16:00 Leicester

Tuesday 17 October 2023

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Happy Anniversary VI & Ken Dempster Nursery

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 54.19s

(10)

Likleman²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Johnston| OR: 55

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, seventh of 11 in nursery at Newcastle (7.1f) 28 days ago, slowly away. More is required.

Form: 74057

(4)

Time Signature^v²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: W J Knight| OR: 55

6/1

9/2, seventh of 11 in nursery at Kempton (7f) 29 days ago, slowly away. Visor back on. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 088797

(1)

Weston Court⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: L P Keniry| T: R Harris| OR: 54

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, below form sixth of 13 in nursery at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 09646

(2)

Trust Time¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 53

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Pontefract (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward on his handicap debut.

Form: 765

(7)

Factorforfurniture¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 52

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ronald Thompson when last of 7 in minor event (125/1) at Catterick (7f, soft) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut with lots to prove for his new yard.

Form: 007

(9)

Chris's Mate²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R Brisland| OR: 47

3/1

Off 3 months and much improved when second of 6 in nursery at Yarmouth (8f, soft) 26 days ago. Weighted to go well despite taking a 2 lb rise in his bid for a breakthrough success.

Form: 0992

(6)

Bellestarr²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 45

11/1

Arrives below par, only fourth of 5 in nursery at Newcastle (10.2f) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 830434

(5)

Tres Chic⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: David Egan| T: J S Moore| OR: 45

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted a good fourth of 9 in nursery (28/1) at Brighton (7f, good) 7 days ago. Not ruled out off the same mark.

Form: 0004

(8)

Budding Poet^p1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 45

11/2

Poor maiden. Creditable fifth of 8 in nursery at Redcar (8f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and no forlorn hope.

Form: 487865

(3)

Ensign Wilson^p⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: George Rooke| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 18 in nursery here (6f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 0099

Forecasts

Chris's Mate (3/1), Weston Court (9/2), Budding Poet (11/2), Time Signature (6/1), Likleman (13/2), Tres Chic (11/1), Bellestarr (11/1), Factorforfurniture (11/1), Trust Time (28/1), Ensign Wilson (40/1)

Most of these arrive with a question mark against them so this looks an excellent opportunity for CHRIS'S MATE to go one better than his very good Yarmouth second last time out and get off the mark. Tres Chic could prove the main danger to Robyn Brisland's colt on the back of her good Brigthon fourth ahead of Budding Poet and Weston Court.