16:55 Leicester

Friday 14 April 2023

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Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 6.89s

(5)

Shoot To Kill¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane⁽⁵⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 76| D

13/2

25/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 18 days ago, looking stretched by the step up in trip. Returns to 1m with excellent claimer booked but he needs to prove himself on this sort of ground.

Form: 50-0086

(2)

Emperor Caradoc¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 76

4/1

6f novice winner at 2yrs and progressed again to double career tally at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft) last summer. Not at best when seventh in 20-runner Doncaster handicap (7f) final start but he's effective with plenty of give underfoot and not ruled out on return.

Form: 1/37147-

(7)

Hiromichi¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon| OR: 72| D

9/4

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 7/2) 18 days ago, doing it a shade cosily. Conditions will hold no fears back on turf and of interest from 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 1413-71

(1)

Endued³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 72

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, respectable sixth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 32 days ago. Switches to turf for his handicap debut and interesting what the market makes of him.

Form: 5426

(3)

Cubanista^p¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 68

9/2

Did the job well when opening his account at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) in June and ran with credit both starts over 7f here thereafter. Not himself with cheekpieces left off (refitted here) at Newmarket final start and still an air of unfinished business about him at 1m.

Form: 412640-

(6)

Diffident Spirit²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson| T: T Kent| OR: 68| D

11/2

Dual winner on turf at up to 1m who proved more miss than hit in 6 starts on AW during the summer of last year, ninth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford 91m) in August. Absent since and another who may well be best guided by the market.

Form: 767269-

(4)

Caesar Nero¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Charles Hills when last of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 66/1) 14 days ago, racing midfield and beaten over 2f out. This should reveal more.

Form: 065-0

Forecasts

Hiromichi (9/4), Emperor Caradoc (4/1), Cubanista (9/2), Diffident Spirit (11/2), Endued (11/2), Shoot To Kill (13/2), Caesar Nero (33/1)

A 3-time winner last year, HIROMICHI took a marked step forward from his reappearance run and ultimately scored a shade cosily at Lingfield 18 days ago and, with forecast conditions posing no fears returned to turf, he could well be up to adding to his tally here. Cubanista, on return/back at 1m, and Emperor Caradoc may emerge as the chief threats.