17:00 Leicester

Saturday 2 July 2022

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KLG Rutland Conservatories, Windows And Doors Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 24.27s

(5)

Eagleway^p⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Furtado| OR: 90| D

6/1

Winner at Southwell in January. 50/1, below form sixteenth of 27 in handicap at Ascot (7f, good to firm) 56 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 23-1460

(1)

Divine Magic¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 86| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 9/2, third of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Very much one to consider with valuable claimer taking over.

Form: 2157-33

(4)

Wild Lion²⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 85| D

13/8

Promising individual. 11/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Newcastle (8f). Off 8 months. Has to be taken seriously despite a rather worrying absence.

Form: 24/11-

(7)

Ivasecret²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: George Wood| T: J Butler| OR: 82| D

22/1

Latest win at Lingfield in April. Good second of 6 in handicap (5/1) at Kempton (7f) 24 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 533-162

(3)

Flame of Freedom³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 80| D

20/1

25/1, last of 9 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 16-2669

(6)

Outrun The Storm²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| CD

5/1

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 13/2) 21 days ago, keeping on gamely. Likeable type who warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 128271

Non-Runners

(2)

Persuasion¹⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: T D Barron J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Wild Lion (13/8), Divine Magic (9/4), Outrun The Storm (5/1), Persuasion (11/2), Eagleway (6/1), Flame of Freedom (20/1), Ivasecret (22/1)

DIVINE MAGIC ran well on her reappearance, then shaped better than the result at Newmarket last time, so she gets the marginal vote with a useful apprentice taking over. Wild Lion is an intriguing runner back from an 8-month absence and Outrun The Storm is also of interest in what has the makings of a strong contest for the grade.