Leicester Races & Results with ratings from TomForm.
There were 258 Races on across 31 meetings. There was 7 races at Assiniboia Downs first race 01:30, 8 races at Auteuil first race 12:55, 8 races at Catterick first race 14:20, 1 races at Club Hipico first race 01:00, 9 races at Concepcion first race 19:35, 8 races at Durbanville first race 11:40, 7 races at Fairmount Park first race 19:00, 8 races at Finger Lakes first race 18:00, 11 races at Fort Erie first race 18:00, 8 races at Galway first race 15:35, 9 races at Gavea first race 01:00, 9 races at Horseshoe Indianapolis first race 19:10, 12 races at Kanazawa first race 04:00, 7 races at Kolkata first race 09:15, 7 races at Leicester first race 14:10, 8 races at Lingfield first race 14:00, 7 races at Louisiana Downs first race 22:05, 11 races at Mizusawa first race 04:20, 12 races at Mombetsu first race 06:25 Monbetsu, 8 races at Mountaineer first race 01:15, 7 races at Muswellbrook first race 04:35, 8 races at Nantes first race 10:51, 8 races at Newcastle first race 16:50, 12 races at Oi first race 06:15, 10 races at Philadelphia first race 17:40, 8 races at Presque Isle Downs first race 20:00, 7 races at Queanbeyan first race 04:20, 9 races at Tatura first race 04:00, 8 races at Thistledown first race 17:50, 8 races at Vincennes first race 15:35, 8 races at Yeppoon first race 03:30, no doubt Tomform helped you find a winner. TomForm.com uses a custom rating system for each runner.
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(9)  Swinging London |  | |  | | | 6 | Jonny Peate | John Mackie | Sole win was over hurdles in February 2022 and that's from 31 races; made a pretty good fist of it returned to the Flat this year until lesser shows on last three outings; career-low mark. | ||
(8)  Mariner | | | | | | 3 | Callum Hutchinson | Jessica Macey | 11-race maiden; runner-up over this trip at Wetherby (good) and Leicester (good to firm) in June on his first two turf starts this season; always behind, however, on his two starts since. | ||
(5)  Upepo | | | | | | 4 | Jack Doughty | Tony Carroll | Triple winner at up to 1m5f on Lingfield's Polytrack; well below the level of last winter's form when back to turf at Doncaster (1m4f, soft) in April and it was the same story when next seen three weeks ago on Southwell AW; turf record has become unconvincing. | ||
4th (6)  Awtaad Prince | | | | | | 4 | Frederick Larson | Amy Murphy | Hooded last five starts, with tongue-tie back on for last three; backward steps on last two outings, admittedly 131 days off before latest so perhaps he needed that run; won off this career-low mark on AW in February. | ||
2nd (1)  Macari | | | | | | 4 | Rose Dawes | Sheena West | Modest hurdles winner; while showing some ability in his three races under Flat rules, all last month, more is needed on this handicap debut. | ||
3rd (4)  Fillyfudge | | | | | | 5 | Luke Catton | Amy Murphy | Not proven on worse than good to soft; second in this race last year and she's gone one better twice over 1m2f this season; visored on last two outings; firmly in the mix. | ||
(2)  Sophosc | | | | | | 8 | Ryan Kavanagh | Ian Williams | Prolific in 2022; generally disappointing in 2023 but wasn't far away on final start and has come down the weights; nearly a year off but a case can be made. | ||
(10)  Double Red | | | | | | 3 | Morgan Cole | Henry Candy | Could not lay a glove on the wide-margin winner when second at Newbury (1m2f, good; favourite) last time but remains unexposed over this trip and has now been placed on two of his last three appearances; sports first-time cheekpieces; not yet proven on ground slower than good but still shortlisted. | ||
(7)  Fougere | | | | | | 4 | Ethan Jones | Dean Ivory | Off the mark at the 15th attempt with a narrow verdict at Nottingham in July; that was in the hood first time (kept since) and she was short-headed under Ethan Jones at Yarmouth (again 1m2f on good to soft) 16 days ago, despite rearing at the start; a leading contender. | ||
1st (3)  Saint Riquier | | | | | | 6 | Joe Leavy | Ian Williams | Absent 657 days before his third of eight in amateurs' race at Sandown (1m2f, good) last month, rallying well; built on that when winning on AW debut at Lingfield (1m4f) ten days ago and has to be on the shortlist, despite more to prove if the ground is softer than good. |
