18:00 Leicester

Saturday 10 May 2025

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Sam Chapman 40th Birthday Celebration Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 10.63s

(14)

Travis^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: G A Harker| OR: 60| D

10/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Doncaster (7f, good) 15 days ago and he needs to bounce back.

Form: 0077-87

(8)

Classy Clarets^h⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 60

28/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. 25/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 41 days ago, never nearer. 0-11 on turf and he's opposable on debut for new yard.

Form: 71-5790

(4)

Ideal Guest^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: H Bethell| OR: 60

4/1

5/1 and hooded for 1st time, second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 14 days ago, slowly away. Merits consideration.

Form: 1/800-02

(1)

Beauzon¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ian Williams| OR: 59| D

22/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form but, as things stand, he looks set for another struggle.

Form: 26-7779

(13)

Silky Robin^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 57| D

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Brighton (6f, good to firm, 15/2) 11 days ago, responding well. Enters calculations off this 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 229361

(11)

Arc Shadowfax²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 56| D

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 6/1) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal form a win point of view.

Form: 54-3736

(10)

Antiphon^v1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Michael Keady| OR: 56| BF| D

9/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 9/4, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Now tried in a visor and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 7-08905

(5)

Raft Up^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S D Bowen| T: H Bethell| OR: 56| BF| D

11/2

Latest win at Newcastle in March. 5/2, eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 14 days ago, taking record on turf to 0-13.

Form: 511628

(9)

Heroism^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Gray| T: T D Barron| OR: 55| D

20/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good, 12/1) 18 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 9807-60

(12)

Mrs Trump¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 54| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Becoming well treated and she could have a part to play.

Form: 1063-53

(6)

Edvard Grieg^b1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: George Wood| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 50

15/2

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good to firm, 9/2) 11 days ago. Down in trip and now tried in blinkers. Opposable.

Form: 880-554

(2)

Lady In Havana¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 50| D

12/1

Good 2¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Silky Robin in handicap at Brighton (6f, good to firm, 16/1) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 700-494

(3)

Pembrokeshire^h,b1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: M Appleby| OR: 47| D

9/1

Fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 8/1) 14 days ago. Hopes pinned on the first-time blinkers sparling a return to form.

Form: 7-67985

(7)

Ishe Worth Agamble^t¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 46

22/1

Last of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (7.1f). Off 133 days and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 698530-

Forecasts

Ideal Guest (4/1), Raft Up (11/2), Arc Shadowfax (15/2), Edvard Grieg (15/2), Pembrokeshire (9/1), Antiphon (9/1), Silky Robin (10/1), Travis (10/1), Lady In Havana (12/1), Mrs Trump (16/1), Heroism (20/1), Ishe Worth Agamble (22/1), Beauzon (22/1), Classy Clarets (28/1)

ANTIPHON has slipped to an attractive mark and, having shaped as though he may be coming to hand at Windsor recently, he is taken to strike in a first-time visor. Silky Robin opened his account at Brighton last time and is feared, along with Ideal Guest. who was a good second over this C&D recently. Mrs Trump is another for the shortlist.