15:50 Leicester

Monday 28 October 2024

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Happy Birthday Hamish Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 56.27s

(6)

Bet Me^h,t1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 80

22/1

Last of 6 in handicap (16/1) at Goodwood (9f, heavy) 33 days ago and, with similar conditions forecast here, she is probably worth taking on. Tongue strap on 1st time. Yard also saddles Angel Mac.

Form: 387646

(2)

Hartswood²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73| D

17/2

Latest win at Doncaster in September. 25/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 28 days ago. Would have a chance if on-song but has struggled on the previous occasions that he has encountered heavy going, which is forecast here.

Form: 350910

(5)

Marsh Benham^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: N Callan| T: George Baker| OR: 72| D

15/2

Ungenuine type. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Brighton (8f, heavy, 5/2) 11 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. 4 lb rise manageable and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 339161

(1)

Turn Up The Heat¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 75

5/2

Fourth of 6 in novice (15/2) at Haydock (8f, soft) when last seen in July. Proved that she handles testing conditions when runner-up at Bath during the spring and this 3-y-o could have a part to play.

Form: 6-42944

(3)

Equion¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: A W Carroll| OR: 68| CD

11/8

7/2, career best when landing a 10-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy) 13 days ago, readily. Remains on a winning mark up 5 lb and another bold show on the cards.

Form: 043621

(4)

Run For The Sun⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Edward Greatrex| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 68

14/1

Third of 5 in handicap (7/2) at Ffos Las (8f, soft) 83 days ago. Down another 2 lb and there ability is certainly there for her to win a race or two. Chance,

Form: 2445-33

(8)

Angel Mac¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 63

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 11 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 3980

(7)

Alfie Boy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Faye McManoman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60

10/1

12/1, last of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 21 days ago, met some trouble. Moving back up in trip will help and, now 4 lb below last winning mark, he's not without hope.

Form: 304670

Non-Runners

(9)

Forca Timao⁴⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: M Pattinson J: Paddy Bradley

(10)

Golden Sands²⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: M Appleby J: Alistair Rawlinson

Forecasts

Equion (11/8), Turn Up The Heat (5/2), Marsh Benham (15/2), Golden Sands (8/1), Hartswood (17/2), Alfie Boy (10/1), Run For The Sun (14/1), Forca Timao (20/1), Bet Me (22/1), Angel Mac (40/1)

Both winners under testing conditions recently, EQUION and Marsh Benham can be expected to come to the fore once again. There isn't much to choose between them, with marginal preference for the former who did the job well over this C&D recently and he remains on a winning mark up 5 lb. Marsh Benham has two ways of running but he will be a serious threat if able to reproduce the form of his career-best display at Brighton 11 days ago. Turn Up The Heat is third choice ahead of Run For The Sun.