Ian Williams' SAINT RIQUIER does not have form on ground softer than good on the Flat in Britain but he did over hurdles and in France, so the chance is taken that he can continue the resurgence he's produced recently since a long layoff. Fougere has been in photo finishes over 1m2f on good to soft on her last two outings, while Fillyfudge has also been in good form, but the potential of unexposed 3yo Double Red is feared most.[Richard Austen]
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(6)  Jimmy Henry | | | | | | 2 | Tom Eaves | Michael Herrington | Low-level form, the best of it on debut; remote when tongue tied in a 7f nursery on latest outing and has left Alice Haynes. | ||
1st (4)  Under The Sea | | | | | | 2 | Kieran O'Neill | Alice Haynes | Third of seven on debut in a Fontainebleau claimer (5.5f, very soft) in May but similar form only once from four starts in Britain, when about 3l fifth of six in nursery at Chester (7f, good to soft) on penultimate start; tried blinkers latest (well beaten) and now has cheekpieces. | ||
(2)  Lolapalooza | | | | | | 2 | Jack Doughty | Patrick Owens | Third in first-time blinkers at Nottingham (6f, good) was more positive, albeit in just a six-runner race; the headgear is removed but moving back up in trip should be a help on this handicap debut. | ||
4th (5)  Havana Club | | | | | | 2 | Charles Bishop | Warren Greatrex | Finished closer when making most on nursery debut at Kempton (7f, AW) last time but was beaten nearly 6l in third of seven and needs better. | ||
3rd (1)  D Day Harley R | | | | | | 2 | Benoit De La Sayette | Kevin Philippart De Foy | Well held at big prices all three runs (good to firm) but showed promise on second start; moving back up from 6f can help and nursery debut should present a much more realistic opportunity, so he needs a market check. | ||
(7)  Liricist | | | | | | 2 | Lewis Edmunds | Tony Newcombe | Beat a total of one opponent in his first three starts but left those behind him when winning an eight-runner race at Chepstow (7f, good to firm; 66-1) eight days ago on handicap debut, foiling a gambled-on favourite; has 6lb penalty but far more solid claims than most of these. | ||
2nd (3)  Al Waseela | | | | | | 2 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | Improved efforts with cheekpieces enlisted in nurseries on last two outings, finishing well when third at Leicester (7f, good to firm) and leading briefly over 1f out when beaten a neck at Chelmsford (7f, AW); well beaten (debut) on good to soft; should figure prominently if the ground is okay. |
Liricist (second choice) and Al Waseela have reasonable claims given what they have already achieved in nurseries but handicap newcomer D DAY HARLEY R might be about to take a significant step forward.[Richard Austen]
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(6)  Eliza Bennet | | | | | | 2 | Robert Havlin | James Fanshawe | 85,000gns yearling; 50-1, modest form when ninth of 11 in maiden at Kempton (6f, AW) over three months ago, soon dropping back and outpaced; should improve but hard to fancy just yet. | ||
(7)  Freedom Bay | | | | | | 2 | Dougie Costello | Stuart Kittow | Fourth foal; Muhaarar half-sister to winners Coup De Force (5f/6f for this yard, including second time out as 2yo; RPR 83) and Beau Gars (7.4f; 74); dam 5.7f-7f winner (88); probably one for later on. | ||
(9)  Nippasso | | | | | | 2 | Joanna Mason | Michael & David Easterby | By Sogann; fifth foal; dam multiple point winner and placed Flat/hurdles/chase, half-sister to 1m-1m2f winner Whitsbury Cross and 7f/1m winner Mystic Ridge, out of 1m2f winner; others make more appeal on paper. | ||
(13)  Unforgetable Belle | | | | | | 2 | Kieran O'Neill | Alice Haynes | Modest form at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) and Musselburgh (7f, good) four weeks later, better effort when prominent long way in the latter (hooded); hard to fancy just yet. | ||
(2)  Addenda | | | | | | 2 | Josephine Gordon | Marco Botti | 8-1 for maiden at Kempton (7f, AW) four weeks ago but got upset in the stalls and did not show much except inexperience; cheekpieces go on. | ||
(4)  Borderline Madness | | | | | | 2 | Marco Ghiani | William Stone | May foal; 66-1 when remote in a recent Newmarket novice (7f, good). | ||
(3)  Bear Facts | | | | | | 2 | Tom Marquand | Tom Ward | 32,000gns yearling; fourth foal; Kodi Bear half-sister to winners Timiko (1m3f Oaks D'Italia; RPR 103) and Batraan (5f/6f; 82); dam unraced sister to 7f/1m 2yo winner Codicil, half-sister to 1m Listed winner Saltonstall; market can guide on debut. | ||
