16:50 Leicester

Tuesday 29 May 2018

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Saffron 3-Y-O Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 13.18s

(2)

Episcia^h1²¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Milly Naseb⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 72| D

9/1

AW winner at Chelmsford in September on third start before finishing well beaten in a Newmarket nursery next time out (7f, good to firm). Hood added for return to action.

Form: 4210-

(12)

Sosian²⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72

16/1

Twice went very close over 5f last summer at Newcastle (AW) and York, didn't appear to get home over this trip on final start. May be better equipped after winter layoff.

Form: 2247-

(6)

Montana Dawn¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: T D Barron| OR: 69

7/1

Pleasing return to action when third of 17 in soft-ground Doncaster nursery last month, though failed to build on that next time at Ripon good ground. Jury remains out for now.

Form: 8-35

(9)

She's Different²⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 69| D

9/1

Scored over this distance at Hamilton (soft) on her handicap debut in August and posted a marginally better effort when last seen at Doncaster in September. Nudged up a further 1lb here and couldn't rule her out if straight enough first time.

Form: 96413-

(1)

Priscilla's Dream³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: P J McBride| OR: 68

7/2

Bated Breath filly, ran fine race on handicap bow at York (6f, good to firm), only giving best in the closing stages having raced prominently and led. Fitter now and likely to go well from same mark.

Form: 430-4

(7)

Jane Rose³¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 68

8/1

Showed plenty promise in three juvenile runs last year, all over this trip, returns for handicap debut and she doesn't seem to have been overburdened. Worth paying attention to.

Form: 486-

(5)

Bella Ferrari^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Spencer| T: George Scott| OR: 67

9/2

Bated Breath filly, ran best race of three on second start when 1¼L second of nine over 6f at Pontefract on sole turf try at two. Yard have been amongst the winners lately, worth a look here.

Form: 0-24

(13)

Havana Mariposa²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 65

20/1

Sent off 40/1 on handicap bow at Musselburgh and posed no serious threat. That was over 7f, down in trip now and twice went well over this journey as a juvenile.

Form: 83834-8

(10)

Edge Of The World^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R M Beckett| OR: 62| D

5/1

Improved to win 6f Yarmouth handicap in the middle of the month, that was her first try on good to firm ground and may go well again having gone up 5lb if the ground is in her favour.

Form: 787-61

(4)

Gower Gold³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Joey Haynes| T: J Gallagher| OR: 57

16/1

Mayson filly will need to improve dramatically on the form shown in three starts to date now making the switch into handicaps.

Form: 9-40

(3)

Hold Your Breath²⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

33/1

Unable to get to competitive in maiden/novice company so far over 5f/6f, fortunes may improve a bit now going handicapping.

Form: 089-

(8)

Fanfare Lady^h³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: M Dwyer| T: W J Knight| OR: 50

33/1

Hasn't appeared to be the quickest of fillies in three racecourse appearances thus far, best watched on switch to handicaps unless market vibes are strong.

Form: 48-7

Non-Runners

(11)

Grandma Tilly²⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Steph Hollinshead J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Priscilla's Dream (7/2), Bella Ferrari (9/2), Edge Of The World (5/1), Montana Dawn (7/1), Jane Rose (8/1), She's Different (9/1), Episcia (9/1), Grandma Tilly (14/1), Sosian (16/1), Gower Gold (16/1), Havana Mariposa (20/1), Hold Your Breath (33/1), Fanfare Lady (33/1)

BELLA FERRARI shaped with promise on her only turf start as a two-year-old when finishing second over this trip. She hasn't been lumbered with an insurmountable mark for this handicap debut and, with the yard amongst winners recently, should go well for Jamie Spencer. Priscilla's Dream made a decent reappearance at York and should be fitter now while Jane Rose is another handicap debutante worth paying attention to. Edge Of The World could go well if the ground stays dry while Grandma Tilly was supported last time out.