15:57 Leicester

Tuesday 10 October 2023

All13:3714:1214:4715:2215:5716:3217:0717:40

Everards Of Leicestershire Handicap

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 59.44s

(3)

Carmela¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: D Loughnane| OR: 80| D

12/1

Failed to come on for reappearance when ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm). Off 134 days and this is a drop in class.

Form: 8570-59

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(8)

Almaty Star^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: R Varian| OR: 80| D

11/2

Sent off 1/10 and made most of a soft opening when winning 4-runner maiden at Lingfield (5f, AW) 24 days ago, soon clear. Mark back in a handicap looks very fair.

Form: 36-2641

(5)

Ey Up It's Maggie^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 79| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Ripon in August. 7/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 505514

(6)

Gemini Star²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 78| D

11/2

Winner at Thirsk on second career start in April. 12/1, very good second of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 2-1252

(4)

Faustus^v²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 78| D

18/1

Latest win at Brighton in August. 20/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 27 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 761250

(7)

Zargun¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: S Dixon| OR: 78| D

22/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventeenth of 19 in handicap at York (5f, soft, 66/1) 17 days ago. Clearly needs everything to fall right.

Form: 70970-0

(10)

Level Up^b⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 76| D

13/2

Five wins from 18 runs this year. Latest win at Ffos Las in July. Good second of 7 in handicap at Bath (5f, soft, 4/1) 8 days ago, just failing. Blinkers back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 141842

(9)

Speedacus^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| BF| CD

18/5

C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win here in September. Good second of 9 in handicap (11/4) at Hamilton (5f, soft) 8 days ago. Shortlist material given current mood.

Form: 754612

(11)

Four Adaay¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 72| D

14/1

6/1, bit below form 3 lengths sixth of 11 to Speedacus in handicap at this C&D (good) 15 days ago.

Form: 343326

(2)

Rambuso Creek²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 72| DWS

11/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to soft, 9/2) 26 days ago. Since had a breathing op.

Form: 8-90345

(1)

Ernest Rutherford^p,t⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| D

40/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, soft, 6/1) 78 days ago.

Form: 588208

Forecasts

Speedacus (18/5), Rambuso Creek (11/2), Gemini Star (11/2), Almaty Star (11/2), Ey Up It's Maggie (13/2), Level Up (13/2), Carmela (12/1), Four Adaay (14/1), Faustus (18/1), Zargun (22/1), Ernest Rutherford (40/1)

Having won a C&D last month, SPEEDACUS recorded another excellent effort when finding only a 3-y-o a short-head too good at Hamilton 8 days ago. He's 1 lb lower here so makes plenty of appeal, with Almaty Star and Level Up feared most.