16:42 Leicester

Saturday 8 July 2023

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Toons Furnishers Handicap

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 22.67s

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(1)

Dashing Dick^b1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: R Coakley| T: W Stone| OR: 73| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, last of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago and blinkers replace cheekpieces down in class.

Form: 4-34430

(3)

Boafo Boy^b1,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 71| D

7/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Newmarket (8f, good) 8 days ago, nearest finish after blindfold was removed late. Dangerous if blinkers sharpen him up.

Form: 459675

(5)

Al Muzn^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 75| CD

18/5

Lightly-raced winner. 11/2 and blinkered for first time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Hit with a 13 lb rise.

Form: 7-3591

(4)

Revision⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: K A Ryan| OR: 74WS

14/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good, 50/1) 44 days ago. Subsequent breathing op may help his finishing effort.

Form: 109-365

(6)

Zabbie¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 73| D

8/1

Juvenile winner over 7f but starting to look pretty exposed, seventh of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good, 6/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 2-02587

(7)

Prince Nabeel^v1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 72

9/1

Yet to win a race but he's pretty consistent, sticking to his task when fifth on the AW 16 days ago. Visor replaces cheekpieces and he's vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.

Form: 234345

(2)

Craven^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R A Fahey| OR: 71

5/1

Promising reappearance but beaten before trip was an issue when eighth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 13 days ago. Visor back on returned to 7f.

Form: 2270-48

(8)

Shot Of Love^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| D

9/2

Winner at Wetherby fitted with blinkers in June. 13/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Shortlist material from just 1 lb higher.

Form: 557712

Forecasts

Al Muzn (18/5), Dashing Dick (4/1), Shot Of Love (9/2), Craven (5/1), Boafo Boy (7/1), Zabbie (8/1), Prince Nabeel (9/1), Revision (14/1)

BOAFO BOY did well to finish as close as he did given his track position at Newmarket last week and with blinkers expected to sharpen him up, he can record win number 3 of his career. Shot of Love seems sure to go well again, while the assessor has taken a swipe at Al Muzn but he's in top hands.