15:25 Leicester

Monday 25 October 2021

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Happy 50th Birthday Jennifer Stone Claiming Stakes

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 1m 29.04s

(6)

Tipperary Tiger^v1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 79

2/1

Fairly useful gelding. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Ayr (6f, soft, 20/1) 18 days ago. Visor on first time. Big player dropping into a claimer.

Form: 2-57085

(8)

Levendi¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: P Charalambous

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 14 in C&D novice (heavy) 13 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 79

(2)

Merry Secret^p³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 68| CD

15/2

Fair gelding. C&D winner. Four wins from 16 runs this year. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 32 days ago.

Form: 224405

(3)

Imperial Eight^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 65| D

16/5

Fair filly. Visored first time, career best when winning 6-runner novice at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 9 days ago, forging clear. Another prominent showing on cards.

Form: 223481

(7)

Deception Valley¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 48

66/1

Modest gelding. 15/2, ninth of 11 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to soft). Off 154 days. Others preferred.

Form: 9-55079

(5)

Emjaytwentythree⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 62| CD

10/3

Fair gelding. C&D selling winner in October. 13/2, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) 6 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 385619

(11)

Glinbury³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66

10/1

Fair gelding. Has struggled in handicaps of late but he may fare better in this les competitive scenario.

Form: 2-02570

(9)

Graffa¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco Ghiani| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 34

250/1

Poor form. 200/1, last of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford (1m) 18 days ago.

Form: 0900

(1)

Habanero Star^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Havlin| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 48| BF

7/1

Modest filly. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 822428

(4)

Midnight Luck¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: H Spiller

125/1

125/1, twelfth of 14 in C&D novice (heavy) on debut 13 days ago. Will need to leave that well behind.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(10)

Silk Tie⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: P D Evans J: James Doyle

Forecasts

Tipperary Tiger (2/1), Imperial Eight (16/5), Emjaytwentythree (10/3), Habanero Star (7/1), Merry Secret (15/2), Silk Tie (8/1), Glinbury (10/1), Levendi (40/1), Deception Valley (66/1), Midnight Luck (125/1), Graffa (250/1)

TIPPERARY TIGER has found it tough going from handicap marks in the 80s lately but is a potential class act now dropping into a claimer and testing ground is no concern after his win in the mud last backend. Recent Catterick winner Imperial Eight rates an obvious danger, while Glinbury is another who has struggled in handicaps of late but may find life easier at this level.