16:45 Leicester

Monday 25 September 2017

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Highfields Fillies' Handicap (Rnd) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 50.42s

(8)

Fastnet Spin^t,v⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Fran Berry| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| D

5/2

Gained reward for some consistent efforts of late when winning over 1m on heavy ground at Ffos Las recently. Carries a 6lb penalty for that success and one to note in this contest.

Form: 252231

(11)

Accomplice²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: M Blanshard| OR: 66| D

8/1

Soft ground winner over 1m at Bath last month. Struggled off her revised mark since and failed to beat a rival home in an 11 runner event on the AW last time out. Return to forecast soft ground should suit.

Form: 732170

(2)

Duchess Of Fife^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Martin Lane| T: W J Knight| OR: 66| CD

5/1

C&D winner on good-to-soft ground last month. Well beaten upped to 1m2f subsequently and races off a mark 2lb higher than for that course victory.

Form: 520514

(6)

Zaria^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 52| D

3/1

Running well in the main of late including when caught on the line over 1m2f on good-to-soft ground here last time out. Races off a 1lb higher mark today with this drop in trip likely to suit.

Form: 534032

(10)

Royal Melody^p³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan⁽³⁾| T: H Main| OR: 55| BF| D

7/2

Followed up a victory over an extended 7f at Lingfield (good-to-soft) by finishing runner-up over 1m at Chepstow (good-to-firm) last time out. Races off the same mark today and an interesting contender.

Form: 485812

(5)

Imperial Link^v⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 45| CD

14/1

Placed twice from ten starts so far in 2017 including over C&D on good-to-firm ground in July. Would probably prefer faster ground than is forecast today.

Form: 036830

Non-Runners

(3)

Miss Blondell²⁹⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M P Tregoning J: Tyler Saunders

(7)

Titan Goddess²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: M Murphy J: A Fresu

(9)

Paradwys¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A Watson J: Oisin Murphy

(4)

Patching¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: G C Bravery J: Josephine Gordon

(1)

Ashazuri¹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J G Portman J: Rob Hornby

Forecasts

Fastnet Spin (5/2), Zaria (3/1), Royal Melody (7/2), Duchess Of Fife (5/1), Miss Blondell (6/1), Paradwys (7/1), Accomplice (8/1), Ashazuri (12/1), Titan Goddess (12/1), Imperial Link (14/1), Patching (16/1)

ROYAL MELODY has been in good form of late and can register her second career victory by taking this fillies handicap. The selection was a winner on good-to-soft on her penultimate start and having ran well off this mark last time can get the better of Fastnet Spin who carries a penalty for a recent success and is usually held up in her races. Accomplice can claim third with the return to the forecast soft ground likely to suit.