17:45 Leicester

Thursday 23 June 2022

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KUBE - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 41.33s

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Lednikov^b1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: I Furtado| OR: 56| D

9/2

Winner at Musselburgh in April. Not disgraced upped further in trip when third of 5 in handicap (4/1) at Nottingham (14f, good) 32 days ago. Blinkers on for the first time for this yard and no surprise were he to feature.

Form: 990713

(1)

Pilot Wings²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

15/2

Temperamental sort. Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. 12/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago, folding tamely when headed over 1f out. Not one to make excuses for so others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 315376

(4)

Merweb¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: P J Dobbs| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 53| D

17/2

Latest win at Bath in April. Found run of good form halted when eighth of 10 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good, 10/1) 12 days ago, not clear run under 2f out and carrying head high. Needs to get back on track here.

Form: 745148

(5)

Thunder Flash^p1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 53| BF

5/2

5/2, ran creditably away from the all-weather when third of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations with his mark easing a shade further.

Form: 2275-43

(6)

Tribuna Uffizi¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: George Scott| OR: 48

5/2

3/1, didn't need to improve to get off the mark in 8-runner minor event at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 10 days ago, leading final 1f. That was a weak race but every chance he will kick on now up and running. Carries penalty.

Form: 36-4751

(3)

Owen Little³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: M Crawley| OR: 52| BF

10/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. Run best excused on turf debut when last of 8 in handicap at Bath (14f, good to soft, 2/1) 30 days ago, found to have been struck into. Can resume progress here.

Form: 217-218

(7)

I'm Grateful^v²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: I Furtado| OR: 45

20/1

Visored for 1st time, one of better efforts when fourth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm, 40/1) 26 days ago. More needed to get involved here, however.

Form: 408864

Forecasts

Thunder Flash (5/2), Tribuna Uffizi (5/2), Lednikov (9/2), Pilot Wings (15/2), Merweb (17/2), Owen Little (10/1), I'm Grateful (20/1)

The application of first-time cheekpieces could prove the catalyst for THUNDER FLASH to open his account on the turf so he's afforded the tentative vote. The main threat could come from Tribuna Uffizi, who got off the mark in a weak event at Windsor 10 days ago and may kick on from that back in handicap company. Owen Little looks best of the remainder.