16:35 Leicester

Monday 25 October 2021

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Balaclava Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 1m 1.93s

(2)

Lipsink^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 87| D

20/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in September. 20/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good) 12 days ago, going off too hard. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 86-0016

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(1)

Ey Up It's Maggie^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 85| BF| D

13/8

4/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, heavy) 7 days ago. Present mark leaves little margin for error, but she should be on the premises all the same.

Form: 335643

(5)

Spoof¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Hills| OR: 84| D

13/2

Latest win at Chester in June. Below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at York (5f, soft, 15/2) 17 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor, but others are more appealing.

Form: 175640

(6)

Ishvara^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: James Doyle| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81| D

10/1

Unreliable type. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Below form third of 6 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 5/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and will be a threat if on a going day.

Form: 020703

(3)

Tawny Port^t²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 80| D

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 25/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) when last seen in March. Respected back on turf off a lower mark.

Form: 334554

(4)

Ventura Flame¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 76| D

9/2

Three wins from 16 runs this year. 9/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, heavy) 14 days ago. Should make her presence felt once more.

Form: 530132

(7)

Four Adaay²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 74| BF| D

3/1

Three wins from 11 runs this year. 2/1, creditable second of 6 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Mark unchanged and she's one of the likelier winners.

Form: 246632

Forecasts

Ey Up It's Maggie (13/8), Four Adaay (3/1), Ventura Flame (9/2), Spoof (13/2), Ishvara (10/1), Tawny Port (16/1), Lipsink (20/1)

It's been well over two years since TAWNY PORT last hit the target on turf, but he goes well in the mud and is worth chancing back from a break here off a potentially very handy mark, some 14 lb lower than for his latest all-weather success. Ey Up It's Maggie has been knocking on the door of late and Ishvara is capable when on-song, but Ventura Flame and Four Adaay rate the main dangers.