16:30 Leicester

Saturday 3 July 2021

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Smooth Drive Home Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 45.80s

(8)

Roddy Ransom³⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S W Kelly| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 60

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft, 11/1). Off 12 months. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Ben Haslam. Plenty to prove.

Form: 0/828-

(5)

Kenstone^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Wintle| OR: 59| D

5/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable second of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 22 days ago, clear of rest. Can make presence felt.

Form: 33304-2

(11)

Ruby Gates^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 58| D

33/1

Sixth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 40/1) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 957706

(6)

Tawtheef^v²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Cieren Fallon| T: P R Chamings| OR: 57

14/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 11/1) 26 days ago. Well treated but hard to know if he'll be in the same mood this time.

Form: 958-603

(4)

Order Of St John^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 56| D

8/1

Winner at Nottingham in June. 5/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Not discounted.

Form: 00-0716

(2)

Itsallaboutluck^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 55

25/1

28/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Bath (8f, firm) 21 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Fairly easy to take on.

Form: 4348-04

(13)

Selecto^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: M R Channon| OR: 54

11/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newbury (11f, good to soft, 14/1) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs to bounce back in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 037600

(7)

Katie's Kitten^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| CD

6/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 11/1) 9 days ago, having run of race. Seemingly at her best around here and expected to give it another good go from the front.

Form: 081561

(9)

Cliffcake²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: S R Bowring| OR: 60| D

11/4

First run since leaving Denis Quinn when career best when winning 14-runner handicap (13/2) at Wetherby (8f, firm) 25 days ago, keeping on well. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 51-0661

(10)

Invincible Soldier⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Liam Keniry| T: C G Cox| OR: 56

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 60 days ago, left poorly placed. Not totally ruled out with few miles on the clock.

Form: 849-9

(12)

Groupie¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: T P Tate| OR: 46

22/1

66/1, very good fourth of 13 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 18 days ago, not clear run. He's a long time without a win and far from certain to build on that effort.

Form: 39-5004

(14)

Under Your Breath¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 45

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Set for another struggle.

Form: 0-0070

(1)

Moment Of Peace^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

33/1

40/1, sixth of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good) 8 days ago. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 066776

Non-Runners

(3)

Ascraeus²⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: Mrs L J Mongan J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Kenstone (5/2), Cliffcake (11/4), Katie's Kitten (6/1), Ascraeus (7/1), Order Of St John (8/1), Selecto (11/1), Tawtheef (14/1), Invincible Soldier (16/1), Groupie (22/1), Under Your Breath (25/1), Itsallaboutluck (25/1), Moment Of Peace (33/1), Ruby Gates (33/1), Roddy Ransom (50/1)

CLIFFCAKE produced a career best as he made a successful debut for Roy Bowring at Wetherby last month and, given he had a bit to spare, he's worth a chance to follow up after going up only 4 lb. Katie's Kitten is two from two over C&D, so she's an obvious danger along with the relatively consistent Kenstone.