15:30 Leicester

Tuesday 27 May 2025

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Dark Horse Wines Handicap

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 1m 24.93s

(10)

Toota^h³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55

20/1

14/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 31 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive on balance.

Form: 44533-7

(6)

Freedom Bay²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: W S Kittow| OR: 55

5/1

Promising type. 16/1, very good fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 29 days ago, running on late. Likely to build on that now back on a stiffer track and she's high on the shortlist.

Form: 080-4

(5)

Dynamite Diva^p1²⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 54

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in nursery (16/1) at Bath (8f, good to firm). Off 8 months ahead of this yard debut and sports first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 08050-

(7)

California Fling^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 53

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time for this turf debut and needs to raise her game.

Form: 08806

(3)

Aim For The Bull^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 53

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 3/1) 26 days ago. Wouldn't be without an each-way chance if able to reproduce that form now returned to turf.

Form: 9037-42

(13)

Kilteel²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 52| D

12/1

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 26 days ago, not clear run. Well held all 4 previous runs on turf, which is a worry.

Form: 183-476

(2)

Me Tarzan^v1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: George Wood| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 52| BF

7/4

2/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Visor on 1st time and he has to be taken very seriously off the same mark.

Form: 8843-33

(9)

Spuddling¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: W G M Turner| OR: 52

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW), hampered. Off 134 days and looks set for another struggle.

Form: P570-5

(4)

Camden Flyer¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Dace⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 51

40/1

14/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f), racing closer to pace than ideal. Off 103 days and while she has claims judged on bits and pieces of form, others make more appeal.

Form: 376-739

(14)

Desert Beauty²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Egan| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 49

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, third of 7 in handicap at Bath (8f, firm) 22 days ago. Should have more to offer and she's one to consider.

Form: 8893

(12)

Cider Bob²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 49

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 7/1) 27 days ago. Readily passed over on the back of that low-key display.

Form: 07-47

(11)

Sir Kenny^h1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Now tried in a hood. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Desert Beauty.

Form: 0-759

(15)

Straighttothepoint¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M J Attwater| OR: 45

50/1

Last of 10 in novice (50/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) when last seen 147 days ago and she's makes limited appeal on this handicap debut.

Form: 476180-

(8)

Crimson Lad²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 45

18/1

12/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 26 days ago and he's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 870-067

(1)

Galette^v1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: J G Portman| OR: 45

12/1

66/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 22 days ago. Visor on 1st time here and the challenge is to now build on that latest effort back on turf.

Form: 747-574

Forecasts

Me Tarzan (7/4), Freedom Bay (5/1), Aim For The Bull (6/1), Dynamite Diva (11/1), Galette (12/1), Kilteel (12/1), Desert Beauty (16/1), Cider Bob (16/1), Crimson Lad (18/1), Toota (20/1), California Fling (22/1), Spuddling (33/1), Camden Flyer (40/1), Straighttothepoint (50/1), Sir Kenny (50/1)

This may well go the way of FREEDOM BAY, who caught the eye when putting in good late work to finish fourth on her handicap debut at Wolverhampton and the return to this stiffer track should be more suitable. Me Tarzan deserves to get his head in front and won't go down without a fight, provided that he responds well to the first-time visor, while Desert Beauty is another who shaped with encouragement in her first handicap last time and she is likely to be on the premises.