16:07 Leicester

Saturday 8 July 2023

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Marks Electrical Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 7.74s

(8)

Flower Of Thunder^v1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 63| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 12/1, last of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good) 8 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Becoming well treated but needs to show more before becoming of interest.

Form: 18-8860

(2)

Measured Moments⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Butler| OR: 62

11/1

10/1, picked up from where she left off after 5 months off when second of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 44 days ago, edged out close home. Enters calculations.

Form: 0115-22

(4)

Overactive²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J F Egan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 71

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, got back on track when fourth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (9f, good to firm) 3 weeks ago. More needed back up in trip.

Form: 23-374

(1)

Emily's Eclipse^v1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 70

9/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good) 17 days ago. More severe headgear is enlisted, and the booking of Billy Loughnane is certainly no hinderance.

Form: 215-455

(7)

Nakano¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 70

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Never a threat when ninth of 11 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm, 13/2) 16 days ago, not clear run 2f out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 45-469

(3)

Golden Maverick¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Ian Williams| OR: 67

1/1

Followed up a successful handicap debut with another comfortable success at Southwell. Ran creditably to prove himself over this trip when second of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Every chance he can get back to winning ways.

Form: 731162

(5)

Maffeo Barberini¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 57| C

10/1

Course winner. 12/1, made no impression when eighth of 11 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Continues to fall in the weights without showing any sign of taking advantage so best watched.

Form: 10-0658

Non-Runners

(6)

Calonne²⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: R Brisland J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Golden Maverick (1/1), Overactive (10/3), Calonne (8/1), Emily's Eclipse (9/1), Maffeo Barberini (10/1), Measured Moments (11/1), Flower Of Thunder (16/1), Nakano (22/1)

This can go to GOLDEN MAVERICK, who bounced back to his best on his first try at this trip when finishing runner-up at Newmarket just over 2 weeks ago. Ian Williams' 3-y-o can notch a third victory of the campaign at the expense of Measured Moments, who went close after 5 months off at Chelmsford last time and may have to settle for a third runner-up placing in a row. Emily's Eclipse and Overactive can fight out third spot.