16:30 Leicester
Tuesday 8 August 2017
All14:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:30
Illston-on-the-Hill Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 4  |  7f  |  Soft  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:30Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 28.58s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Four time winner on the AW (mainly at Southwell) and returns to race on grass for just the second time in his career. Difficult to know what to expect, and whilst he stays this trip, he's seemingly stronger over 6f. Promising claimer booked.
Slipped back to a winning mark, and this 7f trip seems to suit her better these days as she demonstrated when winning by 5L at Newbury (soft) last month. Given a 6lb rise which isn't excessive, but the strength of the form is as of yet untested.
Won three times in a 17 race career (twice this year at Catterick), and went under by 2¾L to previous winner Cheerfully over C&D late last month. Returns off the same mark and often makes progress late in her races, so another positive showing appears likely.
Landed the odds in a weak Polytrack maiden in February (7f) before switching to turf when 1L second to Ocean Air over C&D in April. Off for a while thereafter until contesting a decent handicap at Newbury latest, so entitled to be stronger for that reappearance now back at a track which holds no fears.
Consistent in maidens and duly rewarded when a 2L winner in a small field Chepstow handicap (soft) last month. Likely to force the pace and a 3lb rise looks fair and shouldn't be at all bothered by the forecast faster ground.
Non-Runners
4
(5)
North Creek14
Weight: 9-8|Â Â Age: 4
T: C F Wall  J: Ted Durcan
NR
5
(7)
Zefferino31
Weight: 9-6|Â Â Age: 3
T: H & R Charlton  J: R Kingscote
NR
8
(2)
Deansgate33
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 4
T: Miss J A Camacho  J: Adam J McNamara
NR
Forecasts
Peach Melba (13/8), Childesplay (9/4), Bahamian Bird (4/1), Traveller (6/1), Zefferino (6/1), North Creek (7/1), Deansgate (10/1), Vroom (14/1)
Peach Melba is the obvious starting point after she finally broke the duck at Chepstow last month. She appears to be a typical Johnston grinder and will seek to force her rivals into submission from the front. The forecast faster ground is much less of a concern than the likely late finishing thrust of BAHAMIAN BIRD. She ran well over C&D last month when runner up to Cheerfully and returns off the same mark seeking to cap off another productive day at the office for the ever feared Fahey/Hanagan partnership.
- Bahamian Bird
- Traveller
- Peach Melba
Prize Money
1st: £5,175.002nd: £1,540.003rd: £770.004th: £385.00
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