16:32 Leicester

Tuesday 10 October 2023

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Kube - Leicester's Premier Event Hire Venue Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 2m 7.93s

(4)

Box To Box²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 91| D

7/1

Second 1¼m Chester win of the year when seeing off 9 rivals on soft ground 24 days ago. Should remain competitive up 3 lb.

Form: 612201

(8)

Beraz⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 88| D

12/1

Good start for this yard with a second and first at Hamilton this summer but his run of good form came to an abrupt halt in the Lanark Silver Bell there 46 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 014/210

(5)

Chelsea Green¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 90

10/1

Showed much-improved form to make winning return at Newmarket (1m) in May. Good third in a French listed race over this trip in July but not at her best when a well-held fourth in 1¼m handicap back at Newmarket 17 days ago.

Form: 27-1034

(9)

Kitsune Power³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Raul Da Silva| T: R Varian| OR: 85| C| D

16/1

Progressed quite well at 3 but he has just one creditable effort to show from his 5 outings this season. Headgear off.

Form: 0-93070

(6)

James McHenry⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 89

12/1

Started the year with wins in 1m handicaps at Ripon and Haydock. Form has levelled off since but he was a creditable third over this trip at Newmarket in July. Hindered by a slow start when below-form fourth in blinkers (quickly discarded) at Ripon last time.

Form: 116036

(11)

Intricacy^p⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 88| D

7/2

Developing a consistent record and scored readily in first-time cheekpieces at Ascot (1¼m) in July. Solid in-frame efforts in strong 3-y-o only events at Goodwood and Newbury since. High on the shortlist.

Form: 422143

(1)

Ziryab⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 87| BF| C

4/1

Got off the mark in a 1m course maiden in June. Unable to make a significant impact in 1¼m handicaps at Royal Ascot and Newmarket since but still early days and retains potential on this first outing since a gelding operation.

Form: 42156

(7)

Fantasy Believer¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 82| D

18/1

Latest win at Newmarket in July. Fourth of 7 in handicap (8/1) at Newbury (1¼m, heavy) 18 days ago. Bit more needed.

Form: 351384

(10)

Forceful Speed^t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 85| D

3/1

Improving 3-y-o who defied the handicapper again to make it 3 in a row at Epsom (1½m) 9 days ago. That was an apprentice event so he escapes a penalty. Obvious claims.

Form: 15-5111

(2)

The City's Phantom^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Spencer| OR: 80| BF| D

18/1

Good second of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (1¼m, good to firm, 9/4) 12 days ago. Races off the same mark here and should be in the shake-up under Hollie Doyle.

Form: 46-0302

Non-Runners

(3)

Southern Voyage²⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: R A Fahey J: O J Orr

Forecasts

Forceful Speed (3/1), Intricacy (7/2), Ziryab (4/1), Box To Box (7/1), Chelsea Green (10/1), Beraz (12/1), James McHenry (12/1), Kitsune Power (16/1), Southern Voyage (16/1), The City's Phantom (18/1), Fantasy Believer (18/1)

FORCEFUL SPEED races off the same mark as when successful at Epsom 9 days ago so should stand a good chance of extending his winning run to 4. Fellow 3-y-os Intricacy and Ziryab, who has his first outing since being gelded, can give him most to do in quite a useful contest.