17:25 Leicester

Thursday 20 July 2023

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William Hill In Play Racing Handicap

Off time: 17:28 | Winning time: 1m 25.46s

(16)

Senor Pockets¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 57

16/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm, 7/1) 19 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 00-3643

(14)

Scramble²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Levey| T: C Allen| OR: 57

12/1

Fair fourth of 7 in maiden at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 28/1) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut and not ruled out.

Form: 634634

(4)

Irish Dessert¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: H Spiller| OR: 56

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago, left with lot to do. Considered.

Form: 07-964

(8)

Barleybrown^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 54

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Chepstow (6.1f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 079-73

(12)

Get Busy⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: J Gallagher| OR: 53

40/1

Below-par fourth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (6f, good, 18/1) 9 days ago. More is required if he's to get off the mark.

Form: 878-744

(10)

Giddy Aunt²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: J G Portman| OR: 53

15/2

20/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 22 days ago, not knocked about. Enters calculations.

Form: 788-066

(2)

Pete The Brief^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 53

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 30 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 7494

(6)

Milvus^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: D J Coakley| OR: 52

6/1

12/1 and visored for 1st time, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 14 days ago, nearest finish having gone keenly. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 09-0074

(5)

Stintino Sunset^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 50

17/2

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 14/1) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 466337

(9)

Bernie The Bear^v1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 49

10/3

9/4, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Visor on 1st time and one to consider.

Form: 243-223

(1)

Twilight Jazz^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Theodore Ladd| T: M Appleby| OR: 49

7/1

17/2, good second of 7 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 13 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 267932

(15)

Guidance²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 45

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Needs to build on it now.

Form: 70-03

(7)

Wood Farm Wag²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 45

80/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm, 33/1) 24 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 9-56906

(11)

Back In Tennessee^p1,h1⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 45

66/1

First run since leaving Paul George when last of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Southwell (8.1f). Off 97 days. First run for yard after leaving Victor Dartnall. Hood on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 07054-0

(3)

Roxy's Charm³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 45

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-09

Non-Runners

(13)

Harry The Haggler²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: S C Williams J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Bernie The Bear (10/3), Harry The Haggler (4/1), Milvus (6/1), Pete The Brief (13/2), Twilight Jazz (7/1), Giddy Aunt (15/2), Stintino Sunset (17/2), Irish Dessert (9/1), Scramble (12/1), Barleybrown (12/1), Senor Pockets (16/1), Guidance (25/1), Get Busy (40/1), Roxy's Charm (66/1), Back In Tennessee (66/1), Wood Farm Wag (80/1)

A case can be made for lots of these but TWILIGHT JAZZ arrives in very good nick and is taken to go one better than her recent Beverley second. Milvus should also have a say, especially if settling better, while Harry The Haggler is weighted to go well too and must enter calculations.