14:40 Leicester

Friday 9 April 2021

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Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 23.24s

(13)

Dirty Rascal⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 80| BF| D

11/8

13/8, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 4 days ago, suited by strong pace. Carries penalty. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 7059-21

(10)

Colonel Whitehead^t¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁵⁾| T: H Main| OR: 81| D

20/1

Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 12/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f). Off 149 days. Handicapped to the hilt.

Form: 321139-

(2)

Harbour Vision^p¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: D H Brown| OR: 80| D

11/1

6/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good). Off 6 months. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 531215-

(9)

Apollinaire²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Beckett| OR: 80

10/1

9/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 27 days ago. Well handicapped on 2yo form, so too soon to write him off.

Form: 1222/85

(1)

Strongbowe²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 79| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. Visored for 1st time, eighteenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 20/1). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving P. Twomey. Not totally discounted.

Form: 3/1860-

(12)

Rodin¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 78| D

18/1

13/2, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good), finding test too much. Off 6 months. Consistent sort in the main and returns on a fair mark.

Form: 122064-

(3)

Trinity Lake¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 78| D

10/1

Good second of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f), finishing strongly. Has a bigger effort in him this term, so capable of making a serious impression if ready to go back from 6 months off.

Form: 30/4352-

(5)

Gambon¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap (18/1) at Newbury (7f, heavy). Off 168 days. Likely to come on for this reappearance, so others more persuasive.

Form: 032174-

(7)

Soaring Star¹⁶⁷

4/1

4/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft). Off 167 days. Vulnerable from this sort of mark.

Form: 331452-

(6)

Al Suil Eile²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P J McDonald| T: S A Harris| OR: 74| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Kempton in February. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 17/2) 24 days ago. Merits consideration back on turf.

Form: 636124

(11)

John Clare¹³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 72| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 17/2). Off 133 days.

Form: 043126-

(8)

Sir Roderic¹⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Millman| OR: 67| D

80/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy, 13/2). Off 172 days. Has fallen to a workable mark but has a a bit to prove.

Form: 120949-

(4)

Final Frontier³²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 64| C

25/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 32 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 0252-54

Forecasts

Dirty Rascal (11/8), Soaring Star (4/1), Trinity Lake (10/1), Apollinaire (10/1), Harbour Vision (11/1), Rodin (18/1), Colonel Whitehead (20/1), Al Suil Eile (22/1), Final Frontier (25/1), Strongbowe (25/1), John Clare (25/1), Gambon (25/1), Sir Roderic (80/1)

DIRTY RASCAL has made a positive start for George Boughey and is still well handicapped under a penalty for his recent Wolverhampton success, so he's an obvious choice in an otherwise open race. Trinity Lake, if tuned up, could pose the main threat, and Al Suil Eile returns to a C&D that suits him well, so he's not discounted.