Visinari all set for victory at Chelmsford

Visinari is a fascinating contender in the tote.co.uk Free Streaming Every UK Race Handicap at Chelmsford tomorrow.

Mark Johnston’s charge was a real buzz horse last season after winning by three and a half lengths on his racecourse bow at Newmarket, with seven of his nine rivals that day having subsequently gone on to score at varying levels.

That is clearly a decent bit of form and Johnston obviously rated the colt highly as he hiked him up to Group Two level for the July Stakes next time – and he ran well enough to be beaten a neck in third.

He unsurprisingly proved no match for an exceptional juvenile in Pinatubo at Goodwood on his following appearance, while his final effort in a Doncaster Listed heat again worked out well, with Royal Ascot hero Molatham taking the prize, while subsequent Group race winners Wichita and Berlin Tango followed him home with Visinari in fourth.

Visinari tried to make all on each of those occasions, so it was a surprise to see him in the rear on his belated return at York in August, but he was noted making fair progress at the end and while he was well beaten, it could be dangerous to write him off.

T h e s o n o f D a rk A n ge l switches up to 10 furlongs here and his mark has slipped to 103 now, which should not be beyond him if he has made the anticipated progress.

Higher Kingdom hit the target on his latest start and can successfully switch from novice company for the Bet In Play Handicap.

Winner of two his three outings to date, Archie Watson’s charge was returning from a length lay-off when striking gold at Newcastle in September, defying a penalty in the process. A starting mark of 83 looks fair, with that rating actually being 4lb lower than he was ranked when scoring at Gosforth Park.

Miaella is a mare in form and she can make it four wins on the spin in the chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap. The five-year-old won off a mark of 48 at Wolverhampton and then defied a 9lb rise to hack up over the same five furlongs she faces here in September.

A further 8lb rise could not hold her back at Lingfield at the start of October and while Chelsea Banham’s runner has gone up another 4lb subsequently, it may not be enough to halt her winning run.

Imperial Dawn has some decent bits of form against Group-race performers earlier in the campaign and while he has not hit those heights himself, he can strike in the Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Nursery Handicap at Kempton. He recently finished third at this track, as he raced keenly after getting a bump at the start before rallying at the finish.