15:45 Leicester

Thursday 18 July 2024

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Nelson Restaurant For Classic Raceday Dining Handicap

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 32.8s

(5)

Lincoln Rockstar^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado| OR: 60| BF| D

2/1

Pair of wins at Beverley (1½m) this year. Good second of 10 at Nottingham (1¾m, good to soft, 11/4) 12 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 75-1512

(8)

All Blues^b,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁵⁾| T: T R Gretton| OR: 60

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat in Ireland. Poor form over hurdles since joining this yard. Best watched back on the Flat.

Form: 46/70-

(4)

Angelica K⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Farragher| T: S Hodgson| OR: 59

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Windsor (1¼m, heavy) 73 days ago. Less exposed than a lot of these.

Form: 36063

(2)

Escarpment^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 59| D

9/2

Finally got off the mark in 7-runner handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 15 days ago, kept up to work. Should remain very competitive after a 3 lb rise.

Form: 509421

(9)

Spring Chorus²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 58| D

5/1

Winner at Beverley (1½m) in May but only 6¼ lengths seventh of 8 to Lincoln Rockstar back there since.

Form: 504-017

(3)

Pablo Prince¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: K Jewell| OR: 57| D

22/1

Has drawn a blank since Lingfield AW success in January 2023. Fourth of 6 in handicap there (AW again) 19 days ago. This is a rare outing on turf.

Form: 4-86054

(7)

Rose Light²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: William Cox| T: A Forbes| OR: 55

10/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Southwell in January. Good second of 8 in C&D handicap (good to firm) 21 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently.

Form: 516572

(6)

Caramay^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 52| BF

16/5

Winner at Windsor (1¼m) in May. Creditable second of 6 in handicap at Ffos Las (1¼m, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Big player if her stamina holds now stepping up in trip.

Form: 250-152

Non-Runners

(1)

Keeper³¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: Miss C Dyson J: Christian Howarth

Forecasts

Lincoln Rockstar (2/1), Caramay (16/5), Escarpment (9/2), Spring Chorus (5/1), Rose Light (10/1), Angelica K (12/1), Pablo Prince (22/1), Keeper (66/1), All Blues (125/1)

LINCOLN ROCKSTAR has had a fine spell since joining Ivan Furtado and might be good for another win. It's taken a while but Escarpment finally came good at Musselburgh last time and is second choice ahead of Caramay.