(5)  Cosi Bear | | | | | | 2 | Ross Coakley | James Fanshawe | 50,000gns yearling by Kodi Bear; first foal; dam 1m 2yo winner (RPR 76) out of useful French 1m 2yo/US 1m2f winning half-sister to US 1m1f Grade 2 winner Interactif; trainer (runs two) has had recent 2yo winners. | ||
3rd (12)  Storm Lady | | | | | | 2 | Rob Hornby | Richard Fahey | £70,000 yearling, 160,000euros breeze-up 2yo; fourth living foal; Zoustar half-sister to winners De Bruyne (6f-1m including 2yo/AW/Qatar; RPR 78) and Forced (Qatari 6.5f/1m1f); dam 6f winner (93) out of 6f Listed winner; worth a market check on debut. | ||
2nd (11)  Starlit Spice | | | | | | 2 | Jamie Spencer | Ollie Sangster | 180,000gns foal by Sea The Stars; third foal; sister to 1m 2yo/1m2f Flat (RPR 94) and 2m/2m3f hurdle winner Set Point, half-sister to 7f winner Jonny Concrete (79); dam 9.4f winner (97), half-sister to useful 10.6f/1m4f winner Cardinal Palace; withdrawn when the ground was soft at Ascot on Friday; the yard's 2yos have done well on turf this term. | ||
4th (8)  Maybe Not | | | | | | 2 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 8-1 from 10-1, helped set the pace long way in novice at Kempton (7f, AW) four weeks ago before dropping back to fifth of nine; should be capable of a lot better with that under her belt but it is needed, including as Orchid finished nearly 6l ahead. | ||
(10)  Orchid | | | | | | 2 | Billy Loughnane | George Boughey | 110,000euros yearling by Blue Point; weak 10-1 for novice at Kempton (7f, AW; Maybe Not fifth) four weeks ago but made a big challenge before losing out late on; the odds-on winner has a Group 1 Fillies' Mile entry and so does this filly, plus one in the Group 2 Rockfel; big player. | ||
1st (1)  Formal | | | | | | 2 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | By Dubawi and the first foal of connections' 2019 Falmouth winner Veracious; 6-1 but made up her ground in striking style when winning cosily in a maiden at Newbury (7f, good to firm) in July; the third and fourth have boosted the form; withdrawn when ground was soft at Goodwood last month and that was a Group 3 (has Group 2 Rockfel entry); exciting prospect. |
While the newcomers need a check and others have shown a bit of promise, this looks a two-horse race between FORMAL and Orchid. Both have the Group 2 Rockfel entry. Orchid is also in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile following the bold show she produced against a hotpot of Saeed bin Suroor's at Kempton, but Formal made a very positive impression at Newbury and is given the vote despite having to concede 6lb.[Richard Austen]
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(7)  One More Guinness | | | | | | 2 | George Wood | Jennie Candlish | 28-1 and 80-1 when finishing last in novice contests at Chester (6f, good) in June and Newcastle (6f, AW) in August. | ||
(1)  Aim For The Bull | | | | | | 2 | Billy Loughnane | Brian Toomey | 60,000gns yearling; dam unraced sister to the 1m2f Listed-winning dam of 1m-10.5f Group 1 winner Nashwa; 16-1, last of five in maiden at Brighton (6f, good) one month ago, so best watched for now. | ||
(5)  Nebrook Dream | | | | | | 2 | Frederick Larson | Amy Murphy | Folded late on when third in maiden at Chelmsford (7f, AW) but well beaten at 20-1 in novice at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) later last month. | ||
| 4th (4) Lunar Orbit | | | | | | 2 | Charles Bishop | Warren Greatrex | 100,000euros breeze-up 2yo by Sea The Moon; sixth foal; half-brother to winners Deakin (11.6f/12.5f; RPR 104) and Bernardo Bellotto (French 7.5f Flat/useful 2m1f-2m4f jumps); dam French/US 1m-10.5f winner (including 2yo/Listed) out of 1m3f winner; while trainer is jump based, he's had four 2yo wins this term. | ||
(6)  One More Chrome | | | | | | 2 | Jim Crowley | B F Brookhouse | £26,000 yearling by Mohaather; eleventh foal; closely related to two winners including Showout (6f Listed; RPR 99) and half-brother to six winners; dam 7f-1m4f winner (106); withdrawn with self certificate in July and twice because of unsuitable ground in August. | ||
(12)  Telecommunication | | | | | | 2 | Rob Hornby | Michael Bell | Never threatened at Newmarket (7f, good) or Goodwood (1m, good to soft) last month and brings modest form. | ||
