20:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Little Leighs Handicap

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 58.76s

(6)

So Sleepy^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 57| BF| D

11/10

Creditable second of 8 in handicap (10/3) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 7 days ago, slowly away. Makes plenty of appeal in such a weak event.

Form: 798032

(8)

Field of View²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 57

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good) 23 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 79-90

(3)

Next Second¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 49| D

7/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 17 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 025816

(4)

Zous Baby^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: E De Giles| OR: 49

20/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 17 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Needs headgear to perk him up.

Form: 339008

(1)

Reckon I'm Hot^p,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rob Hornby| T: G & J Moore| OR: 46

18/5

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Tenth of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Bath (5.7f, good) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 262450

(7)

Lucy Lightfoot¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Johnson| OR: 45| D

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 50/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 16 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 589588

(5)

Storm Melody^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: R Havlin| T: A Stronge| OR: 45| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 7/2) 16 days ago, never nearer. Could be back to form having had more of a break.

Form: 594397

Non-Runners

(2)

Big Time Maybe¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: P S McEntee J: Non Runner

Forecasts

So Sleepy (11/10), Reckon I'm Hot (18/5), Next Second (7/1), Storm Melody (7/1), Big Time Maybe (7/1), Field of View (15/2), Zous Baby (20/1), Lucy Lightfoot (50/1)

SO SLEEPY is on a good mark and was unlucky not to win (met trouble) when runner-up at Lingfield last week, so she's a solid proposition in a thin race. Most of the others have something to prove but Storm Melody and Next Second could emerge as dangers.