14:05 Leicester
Monday 29 May 2017
All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35
toteplacepot At betfred.com Fillies' Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 5  |  1m 53y  |  Good  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:06Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 45.9s
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Respectable effort on her seasonal debut at Yarmouth at the start of this month - which was also her first outing for her new yard. Claims if she can use that as a platform but is still 5lb higher than her last winning mark and may need softer ground to be seen at her best.
Drops in trip after a poor effort over 10f at Windsor but is effective over a mile and should handle the stiff nature of final couple of furlongs at this course. Best form has been recorded on soft ground, so the weather will play a significant part where this filly is concerned.
Posted a couple of reasonable performances since joining her current yard and is still unexposed at the trip. Not the most convincing in a finish but has ability and would be dangerous to overlook. The reaction of the market is likely to be a reliable gauge.
Achieved very little in a couple of maidens last year but is under the tutelage of a master craftsman when it comes to getting improvement out of three-year-olds. The Illustrious trainer and jockey combination virtually guarantees support in the betting but she does need to step things up a couple of notches after a laboured effort to finish fifth on her reappearance at Kempton last month. This is a weak race, however, and she may have enough in her untapped potential to see her through over this trip.
Improved for the step up to a mile last time out; but now set to race from a 9lb higher mark against a stronger calibre of opponent, so needs to prove her victory at Bath wasn't just a one-off performance. Softening of the ground will be a help but a personal best is still required.
Landed a brace of C&D wins last summer but has been in the doldrums since. Now back on an attractive mark but recent form is below the standard required for a recommendation as one for the shortlist. Booking of a 5lb claimer does little to boost her chances at the weights judging by her current form.
Improved when stepped up to a mile in a Yarmouth maiden last year but was handed a stiff looking mark of 70 afterwards. Two subsequent starts were poor and and she needs to have been transformed by her winter break if she is going to make an impact this term. Fitting of an eye-shield is also disconcerting.
Bred to be effective over this sort of trip and may find the extra distance helps her to settle. One to bear in mind now she tackles a more appropriate trip.
Closely matched with Singing Sands after their encounter at Windsor in April but she failed to build on things when only mid-division at Nottingham earlier this month. Respected but no surprise if at least a couple take her measure.
Claims on the very pick of her form - finished third in a decent little race at Chester last September - but seems to have lost her way at the moment. And, having shown very little on her reappearance, she is difficult to assess. Support in the betting market would be encouraging but she looks a risky option when the whole picture comes into focus.
Type to do better in handicaps now she is being asked to tackle a more appropriate trip but likely to be sharper for the run and may be best watched this time around.
Modest effort on her reappearance and much more required from her if she is going to get involved at the business end here - which is highly unlikely on these unfavourable terms, so best to look elsewhere for even the most speculative of punts.
Non-Runners
5
(2)
May Mist91
Weight: 9-2|Â Â Age: 5
T: T Wall  J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Meshaykh (15/8), Singing Sands (3/1), Waves (6/1), Whiteley (8/1), Fastnet Spin (14/1), May Mist (16/1), Sister Dude (18/1), Twiggy (20/1), Savannah Moon (25/1), Delirium (25/1), Sandwood Bay (33/1), Imperial Link (50/1), Miss Monro (50/1)
A modest event that can go to MESHAYKH, who is expected to have tightened up after her reappearance at Kempton. The well-bred filly has plenty of scope for improvement over the trip and is expected to set the standard in this company. Singing Sands has snippets of form that suggest she can force her way into the frame if she gets a clear run, while Waves is another that is suited by the trip and may have more to offer while the memory of what it takes to win a race is still fresh in her mind. Twiggy would also come into the reckoning if she ran up to her best; she is worth a check in the betting for anyone looking for a speculative each-way option at a fair price.
- Meshaykh
- Singing Sands
- Waves
Prize Money
1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £289.00
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