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Tuesday 10 October 2023

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Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Nursery

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 1m 12.12s

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Sweet Soul Music⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 65

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 11 in minor event at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut and could make more of a splash.

Form: 446

(7)

Professor Tickle^b¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 65| D

12/1

Winner at Brighton in June. Blinkered for 1st time, back on track when third of 6 in seller at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 17/2) 17 days ago. Needs to build on that back in a handicap.

Form: 145483

(12)

Marie's Secret^p¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 63| BF

10/3

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 11 in nursery at this C&D (good) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 538324

(3)

Dc Flyer³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 63| D

6/1

Winner at Hamilton in July. 11/4, proved to be a disappointment when fourth of 6 in nursery there (6f, good to firm) 5 weeks ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 95814

(1)

Big Brown Bear^p³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 63| BF

5/1

10/3 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ran his best race when third of 9 in nursery at Kempton (6f) 34 days ago, suited by way race developed. Expected to be bang there with a repeat.

Form: 252323

(4)

Horse Whisperer³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 62| BF

7/1

Winner at Brighton in August. Creditable second of 5 in nursery at same track (5.3f, good, 7/4) 36 days ago, no match for winner. Fancied to be in the mix.

Form: 96612

(16)

Moe's Legacy⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: L P Keniry| T: R Harris| OR: 62

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, wasn't seen to best effect when seventh of 9 in nursery (7/1) at Chepstow (5.1f, good) 43 days ago, no room from 2f out.

Form: 433447

(11)

Battleofbaltimore^t⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 62

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, made it back-to-back failures when tenth of 11 in nursery at Catterick (6f, good) 50 days ago. Gelded since.

Form: 3260

(15)

Black Jack Davey⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 59

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Showed up better than on nursery debut when third of 8 at Bath (5.7f, soft, 9/1) 8 days ago. More required.

Form: 68483

(6)

Unavailable¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 58

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 12 in minor event at Beverley (5f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Seems to be going the wrong way so she's tough to fancy.

Form: 790

(13)

Wichahpi^p¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 56| D

22/1

Winner at Thirsk in September. Wasn't in the same form when eighth of 11 in nursery at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 20/1) 13 days ago. Merits consideration if bouncing back quickly.

Form: 056018

(14)

Insignia^b1¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: C G Cox| OR: 56

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Run best excused when last of 10 in nursery at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 14/1) 15 days ago, no room 1f out. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 6650

(9)

Queen Of Africa¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 55

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, offered something to work on making first start since leaving John Butler when seventh of 12 in minor event at Beverley (5f, heavy) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut and could well do better.

Form: 987

(17)

Someone Like You^v1²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 53

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, never involved when sixth of 7 in nursery at Brighton (6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 0676

(18)

Damia^h³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 52

22/1

14/1 and hooded for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in nursery at Kempton (6f) 34 days ago, finishing with running left. First run for yard after leaving Peter Chapple-Hyam (2,000 gns) and is not one to write off.

Form: 779464

(2)

Peaceful Protest^b²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 50

22/1

6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fared no better when fifth of 7 in nursery at Thirsk (6f, soft) 22 days ago. Handicapper given him a squeak and hails from an in-form yard.

Form: 679765

(8)

Rockytherockstar³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-3| J: J Quinn| T: C Hills| OR: 45

33/1

Still to even hint at ability in 3 starts and can only be watched on handicap debut (gelded since last seen).

Form: 000

(5)

Ensign Wilson^p1⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-3| J: George Rooke| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

150/1

Well held all 3 outings. First-time cheekpieces applied for handicap debut.

Form: 009

Forecasts

Marie's Secret (10/3), Big Brown Bear (5/1), Dc Flyer (6/1), Horse Whisperer (7/1), Black Jack Davey (10/1), Insignia (11/1), Professor Tickle (12/1), Moe's Legacy (16/1), Sweet Soul Music (18/1), Wichahpi (22/1), Damia (22/1), Peaceful Protest (22/1), Queen Of Africa (25/1), Battleofbaltimore (28/1), Rockytherockstar (33/1), Someone Like You (40/1), Unavailable (80/1), Ensign Wilson (150/1)

An ultra-competitive opener in which preference is for BIG BROWN BEAR, who ran his best race sporting first-time headgear when a close third at Kempton last month and Eve Johnson Houghton's charge can build on that effort quickly returned to turf. Marie's Secret ran well here just over 2 weeks ago so she may emerge as the main danger, with Horse Whisperer and Dc Flyer another couple worth considering.