20:45 Leicester

Thursday 24 June 2021

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Next Meeting leicesterraces Saturday 3rd July Handicap

Off time: 20:45 | Winning time: 1m 45.98s

(5)

Canoodled⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 65| D

5/6

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (5/4) at Lingfield (7.6f, heavy) 5 days ago, easing clear. Obvious chance of going in again under a penalty.

Form: 4-48321

(3)

Romulan Prince⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 62| D

10/3

Promising type. 16/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 8 days ago, readily. Unexposed and will be a big threat under a penalty if able to build on that back on turf.

Form: 0781

(1)

Athers^p1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 65

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 36 days ago. Hopes pinned on first-time cheekpieces helping him to get back on track here.

Form: 386-88

(7)

Helluvaboy⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: A Stronge| OR: 65

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 8 in maiden at Goodwood (8f, good) 54 days ago. Looks set for another struggled on this handicap debut.

Form: 458

(2)

Sundayinmay²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: W J Knight| OR: 60

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in minor event (150/1) at Kempton (7f). Off 7 months ahead of this handicap bow and a significant step forward is required.

Form: 088-

(6)

Hoofs Happy Now²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59

9/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 12/1) 23 days ago, well positioned. Now 0-8 and may again find one or two too good.

Form: 762-944

(4)

My Boy Frankie^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 57

22/1

Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 50/1) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. That represented a step back in the right direction and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: 727086

(8)

Louby Lou²⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 57

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in minor event at Haydock (6f, soft, 40/1). Off 8 months and significantly up in trip now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 775-

(9)

Katie's Kitten^b³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 54| CD

11/1

C&D winner in May. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap (15/2) at Chepstow (7.1f, firm) 3 days ago. Likely to come up short once more.

Form: 608156

Forecasts

Canoodled (5/6), Romulan Prince (10/3), Athers (7/1), Hoofs Happy Now (9/1), Katie's Kitten (11/1), My Boy Frankie (22/1), Sundayinmay (33/1), Louby Lou (40/1), Helluvaboy (100/1)

Recent winners ROMULAN PRINCE and Canoodled stand out here. The latter barely broke sweat at Lingfield on Sunday and is not passed over at all lightly, but preference is for the unexposed Romulan Prince, who looked well ahead of his opening mark when making a winning handicap debut on the all-weather recently. For those seeking each-way value, My Boy Frankie is worth a second look.