14:15 Leicester

Monday 31 May 2021

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:31

Graham The Plumbers' Merchant Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 1m 43.75s

(8)

Mummy Bear⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 71

12/1

Winner at Kempton in March. Ran poorly after 7 weeks off when ninth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 5 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 5-23149

(5)

Sunset Memory¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: F Norton| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 71

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/2, ran to a similar level as on yard debut when fifth of 11 in maiden at Windsor (8.1f, heavy) 14 days ago, headed over 1f out. May do better now handicapping.

Form: 5-25

(2)

Florence Street^h¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

9/2

Easily best effort at 2 when third at Kempton. 40/1 and hooded for 1st time/upped in trip, seventh of 12 on handicap debut/return at Newmarket (8f, good) 18 days ago. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 735-7

(3)

Celestial Queen²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke| OR: 69| BF| D

15/8

Promising individual. Winner at Redcar in April. Evens, respectable second of 7 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Could easily be more progression in the pipeline.

Form: 74-712

(6)

American Anthem¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 68

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, improved when fifth of 12 in minor event at Newbury (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, keeping on final 1f. Possibly better still to come now stepping into handicaps.

Form: 50-5

(9)

Canoodled^h³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: E Walker| OR: 65

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden. Went like the best horse at the weights upped in trip when third of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm, 6/1) 34 days ago, ideally needing stronger gallop. Player.

Form: 34-483

(4)

Queen Of Zabeel¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 64

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, offered little when fifth of 6 in minor event at Haydock (8.2f, heavy) 10 days ago, left behind from 2f out. Step forward required on handicap debut.

Form: 565

(1)

Sunline¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: M R Channon| OR: 64

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, again failed to repeat her debut form when seventh of 11 in minor event at Newbury (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Faces stiff task on handicap debut.

Form: 077

(7)

Katie's Kitten^b1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

100/1

Again showed little after 12 weeks off when eighth of 11 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good to soft, 11/1) 7 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 60-6608

Forecasts

Celestial Queen (15/8), Canoodled (16/5), Florence Street (9/2), Sunset Memory (13/2), Mummy Bear (12/1), Queen Of Zabeel (14/1), American Anthem (20/1), Sunline (28/1), Katie's Kitten (100/1)

This looks to revolve around CELESTIAL QUEEN, who was unable to follow up her Redcar victory at Ripon earlier this month but can get back to winning ways from her new mark with further progression in the pipeline. Canoodled is feared most having gone like the best horse at the weights when third at Nottingham last month, ahead of handicap-debutantes Sunset Memory and American Anthem.