18:45 Leicester

Thursday 24 June 2021

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Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 2m 8.14s

(7)

Lenny's Spirit²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Crehan⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 71

16/1

33/1, good fifth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Back up in trip and this is slightly easier.

Form: 814-05

(3)

Doctor Churchill¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: P D Evans| OR: 70

18/1

Quirky sort. 4/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 711436

(9)

The Hood⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 69

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, seventh of 12 in minor event at Salisbury (9.9f, soft) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut for good yard and likely there's more to come.

Form: 7-77

(10)

Hafez^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 69

14/1

First run since leaving Richard Hannon when good third of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago, doing a shade too much too soon.

Form: 3433-53

(4)

Codebook⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 68

25/1

15/2, last of 13 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good) 54 days ago, slowly away. Has work to do from current mark.

Form: 32094-0

(5)

Uncle Dick¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 68

3/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in January. 4/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good to firm) 13 days ago.

Form: 7-12333

(1)

Missile^p1⁵⁰

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

8/1

Last of 10 in maiden at Chester (10.3f, soft, 17/2) 50 days ago, weakening quickly. Cheekpieces on first time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 67-0

(8)

Epidemic^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 63| BF

11/8

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 11/4, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 757-14

Non-Runners

(6)

Dual Identity²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: W J Knight J: Andrea Atzeni

(2)

Tiki Fire¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Forecasts

Epidemic (11/8), Uncle Dick (3/1), Dual Identity (4/1), The Hood (6/1), Missile (8/1), Hafez (14/1), Tiki Fire (14/1), Lenny's Spirit (16/1), Doctor Churchill (18/1), Codebook (25/1)

EPIDEMIC still looked a shade green when fourth at Newmarket last week and with this trip expected to suit, he could be the answer. Dual Identity is going the right way and feared most, though The Hood has a bigger performance in him.