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Horses In Focus tips for Friday: Eye-catchers chosen by Timeform experts

By Timeform
Horse Racing
Fri September 26, 2025 · 3M ago

Find out which runners on Friday caught the eye of the Timeform reporters last time and were awarded the Horse In Focus Flag.

What is a Horse In Focus?

Every performance in Britain and Ireland is closely scrutinised by the expert race readers at Timeform whose tasks include identifying horses that shaped better than the result. Some of these eye-catchers will be awarded the Horse In Focus Flag.

A Horse In Focus comes in many forms, from a promising maiden winner to a veteran handicapper, but the common denominator is the same: the way the horse shaped suggests it’s likely to be something to back next time.

All of the day's Horses In Focus can be found within this article, which also includes a best bet selected by a member of the Timeform Sporting Life team.

The Timeform Flags also appear on the Racecards + section, available for Sporting Life Plus members, on Sporting Life racecards.

Friday's Horses In Focus

For more on each horse, logged-in readers can head to today's racecards and click the Horse In Focus dropdown.

Newmarket

Favorite Memory - 13:50

6
4
Favorite Memory43
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR:  96| D
12/1

Little Dorrit - 13:50

7
3
Little Dorrith14
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian| OR:  96
14/1

Ice Sovereigns 14:25

2
1
Ice Sovereigns25
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Johnston| OR:  85| D
33/1

Opera Ballo - 15:00

5
6
Opera Balloh78
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR:  116| D
4/5

Zeus Olympios 15:00

7
4
Zeus Olympios20
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR:  113| D
2/1

Haydock

Leadman - 14:35

2
4
Leadman20
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR:  89| D
13/8

Newcastle

Coedana - 17:00

3
6
Coedana24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR:  80| D
10/3

Cecilia Star - 17:00

4
3
Cecilia Star35
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: M L W Bell| OR:  79| C
9/4

Reenie's Dream - 19:30

1
7
Reenie's Dream45
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Breslin(3)| T: B Smart| OR:  61
11/4

Worcester

Alshadian - 13:37

5
Alshadhiant37
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-0| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR:  100| D
4/1

Stumps Or Slips - 14:42

4
Stumps Or Slipst81
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR:  118| CD
9/2

Banderas - 14:42

7
Banderast83
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR:  114| D
28/1

Ice In The Veins - 15:17

5
Ice In The Veins114
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  -| BF| C
8/13

Listowel

Flemens Interest - 13:58

2
Flemens Intrest169
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-12| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: David Barry| OR:  108
8/1

Friday's Best Bet

LEADMAN - 16:35 Haydock

2
4
Leadman20
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR:  89| D
13/8

LEADMAN really caught the eye with how he travelled but had little chance from a poor draw when in midfield at Ascot last time and is fancied to capitalise on a 2lb lower mark and gain an overdue second success of 2025. Persuasion, Legal Reform and Albeseeingyer all need factoring in too.

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