13:40 Leicester

Monday 25 October 2021

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LeicesterRaces Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Nursery

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 1m 30.97s

(8)

Acklam Gold^p³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: N Tinkler| OR: 57

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden who wasn't seen to best effect when fifth of 12 in nursery at Newcastle (7.1f) 34 days ago, never nearer. Likely to be in the mix.

Form: 97845

(7)

Quickdrawmcgraw¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: Evan Williams| OR: 57

12/1

Showed more than previously after 4 months off when sixth of 10 in a C&D novice (heavy, 250/1) 13 days ago. Makes handicap bow and further improvement not ruled out.

Form: 706

(1)

Albus Anne⁸⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: J C Fox| OR: 56

12/1

Well held in novice events/maiden but at least gets a crack at low-grade nurseries now.

Form: 099

(10)

Major Gatsby¹⁶⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Tate| T: W G M Turner| OR: 53

28/1

Little impact in novice events/maiden and now steps up in trip for nursery debut back from a break. Has been gelded.

Form: 740

(2)

Surrey Territories^t,v¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 52

10/1

No impact in 3 novice events. Switch to handicaps needs to bring about improvement.

Form: 000

(6)

Petal Power⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 49| BF

7/2

Maiden who posted another creditable effort when fourth of 14 in nursery at Kempton (8f, 10/1) 6 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 075324

(9)

Greta Bridge³³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: T Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 49

9/1

Ran best race when excellent second of 16 in nursery at Redcar (8f, good to firm) 33 days ago. The winner of that race has gone in again since, so a 4-lb rise looks very fair.

Form: 677362

(4)

Who's Ur Dandy⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 49

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden who showed more than previously when sixth of 14 on nursery debut at Kempton (8f) 6 days ago. Needs another step forward, but that's possible.

Form: 8906

(3)

Bella Caelia^b²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan| OR: 45

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden who showed more than previously in first-time blinkers when fifth of 11 in nursery at Brighton (7f, heavy, 12/1) 20 days ago, never nearer. Merits consideration.

Form: 8775

(12)

Laoch Gach La³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Berry| OR: 45

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden who showed first form when third of 12 in 7.1f nursery at Newcastle (80/1) 34 days ago. Remains to be seen if he's able to back that up.

Form: 68583

(11)

True Company⁶³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: David Egan| T: S Kirk| OR: 45

40/1

Little impact in varied events.

Form: 00075

(5)

Falmouth Ballerina²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 45

150/1

Well held in maidens/novice event. Into handicaps now and it's hard to see her making the required improvement.

Form: 000

Forecasts

Petal Power (7/2), Bella Caelia (9/2), Who's Ur Dandy (9/2), Acklam Gold (11/2), Greta Bridge (9/1), Surrey Territories (10/1), Albus Anne (12/1), Quickdrawmcgraw (12/1), Major Gatsby (28/1), Laoch Gach La (33/1), True Company (40/1), Falmouth Ballerina (150/1)

BELLA CAELIA proved that she handles testing conditions when finishing a never-nearer fifth on her nursery debut at Brighton recently and that could count for plenty here, so she’s put forward as the answer. Greta Bridge was runner-up to a subsequent winner on her most recent start at Redcar but that effort came on a sound surface. Acklam Gold and Petal Power complete the shortlist.