16:15 Leicester

Monday 26 May 2025

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

King Power Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 9.86s

(6)

Arabian Sun³⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 88| D

10/1

Thrice-raced winner. 10/1, 8½ lengths last of 7 to Aomori City in Vintage Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) on final start of truncated 2-y-o campaign. Gelded ahead of this handicap debut and entitled to come on for the run following a 10-month absence.

Form: 217-

(5)

Sea Baaeed²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: R Hughes| OR: 88

18/1

Thrice-raced winner. 10/3, second of 4 in novice at Salisbury (7f, firm) 22 days ago. Improvement will be needed now handicapping but that's entirely possible given his profile.

Form: 1-52

(2)

Huscal^b1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: C Hills| OR: 86| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, very good third of 6 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. This drop back in trip will probably work in his favour and likely to be on the premises, provided he takes well to the first-time blinkers.

Form: 611-73

(7)

Blue Zodiac²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M L W Bell| OR: 86

33/1

12¼ lengths last of 11 to Coto De Caza in Cornwallis Stakes (100/1) at Newmarket (5f, good to soft) on final start of her 2-y-o campaign. Opposable on return/handicap debut.

Form: 613010-

(10)

Fondo Blanco⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian| OR: 85| BF| D

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. 9/4, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Every inch a leading player off the same mark for top yard that has saddled the winner of this handicap a couple of times in recent years.

Form: 31-22

(9)

Crestofdistinction^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 85| D

9/2

Promising type. 3/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 12-runner maiden at Kempton (6f) 21 days ago. Further progress likely now that he ventures down the handicap route off what looks a fair opening mark.

Form: 32-1

(8)

Prince Of India^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 84

6/1

Two wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (7f, good to firm, evens) 16 days ago. 4 lb rise fair and while this is a tougher race, he has to enter calculations.

Form: 494-121

(3)

Santa Savana²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Wood| T: B R Millman| OR: 83| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Good second of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good, 13/2) 24 days ago. Live each-way contender.

Form: 8644-82

(4)

Peter The Wolf⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Edward Greatrex| T: W Greatrex| OR: 82

16/1

10/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 48 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run, but others make more appeal for win purposes all the same.

Form: 83266-3

(1)

Balzarini⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Egan| T: J Butler| OR: 82

28/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, firm, 28/1) 9 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3066-56

(11)

Hucklesbrook¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: R A Teal| OR: 81| D

9/1

Good fifth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Ascot (6f, firm) 17 days ago. That run will have blown away the cobwebs and he's of strong interest off the same mark.

Form: 84521-5

(13)

Jewel Of London⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Knight| OR: 80| D

50/1

40/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 49 days ago and she looks set for another struggle.

Form: 44961-9

(12)

Platinum Crystal⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73| D

80/1

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Newcastle in March. Only eighth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 48 days ago (slowly away) and while her yard sent out the winner of this race last year and in 2019, this filly needs to bounce back.

Form: 763-18

Forecasts

Fondo Blanco (16/5), Huscal (4/1), Crestofdistinction (9/2), Prince Of India (6/1), Santa Savana (15/2), Hucklesbrook (9/1), Arabian Sun (10/1), Peter The Wolf (16/1), Sea Baaeed (18/1), Balzarini (28/1), Blue Zodiac (33/1), Jewel Of London (50/1), Platinum Crystal (80/1)

The pick of several appealing candidates is HUCKLESBROOK, who was progressive at 2 yrs and shaped well on his recent reappearance at Ascot. Crestofdistinction opened his account at Kempton three weeks ago and looks a big threat now pitched into a handicap off a plausible mark, while Fondo Blanco is highly likely to be in the thick of things once again and cases can also be made for both Huscal and Prince of India.