14:00 Leicester

Monday 20 September 2021

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Watch On Racing TV Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 1m 44.05s

(10)

Neptune's Wonder^v¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Louis Steward| T: H Palmer| OR: 71

40/1

Last of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Kempton (8f) 16 days ago. Needs to cast that effort firmly aside.

Form: 6105-90

(9)

Thunder Lily²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: S Durack| OR: 70| D

10/3

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (7/4) at Chepstow (8.1f, firm) 21 days ago, running on. Merits consideration up 5 lb.

Form: 355531

(13)

Evening Song¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: Rae Guest| OR: 70

5/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Salisbury (8f, good) 18 days ago, nearest finish. Unexposed over this sort of trip.

Form: 682443

(1)

Asamosa^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

11/1

Fourth of 7 in maiden at Chelmsford City (8f, 13/2) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement for top yard.

Form: 8-44

(11)

Mashkoorah³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 68

16/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 15/2) 34 days ago, finding less than looked likely.

Form: 815-355

(7)

Imperial Eight^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Harley| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/2 and cheekpieces on for first time, bit below form fourth of 9 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must step up.

Form: 2234

(2)

Rhyme Scheme^t,v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 59

11/1

Winner at Brighton in August. Visored for first time, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm, 16/1) 7 days ago, though was denied a clear run.

Form: 348145

(3)

Hurricane Helen²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 62| D

9/2

5/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Ffos Las (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago, plenty in hand. Expected to be bang there even after 8 lb rise.

Form: 457121

(14)

Just Amber³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 62

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 13 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 9/1) 33 days ago, barely adequate test.

Form: 6383

(6)

Finery^h1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 52| D

40/1

Blinkered for first time, last of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good, 18/1) 38 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Hooded for first time.

Form: 400-808

(4)

Lady Monica⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: R Ffrench| T: M Appleby| OR: 48

66/1

Latest win at Brighton in June. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 10/3) 83 days ago. Others more persuasive from 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 0-30510

(5)

Available Angel²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: J Mackie| OR: 53| D

5/1

Winner at Yarmouth in August. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm, 10/3) 20 days ago. That race may have come too soon a week on from victory.

Form: 022315

Non-Runners

(8)

Janie Jones⁴⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: M R Channon J: Hollie Doyle

(12)

Ask The Wind⁴⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Thunder Lily (10/3), Hurricane Helen (9/2), Evening Song (5/1), Available Angel (5/1), Just Amber (10/1), Rhyme Scheme (11/1), Asamosa (11/1), Ask The Wind (14/1), Mashkoorah (16/1), Janie Jones (16/1), Imperial Eight (22/1), Finery (40/1), Neptune's Wonder (40/1), Lady Monica (66/1)

HURRICANE HELEN turned a Ffos Las handicap into a one-sided affair a month ago so an 8 lb rise is perfectly justified. She may not yet have reached her limit so could well be the answer. Thundering Lily also arrives on the up, while Asamosa is the potential big improver.