(8)  Rathmoy | | | | | | 2 | Marco Ghiani | William Knight | 40-1, in touch 4f when fifth of seven in maiden at Pontefract (6f, good to firm) last month; can improve but has major work to do. | ||
(9)  Something Splendid | | | | | | 2 | Benoit De La Sayette | Kevin Philippart De Foy | By Postponed; ninth foal; closely related to 5f 2yo winner Mauiewowie (including Listed; RPR 104), half-brother to four winners including Something Enticing (1m-1m2f; 102); once-raced dam (71) closely related to US 1m3f Grade 1 winner; probably one for later. | ||
(3)  Binhareer | | | | | | 2 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 95,000gns yearling by Dark Angel; fifth foal; brother to Listed-placed 5f AW winner Wings Of A Dove (RPR 84), half-brother to 6f winner Trefor (including 2yo; 99); dam Listed-placed 5f 2yo winner (82), out of 1m-winning half-sister to 1m AW Listed winner Flaming Spear; from a leading yard. | ||
3rd (10)  Spirit Of Summer | | | | | | 2 | Jason Watson | Andrew Balding | Couldn't hold a candle to the winner at Newmarket (7f, good; 11-1) one month ago but beat the other ten; produced a lesser show at York (7f, good to firm) two weeks later but that was in the valuable Convivial Maiden and this is a lot less competitive; has Group 2 Royal Lodge entry. | ||
| 2nd (2) Archivist | | | | | | 2 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Dubawi half-brother to winners including very useful pair New Kingdom and Cruyff Turn; 11-2 when fourth of five in maiden at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) in July, showing promise but looking a longer-term prospect. | ||
1st (11)  Starzintheireyes | | | | | | 2 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 160,000gns foal, by Starspangledbanner from smart middle-distance family; 18-1 for maiden at Newmarket (7f, good) two months ago but came from off the pace to finish a clear second of 13 and the form has received multiple boosts; sets a good standard with that eyecatching effort. |
Although Spirit Of Summer has the Group 2 entry and has his sights lowered after his run at the York Ebor meeting, ready preference is still for STARZINTHEIREYES who has the best form and left the best impression with his second at Newmarket two months ago. Binhareer looks to be the newcomer worth most attention.[Richard Austen]
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(6)  Yamamah | | | | | | 3 | Rob Hornby | Ismail Mohammed | Five-race maiden; third in Listed race at Meydan (1m, good) in March on second start but that is well clear of her other form, including from two 1m2f maidens last month; makes handicap debut. | ||
(3)  Moonlit Cloud | | | | | | 6 | Robert Havlin | Dean Ivory | Better than ever with a 4l win at Bath (1m2f, good to soft) in May but has had to settle for lesser, respectable roles since and looks vulnerable to an improver among today's 3yo rivals. | ||
4th (9)  Ehtiram | | | | | | 3 | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | Beaten a head on good to firm in one of her only two turf races; won a Chelmsford maiden (1m2f, AW) in June on fourth start; flopped on good ground next time and although fourth of seven in handicap at Kempton (1m3f, AW) three weeks ago was creditable, she needs to build on that. | ||
(10)  Measured Moments | | | | | | 5 | Lewis Edmunds | John Butler | C&D winner last July; 2024 campaign has been rather mixed, down the weights when runner-up to Salamanca City when returned to Leicester (good to soft) in July last time; needs to get closer to her best form. | ||
(2)  Azahara Palace | | | | | | 4 | Billy Loughnane | Hughie Morrison | Had three wins last year and started 2024 with another, but much less impact since and she needs a revival after last two starts in particular. | ||
| 1st (5) Islanova | | | | | | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 0-6, unraced on softer than good; chalking up the minor honours this season, latest when second in novice at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW debut) in a second-time visor; needs to find extra but this longer trip is worth a go. | ||
(4)  Hot Fashion | | | | | | 3 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | Won at Sandown in July in her third handicap, coming from towards rear with a major change in tactics; couldn't repeat the dose at Epsom (again 1m2f on good) one month later, performing creditably in fourth of nine but others will have her measure on that showing. | ||
