15:20 Leicester

Monday 20 August 2018

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Coalville Yellow Cab And Underwood Equine Handicap

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 22.41s

(4)

Presidential⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: T Hamilton| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 85| D

9/2

Back to winning ways (returned to this level) at Redcar nine days ago, recording his fourth win on turf since April; more on his plate off 6lb higher, but has conditions in his favour.

Form: 123661

(7)

Easy Tiger⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: David Egan| T: M S Saunders| OR: 84| CD

4/1

Consistent since returning from a break in June (2,3,2), and competes off his last winning mark (AW); likely to make his usual honest bid to make all, but likely to prove vulnerable inside the final furlong.

Form: 415232

(8)

Areen Heart^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: M Harley| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| CD

15/2

Game C&D winner in June (by a nose), and has held his form well since between 7f and 1m; however, remains 4lb above his last winning mark and needs to achieve a new career personal best to score.

Form: 521356

(5)

Blizzard²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 83| D

25/1

Lightly raced filly who made all to blitz her rivals by 8L at Lingfield last month (7f novice median auction); not strong enough on handicap debut at Newmarket subsequently and eased in grade here, but faces competition for the lead from Easy Tiger.

Form: 0416

(1)

Welliesinthewater^v²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw| OR: 77| D

9/1

Goes particularly well at Doncaster (turf) and Chelmsford (AW), but held his own in a tight knit affair over C&D last month (finished third to Plunger); respected despite a slight rise in the weights.

Form: 275513

(3)

Del Parco^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 76| BF| D

8/1

Not progressed since winning at Lingfield in May (7f, good), and still 5lb above that winning mark; possibility that soft ground wasn't ideal latest (although had handled it adequately in the past); others more convincing.

Form: 28-1434

(9)

Firmdecisions⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: N Tinkler| OR: 76| CD

11/1

Slowly easing back down the weights, and now just 1lb higher than for his C&D win in June (beat fifteen other rivals); however, has work to do in order to reverse placings with Presidential from Redcar (despite 6lb better terms).

Form: 014746

(6)

Dragon Moon¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: R Hannon| OR: 80

16/1

Twice a winner over 6f at Lingfield (turf and AW), but has came up short so far in handicap company over vastly differing trips (5f and 7f); not fully exposed, but equally doesn't appear to be leniently treated either.

Form: 015139

(2)

Chai Chai¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| D

3/1

Both wins have come on the Roodeye at Chester, a track which couldn't be any more dissimilar to Leicester; 8lb higher than when winning in July (7½f, good), and perhaps is ideally suited by softer ground than is forecast.

Form: 8-35517

Forecasts

Chai Chai (3/1), Easy Tiger (4/1), Presidential (9/2), Areen Heart (15/2), Del Parco (8/1), Welliesinthewater (9/1), Firmdecisions (11/1), Dragon Moon (16/1), Blizzard (25/1)

The handicapper seemingly has the majority of these horses within his grasp, with not a single runner appearing to be open to masses of improvement from their current mark. Therefore, the top-weight PRESIDENTIAL could prove capable of carrying 6lb extra to success, and in the process record a fifth handicap success of the calendar year. A decent pace looks likely throughout, with the likes of Easy Tiger, Blizzard and Welliesinthewater all capable of going on from the outset.