposted besteffortyetwhenrunner-upbackatthatvenue3weeksago.Cangowellagainnowsteppingbackupintrip.

4 KHAL (IRE) (47) 003-4

Br B g Roaring Lion (USA) - Penny Pepper (IRE)

TFRHHHHH BHA70

9-0 (1)

Franny Norton J

O Kingsley Park 35 - Ready To Run Charlie Johnston, Middleham T

B Owenstown Bloodstock Ltd Johnston Racing Ltd S

TIMEFORMVIEWFairformon2ofhis3startsinnoviceeventsataround1mbutstruggledtomakeanimpact(havingbeengelded)whenlastof 4onreturn/handicapdebutatLingfield(10f)inJanuary.4lbloweraheadofthisanditremainsearlydayswithhim. TFRHHHII BHA69

DECLARED RUNNERS 4

Visor worn first time by No. 1.

Probable S.P’s: 2-1 Al Alaali (FR), 5-2 Imaginary World (IRE), 11-4 Outrace (IRE), 7-1 Khal (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

A trappy small-field handicap but OUTRACE comes here having displayed steadily progressive form in handicaps and shades the vote stepping back up in trip. Al Alaali just edges it for the forecast spot ahead of Imaginary World.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.OUTRACE (IRE) 2.AL ALAALI (FR) 3.IMAGINARY WORLD (IRE) RACE RESULT TIME:

DISTANCE: 1st 3rd 2nd 4th