15:50 Leicester

Monday 25 September 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Dale Hall & Hickman Associates Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 59.42s

(4)

Wakai Umi¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 73| D

80/1

Possibly needed the run after 5 months off when last of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Salisbury (5f, good to firm). Off another 4 months since, though.

Form: 1211-60

(12)

Speedacus^v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72| D

5/1

Latest win at Doncaster in July. Stretched by longer trip when sixth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to soft, 11/1) 11 days ago. Merits consideration with visor back on.

Form: 717546

(9)

Four Adaay^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: P J McDonald| T: B R Millman| OR: 72| D

6/1

Again shaped well when second of 11 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good to firm, 11/2) 10 days ago, faring best of those from off the pace. Can get back to winning ways.

Form: 234332

(8)

Sera Dawn³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 72| D

8/1

Latest win at Catterick in April. Below-par effort when fifth of 7 in handicap (16/5) at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 31 days ago, slowly away. Had been in good form previously, though.

Form: 144345

(10)

Cinque Verde¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 72| D

25/1

Confirmed return to form when fourth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 16 days ago. Further improvement required off her current mark.

Form: 616724

(5)

Sarah's Verse⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: David Egan| T: R Harris| OR: 70| D

9/2

Shaped as if still in form when eighth of 16 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good, 12/1) 9 days ago, again on the backfoot after a slow start. Needs everything to drop right.

Form: 652358

(6)

Fortunate Star³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 71| D

9/1

Winner at Nottingham in May. 17/2 and blinkered for 1st time, well below form when seventh of 8 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good) 35 days ago. Headgear quickly discarded.

Form: 521437

(11)

Herakles³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| D

28/1

Failed to build on promise of previous run when ninth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 30 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Bryan Smart.

Form: 1-30859

(7)

Glamorous Express^t⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 61| D

50/1

C&D winner but struggling for form at present, in first-time tongue strap when fifth of 6 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good, 22/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 99-8675

(1)

Wiley Post^b³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: Saffie Osborne| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59| D

40/1

Never landed a blow when fifth of 7 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good) 31 days ago, plugging on. Others preferred.

Form: 9-53675

(2)

Gustav Graves¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 55| BF| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Step back in the right direction on his last 2 starts, though, second of 11 in handicap (16/5) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 16 days ago.

Form: 564452

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(3)

Buddy's Beauty⁴¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J Gallagher J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Buddy's Beauty (3/1), Sarah's Verse (9/2), Speedacus (5/1), Gustav Graves (11/2), Four Adaay (6/1), Sera Dawn (8/1), Fortunate Star (9/1), Cinque Verde (25/1), Herakles (28/1), Wiley Post (40/1), Glamorous Express (50/1), Wakai Umi (80/1)

FOUR ADAAY shaped well in defeat once more when runner-up at Sandown on her latest outing, finishing best of those to come from off the pace, so she could be ready to return to winning ways. Heading the list of dangers is C&D winner Buddy's Beauty, ahead of Speedacus.