14:30 Leicester

Friday 5 April 2019

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Burton Overy Selling Stakes

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 1m 12.87s

(4)

Beleaguerment^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 75| D

9/4

Sole win came on the AW at Kempton (6f) in December; largely consistent since so has continued to rise in the weights; eased in grade and claimer ridden; placed in a Chantilly claimer (6½f) on his penultimate start; chance.

Form: 324535

(2)

Mr Buttons²⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| BF

5/2

Showed a reasonably solid level of form as a juvenile (5f-6f), winning on Fibresand at Southwell (debut) in April 2018; off the track since finishing a close second (6/4f) to Chains Of Love in York's Rous Selling Stakes (6f) in June 2018.

Form: 1232-

(11)

Tarrzan¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 54

66/1

On a downward spiral since winning a weak early season seller for Mick Channon at Redcar (5f, good to firm) in May 2018; could strip fitter for a recent spin on the AW at Lingfield (6f); tough task at the weights.

Form: 85665-7

(3)

Solesmes²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: E J Walsh| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 63| D

33/1

Dual winner (5f-6f); left Mick Channon after finishing runner-up in a fillies' seller at Wolverhampton in August 2018; poor on sole start for Conor Dore and has moved on again during a 227-day absence from racing.

Form: 851320-

(14)

Coastguard Watch^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 57

14/1

Nine-race maiden who has struggled to make much of a positive impression in low-grade AW handicaps. However, a shade better off a three-month break at Wolverhampton (7f) last week when finishing fifth of 11 to Havana Ooh Na Na.

Form: 03508-5

(8)

Dandy Lad^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 62

20/1

12-race maiden; beaten 8/15f in a match race over 5f at Lingfield on his penultimate start; demonstrated his best form on a sound surface on turf earlier on in his racing career; far less appealing now; blinkers on; stablemate of Coastguard Watch.

Form: 040-626

(1)

Peters Pudding^b⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 58

16/1

13-race maiden; placed in a low-grade handicap (7f) and claiming company (1m+) on the AW at Wolverhampton in the depths of winter; less productive in three starts in 2019 and looks set to struggle accordingly.

Form: 403-784

(7)

Islay Mist^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 54

40/1

Class 6 Claiming Stakes winner at Beverley in September 2018 (5f, good) but precious few positives to take from any of her five subsequent starts, including in a 6f Chantilly claimer latest.

Form: 106-578

(13)

Little Anxious¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Fahy| T: G Harris

100/1

Cost a mere 1,000gns as a foal and was well beaten on both starts as a juvenile (5f-7f); very difficult to envisage any possible reason for an improved effort; look elsewhere.

Form: 06-

(5)

Lysander Belle²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 53

20/1

Lowly-rated eight-race maiden; finished approximately 3½L fourth to Camachess in a 6f Class 6 handicap at Wolverhampton latest; 0-2 on turf; more required.

Form: 848-884

(9)

Plumette²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: P J McDonald| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68

5/2

Stablemate of Mr Buttons; ran very well on debut at Newcastle in January (6f novice) but turned over next time at short odds (Wolverhampton 7f) and even more low-key since; drops in grade for turf debut; still early'ish' days.

Form: 225

(12)

Tigerinmytank¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Barry McHugh| T: J R Holt| OR: 55

80/1

Five-race maiden; weakened tamely over 1m here in a Class 6 nursery in October 2018; drops down into selling company on first start for a new trainer.

Form: 46379-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(6)

Chains Of Love²⁰⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: B A Curtis

(10)

You Little Beauty⁶⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: Mrs A Duffield J: L Morris

Forecasts

Beleaguerment (9/4), Plumette (5/2), Mr Buttons (5/2), Chains Of Love (6/1), Coastguard Watch (14/1), Peters Pudding (16/1), Dandy Lad (20/1), Lysander Belle (20/1), Solesmes (33/1), You Little Beauty (33/1), Islay Mist (40/1), Tarrzan (66/1), Tigerinmytank (80/1), Little Anxious (100/1)

A sizeable turnout, but plenty can be swiftly dismissed. The most informative form-line on offer came at York in June 2018 when the debutante Chains Of Love edged out the favourite MR BUTTONS in the valuable Rous Selling Stakes. Although the selection has been absent from the track since, he made a winning start to his racing career around this time 12-months ago and can evidently run well fresh. His conqueror at York has generally acquitted herself well in much better races since, so that would appear to be a relatively solid piece of form in the context of this race. The consistent Beleagurement is another worthy of consideration.