17:10 Leicester

Thursday 17 July 2025

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Evening Racing At LeicesterRaces Wednesday 23rd July Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 1m 24.74s

(1)

Qaaeadd^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: P Attwater| OR: 55

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and will need to improve in the new headgear if he's to have a say in the finish.

Form: 780-6

(8)

Rokuni^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 54

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Yarmouth (7f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's one of the more appealing candidates.

Form: 567044

(4)

Rotation^t,p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Oliver Carmichael⁽⁷⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 52| C

8/1

Course winner. Last of 6 in handicap (16/1) at Brighton (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Another who will need to improve for the addition of cheekpieces in order to make an impact.

Form: 47-6656

(9)

I Can Boogy¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 50| D

18/5

Latest win at Redcar in May. 14/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Down another 2 lb and she has to be taken seriously.

Form: 515045

(2)

Off The Bench^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: J S Moore| OR: 47

17/2

Fifth of 7 in handicap (8/1) at Ffos Las (5f, good) 8 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly back up in trip. Record stands at 0-14 and it's likely that he'll find one or two good once more.

Form: 464555

(5)

Desert Beauty^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 45

4/1

9/2 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 8 in minor event at Brighton (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Runner-up over this trip at the same course on penultimate start and she's worth considering here with first-time cheekpieces applied.

Form: 936725

(3)

Spinning Dancer²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: J S Moore| OR: 45

50/1

Last of 7 in minor event (66/1) at Brighton (7f, good) 23 days ago, hampered. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 8-46597

(6)

Highland Midge²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W Stone| OR: 45

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Yarmouth (10.1f, good) 20 days ago. Significantly down in trip for this handicap debut and sizeable step forward needed.

Form: 49988

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(7)

Cocooned¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: G G Margarson J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Qaaeadd (7/2), I Can Boogy (18/5), Desert Beauty (4/1), Rokuni (4/1), Rotation (8/1), Off The Bench (17/2), Cocooned (14/1), Highland Midge (28/1), Spinning Dancer (50/1)

Appealing candidates are not plentiful in this handicap and I CAN BOOGY, who is now 1 lb lower compared to when striking at Redcar in May, looks the way to go. She has missed the kick on her last two starts, which is a slight concern, but her claims are otherwise fairly compelling in the context of this race. Rokuni wasn't beaten far at Yarmouth last time and he is second choice ahead of Desert Beauty.