3rd (1)  Ciara Pearl | | | | | | 4 | Richard Kingscote | Daniel & Claire Kubler | Has a good strike-rate with five wins from 1m-1m2f on varied ground and she's been runner-up over a bit further on last two outings; only six days since her run at Bath but she needs respect. | ||
2nd (7)  Laura Bay | | | | | | 3 | Tom Marquand | David Menuisier | Disappointed over 1m4f two runs ago but a 1m2f handicap winner at Newbury and Sandown either side of that (good ground for both); 5lb higher than last time but she retains potential; big shout. | ||
(8)  Salamanca City | | | | | | 3 | Ross Coakley | James Fanshawe | Second in two 1m handicaps at Yarmouth (good/soft) before comfortably getting off the mark from Measured Moments when favourite on the step up to 1m2f here (good to soft) in July; up 6lb but no surprise if she has more to offer given the manner of that win. |
Ciara Pearl continues to run well but the potential seems to lie principally with LAURA BAY (nap), who is 2-2 in 1m2f handicaps, and Salamanca City, whose first 1m2f handicap was a last-time-out win.[Richard Austen]
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(8)  Naughty Niall | | | | | | 3 | Charles Bishop | Ian Williams | Made the frame in two Wolverhampton maidens in February, best effort when making most on first occasion (6f); 25-1 when next seen making his handicap/turf debut at Chepstow (6f, good to soft) 15 days ago and he was always behind; could have come on since that run and he's unexposed, making his first appearance at 5f. | ||
(9)  Refuge | | | | | | 7 | Joanna Mason | Michael & David Easterby | Seven wins over the years, this season's at Beverley in July (4lb higher today) but he's been below form since; has won on good to soft and soft in his time but this season's runs on both have been moderate at best, so maybe drying ground would help. | ||
2nd (6)  Stone Circle | | | | | | 7 | Billy Loughnane | Michael Bell | Eight turf wins, including two last year, but close third at Yarmouth in April has been easily his best show this season; 8lb below his last winning mark, with AW an excuse last time, but others are preferred. | ||
(7)  Dusk Dame | | | | | | 3 | Kieran O'Neill | Alice Haynes | 3yo who races prominently and her two wins came when making all in a maiden at Catterick (6f, good to soft) in May and a four-runner handicap at Ffos Las (5f, heavy) last month; not at all discredited under a penalty on latest start; visored for those last two; considered. | ||
(1)  Cavalier Approach | | | | | | 4 | Rossa Ryan | Edward Bethell | Often front-runner; blinkered on last five starts, winning at Pontefract on second occasion; easily best show since came in a five-runner race on penultimate outing and he now switches to a first-time visor. | ||
3rd (5)  Sound Reason | | | | | | 6 | Jason Watson | David O'Meara | A rare winner these days and he has not scored this season but runner-up at Beverley on two of his last three starts, beaten a neck ten days ago on latest; they were on good to firm and his record on softer than good in the last two campaigns casts some doubts. | ||
4th (4)  Safari Dream | | | | | | 4 | Lewis Edmunds | Rod Millman | Beaten a neck at Windsor in June but not so good in his three starts since; has another career-low mark but the losing run goes back to his 2yo days. | ||
1st (2)  Fletcher's Flight | | | | | | 4 | Adam Farragher | Philip McBride | Given a wind operation in May and had two wins at Yarmouth from four starts since, dominant in a 6f handicap on first occasion and getting up in the final strides over 5f latest; there is more for him to prove on softer than good (last seen on it four starts back) but he's a rising force. | ||
(3)  Yazaman | | | | | | 6 | Dougie Costello | Paul Midgley | The blinkers came back for his last four starts and he's won them all, over 5f/5.5f on varied ground under Mark Winn at Nottingham, Beverley, Wetherby and Thirsk; up another 6lb but he's been produced late for tidy wins on last three starts and can go very well again if all is okay after 55 days off. |
There's been a 55-day absence since his latest start but YAZAMAN has a good chance to score again if he resumes in the same way as he left off. That would make it fives wins in a row. Fletcher's Flight, with two wins from his last four starts and improvement since the wind surgery, looks clearly the chief danger, although Dusky Dame and Sound Reason are also considered.[Richard Austen]
