16:55 Leicester

Thursday 15 July 2021

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Evening Racing At LeicesterRaces Wednesday 21st July Handicap

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 2m 31.24s

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Silent Partner^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. First run since leaving Marcus Tregoning when third of 5 in maiden at Brighton (8f, good to soft, 16/1) 23 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3-23

(2)

Soramond⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 60| C

4/1

Course winner. First run since leaving Ed Dunlop when 12/1, won 6-runner novice hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good) on NH debut 57 days ago, driven out. Enters calculations.

Form: 199008-

(8)

Sir Canford^p,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Stronge| OR: 59| BF

7/2

7/4, creditable third of 5 in handicap at Chepstow (12f, firm) 16 days ago, unsuited by the emphasis on speed. Eased another 1 lb and has good chance on form.

Form: 722-533

(1)

Villanelle²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: J G Portman| OR: 58| CD

16/5

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 13/2) 21 days ago, just holding on. Should remain competitive.

Form: 622281

(7)

Yorktown^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: A Stronge| OR: 56

33/1

10¼ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Villanelle in handicap (50/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 50-0460

(4)

Savitar^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: L Carter| OR: 53

16/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. 7/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 40-2577

(3)

Double Legend^v³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 50| D

100/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Kempton (11f) 36 days ago.

Form: 546880

(5)

Pushover^p,h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 47

125/1

Hooded for 1st time, cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good, 150/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 000-700

(6)

Teemlucky^v²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 47

85/40

3/1, found run of good form coming to a halt when eighth of 12 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good) 2 days ago.

Form: 485328

Non-Runners

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Duration⁶²⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: J R Jenkins J: Liam Jones

Forecasts

Teemlucky (85/40), Villanelle (16/5), Sir Canford (7/2), Soramond (4/1), Savitar (16/1), Silent Partner (18/1), Yorktown (33/1), Duration (33/1), Double Legend (100/1), Pushover (125/1)

SIR CANFORD ran well despite being unsuited by the emphasis on speed at Chepstow last time and looks capable of winning off this sort of mark. Soramond is an interesting runner back on the Flat having won a maiden hurdle on debut for this yard 2 months ago, while Villanelle produced a career best when winning over C&D 3 weeks ago.