16:20 Leicester

Saturday 27 April 2024

All13:3014:0514:3715:1215:4516:2016:55

Coors Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 2m 19.86s

(3)

Favorite Boy¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 62

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Last of 9 on Southwell handicap debut in November. Still early days but tough to make a case for after that.

Form: 3599-

(2)

Escarpment^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 62

12/1

Third at Wolverhampton and Kempton in February. Ran badly when last of 5 at Chelmsford latest but had form in the mud at the start of his career and well treated if staging a revival.

Form: 0-50335

(10)

City Escape^b,e/s³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 58| D

12/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Hasn't fired in 3 comeback outings has dropped to a good mark if bouncing back to form.

Form: 347-588

(8)

Lost In Time^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: William Carson| T: D K Ivory| OR: 57| D

12/1

Latest win at Lingfield in December. Tenth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Chelmsford (1¼m) 14 days ago, finding little. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6616-60

(7)

Macho Sun⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 57

5/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) on reappearance 7 days ago. The return to 1¼m should suit. Considered.

Form: 75260-6

(9)

Fougere¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D K Ivory| OR: 56| BF

4/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm, 4/1) on reappearance 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 05355-6

(11)

Break Point¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 55

40/1

Showed ability at the start of his career but down the field on all 4 starts for current yard.

Form: 750-880

(1)

Foursome⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: Olly Williams| OR: 54| BF| D

7/2

Came good over this trip on heavy ground at Nottingham last autumn. Arrives fit from hurdling. Could go well.

Form: 405312-

(4)

Oceana Orange²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 52

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 125/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Southwell (11f) 27 days ago. Makes turf debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 8890

(5)

Roman Tempest¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Davies| T: S Dow| OR: 52| D

11/1

10/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Brighton (1¼m, heavy) last October, well on top finish. Claims if ready to roll after 6 months off.

Form: 773501-

(6)

Bletchley Storm⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M Wigham| OR: 52

6/1

Winner at Southwell in February. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Brighton (1¼m, good, 4/1) 7 days ago, missing break.

Form: 9-40168

Forecasts

Foursome (7/2), Fougere (4/1), Macho Sun (5/1), Bletchley Storm (6/1), Favorite Boy (9/1), Roman Tempest (11/1), City Escape (12/1), Lost In Time (12/1), Escarpment (12/1), Oceana Orange (33/1), Break Point (40/1)

The way that MACHO SUN finished off his race over 1m at Nottingham last weekend suggests this return to a longer trip will suit and he might prove the answer to this open-looking handicap. Foursome won in the mud on the Flat last autumn and is fit from hurdling so she's a possible threat. Escarpment and City Escape are down to dangerous marks and also entering the reckoning.