| Info | Form | Odds | Horse Rating | Rating | Weight | OR | Days since last run | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(11)  Roody Toody | | | | | | 3 | Robert Havlin | Richard Phillips | Unexposed after only five starts but made low-key seasonal/handicap debut a week ago and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outings; hood/cheekpieces added; best run was on good to firm. | ||
9th (12)  Wilde And Dandy | | | | | | 4 | Marco Ghiani | Ivan Furtado | Ended 2023 in good form on AW but finished down the field when reappearing on turf last month and is untested on ground slower than good. | ||
7th (2)  Rambuso Creek | | | | | | 5 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | Placed twice on soft turf this season (5f/5.5f) and lost out only by a neck at Southwell (6f, AW) in July; excused last month's down-the-field run (bled from the nose) but this stiff test at 6f may not be ideal. | ||
8th (6)  Heroism | | | | | | 4 | Lewis Edmunds | David & Nicola Barron | Hinted at possible return to form when fourth at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) last month, his third stable start, but never really got involved on latest outing and now has questions to answer again; raced mainly on good or faster ground but once ran okay on good to soft. | ||
6th (3)  Gemini Star | | | | | | 4 | Kieran O'Neill | Alice Haynes | Yet to strike form after four starts this season and was well beaten on AW debut six weeks ago; back to turf on good mark and is well suited by ground slower than good but has more to prove than some; headgear switched. | ||
10th (10)  Hallowed Time | | | | | | 6 | Billy Loughnane | Mark Loughnane | Stuck to his task pretty well when fifth of 13 on Tapeta last month and seems versatile ground-wise on turf but it's well over two years since his latest win and others appeal more. | ||
1st (14)  Papabella | | | | | | 4 | Rob Hornby | Stuart Kittow | Opened account at Ffos Las (6f, good to soft) in July, her tenth start, and posted another good effort when third at Goodwood (6f, good to soft) last month; can cope if the ground turns soft/heavy; each-way claims. | ||
11th (5)  Rhythmic Acclaim | | | | | | 4 | Adam Farragher | Philip McBride | Not at best at Newmarket last month but won three in a row over 6f this spring (good-soft) and further progress is not yet out of the question; no surprise if she features. | ||
12th (8)  Royal Musketeer | | | | | | 6 | Charles Bishop | Steph Hollinshead | Placed on three of four starts since returned to turf in spring, most recently when dropped back to 6f at Newmarket (good) last month, but is not the force of old and ground slower than good is probably not ideal. | ||
2nd (9)  Pals Battalion | | | | | | 3 | Jason Watson | David O'Meara | Ended 2yo campaign with soft-ground novice win and began this season with four pretty good efforts in the spring but has suffered a dip in form this summer and needs to up his game here. | ||
(7)  Charlie Mason | | | | | | 3 | Jack Doughty | Tony Carroll | Still 5lb higher than for soft-ground win at Windsor (6f) in May but placed twice in today's headgear combination in recent weeks and has useful 5lb claimer Jack Doughty enlisted today; high on the list. | ||
5th (13)  Enderman | | | | | | 6 | Dougie Costello | Paul Midgley | Has very modest 2-47 strike-rate but it's hard to fault his consistency this year; made the frame on his last eight appearances and is versatile regarding ground; ought to be on the premises again. | ||
3rd (1)  The Ridler | | | | | | 4 | Tom Marquand | Richard Fahey | Denied clear run before going close at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) last month and is excused subsequent defeat in valuable race but he's yet to add to his 2yo Group 2 win and would appeal more on good or faster ground. | ||
4th (4)  Gundogan | | | | | | 3 | Rossa Ryan | Edward Bethell | Came good with emphatic win in Carlisle novice (6f, good; first-time blinkers) last month, his seventh run; faces tougher task on handicap return but a stiff 6f suits him well; effective on good to soft, unraced on slower. |
This is much more competitive than the Carlisle novice GUNDOGAN won by 4l three weeks ago but he seemed to respond very well to the addition of blinkers there, and still has scope to build on that success. He gets the vote ahead of Charlie Mason, who has conditions to suit and benefits from Jack Doughty's useful 5lb claim. Enderman and Papabella should also be in the shake-up.[Chris Wilson]