17:15 Leicester

Monday 25 September 2017

All14:0014:3515:0515:4016:1516:4517:1517:45

Highfields Fillies' Handicap (Rnd) (Div 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 53y  |   Heavy  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:15  |   Winning time: 1m 50.93s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(10)
Horse silk
Harmonise19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle(3)| T: M R Channon| OR:  71| D
8/1
Victorious on soft ground over this trip at Newmarket in May but disappointing since. Returns to forecast soft ground for the first time since and one to note off a mark just 1lb higher than for that victory.
2
(5)
Horse silk
Fire Palace12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: David Egan(3)| T: R Eddery| OR:  70
9/4
Finished runner-up over 1m at Doncaster (soft) last time out. Sole success came on the AW however and likely needs to step up on what she's shown of late.
4
(7)
Horse silk
Mama Africap41
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Jane Elliott(5)| T: T D Barron| OR:  68
9/1
Wore cheekpieces (retained since) for the first time when beaten a neck over this distance at Thirsk (good) early last month. Disappointed off this mark subsequently and seeking a first victory at the 20th attempt.
5
(1)
Horse silk
Waves8
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR:  67| D
7/2
Ran well to finish third on heavy ground over 1m at Ffos Las a week ago. Races off the same mark today and her only previous victory came on soft ground back in May.
6
(2)
Horse silk
Sea Tea Dea19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A Carson| OR:  66
12/1
AW winner over 7f at Lingfield in January but disappointing in three subsequent outings and others make more appeal today.
8
(6)
Horse silk
Love And Be Loved49
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: William Cox(7)| T: J L Flint| OR:  60| D
7/1
Dual winner from five starts on turf including over 1m at Salisbury (good) last time out. Races off a 5lb higher mark today and has won on soft ground in the past.
9
(4)
Horse silk
Magic Mirrorv19
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M G Rimell| OR:  51| D
6/1
Placed third over 7f on good-to-soft ground here in June and best effort since came when runner-up over the same trip on the AW at Kempton earlier this month. Has won over 1m in the past.
10
(9)
Horse silk
Navajo Stormp13
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-7| J: M Dwyer| T: M Appleby| OR:  50
28/1
Ten race maiden and only fair efforts at best of late. Drops in trip today having been racing over further so far this season.

Non-Runners

3
(8)
Horse silk
Sandy Shores21
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 3
T: B J Meehan  J: P Mulrennan
NR
7
(3)
Horse silk
Gold Dust49
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: C G Cox  J: H Crouch
NR

Forecasts

Fire Palace (9/4), Waves (7/2), Magic Mirror (6/1), Sandy Shores (6/1), Love And Be Loved (7/1), Gold Dust (7/1), Harmonise (8/1), Mama Africa (9/1), Sea Tea Dea (12/1), Navajo Storm (28/1)

Verdict

HARMONISE returns to soft ground for the first time since winning over this trip at Newmarket back in May. The selection's handicap mark is falling and she is now rated just 1lb higher than for that success and can get the better of Waves who is another with a preference for soft surfaces having won on soft ground earlier in the season. Handicap debutant Gold Dust has put in some fair efforts in maiden company and she can claim third switching to soft ground for the first time.
  1. Harmonise
  2. Waves
  3. Gold Dust

Prize Money

1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £289.00

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