17:40 Leicester

Tuesday 16 October 2018

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Stewards Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 10.60s

(14)

Pioneering^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| D

12/1

Back in better form again from this mark at Pontefract last time (1m, good to soft). Gets this trip and acts on most ground. Bit more needed, but not ruled out.

Form: 649746

(5)

The Jean Genie¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 74

6/1

Nine-race maiden who stays 1m4f, but just has not been able to find what is required close to home. Improvement needed, but no doubt she has to enter calculations for each-way players.

Form: 0-42422

(10)

Crystal King⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 76| BF

7/2

Gelded since his handicap debut in July, when well beaten at Lingfield (1m4f, AW). Could be given a chance from this mark on his best maiden effort.

Form: 0660

(9)

Cacophonous⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Fran Berry| T: D Menuisier| OR: 75

10/1

Gelded since his latest start at Nottingham in August. Drops 2lb. More needed than we have seen, but may well be capable of getting more closely involved now.

Form: 43458

(3)

Trevithick^p⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 74

20/1

Newcastle novice (1m, AW) winner last year. Not yet back at those heights, but put up his best effort since when last seen at Haydock in July. Gelded since then and resumes from 1lb lower. Could be a contender.

Form: 812-572

(13)

Cogital^b,h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jim Crowley| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 73

10/1

0-7 and returns to handicap company on a 9lb lower mark than his only previous try and this jockey up for the first time. Unexposed and interesting.

Form: 544423

(8)

Running Cloud^v¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: M Harley| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 70

12/1

Debut scorer at Wolverhampton last year, but 0-12 since then. Can certainly be given a chance on his best form from higher marks this season, if able to produce it now back up in trip.

Form: 322557

(2)

Chantresse^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke| OR: 68

6/1

Went close three times in the summer, without managing to break her duck. Best effort was a ¾L defeat from this mark at Newcastle (1m4½f, AW) last month. Has to be forgiven her latest run and if you can, then she will probably be on short-lists.

Form: 424227

(11)

Golconda Prince²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 63| D

8/1

Soft ground Doncaster winner (1m2f) in March, when 3lb lower. Largely consistent since then and went close from this mark at Hamilton (soft) last time. Acts on fast ground and should be in the mix.

Form: 453363

(1)

Marble Bar¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: H Candy| OR: 63

9/2

0-9 so far, but has plenty of form to suggest that he ought to be very competitive from this revised mark. Sees out 1m2f and is not ground dependent.

Form: 2-45750

Non-Runners

(15)

Mystic Meg¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: J Mitchell

(4)

Lady Momoka³¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: Andrea Atzeni

(12)

Baashiq¹¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: P W Hiatt J: Poppy Bridgwater

(6)

Pinchpoint¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J Butler J: J F Egan

(7)

Channel Packet⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: Mark Crehan

Forecasts

Crystal King (7/2), Marble Bar (9/2), Lady Momoka (5/1), Chantresse (6/1), The Jean Genie (6/1), Mystic Meg (6/1), Golconda Prince (8/1), Cacophonous (10/1), Cogital (10/1), Channel Packet (10/1), Running Cloud (12/1), Pioneering (12/1), Baashiq (14/1), Trevithick (20/1), Pinchpoint (25/1)

Many chances here, but the way that CHANNEL PACKET has begun to show improvement, he may be capable of completing a hat-trick now back up to this trip and without a penalty for his win here last week. Crystal King is of obvious interest on his handicap debut, while Mystic Meg could also be a big danger. Cogital, Trevithick, Lady Momoka, Chantresse and Golconda Prince are among a host of others who could go very well.