20:30 Leicester

Thursday 27 June 2024

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Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 45.18s

(4)

Salamanca Lad^b,t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: David Egan| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 64

7/2

9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 8 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 10-4363

(2)

Etretat¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Johnston| OR: 62

16/1

Respectable fourth of 7 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good, 11/1) 12 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 494064

(5)

Monks Mead¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 61| BF| D

9/2

Below-par fourth of 8 in handicap (7/4) at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Has good chance at these weights if back on his A-game.

Form: 13-3624

(1)

Magnificent Match¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Eddery| OR: 61| D

2/1

Winner at Yarmouth in April. 11/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: 612587

(6)

Solo Solataire¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Appleby| OR: 60

20/1

66/1, first run since leaving Patrick Gallagher when tenth of 13 in maiden at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) on UK debut 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 0-440

(8)

Excel In Space²⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60

66/1

Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in minor event (150/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 9 months ago on his final run for Michael Mulvany. Needs to hit the ground running for his new handler.

Form: 330080-

(7)

Hey Big Spender^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: W J Haggas| OR: 57

9/1

Lope De Vega colt who came in eleventh of 13 in maiden at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft, 20/1) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut and should have more to offer.

Form: 090

(3)

Aspire To Glory^h,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 52

9/2

Kickstarted 2024 with success at Lingfield in January and has continued in very good form, second of 9 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good) 7 days ago. Player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 1-13542

Forecasts

Magnificent Match (2/1), Salamanca Lad (7/2), Monks Mead (9/2), Aspire To Glory (9/2), Hey Big Spender (9/1), Etretat (16/1), Solo Solataire (20/1), Excel In Space (66/1)

A few with chances but the vote goes to ASPIRE TO GLORY who arrives in very good nick and can now go one better than at Ripon last time out and gain a deserved second success of 2024. Salamanca Lad is next on the list on the back of his good recent third at the same track ahead of handily-weighted Monks Mead.