16:30 Leicester

Tuesday 7 October 2025

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Everards Of Leicestershire Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 59.08s

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Knebworth^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 86| BF| D

16/1

Dual 6f winner last season who ran best race of the present campaign when runner-up at Lingfield (5f) 2 starts back. May have found the quick turnaround against him when twelfth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good) 25 days ago and he's a likely candidate to bounce back.

Form: 453620

(11)

Alaskan Gold^v³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 85

14/1

On a good mark judged on peak form when in the care of Karl Burke and he was a close third in a 4-runner Hamilton handicap on second start for new yard in August. Easy to forgive his latest seventh of 9 in handicap at Haydock (5f) 31 days ago, on account of where he raced and respected down in class

Form: 50-0347

(2)

Natural Force³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: J Tate| OR: 84| D

16/1

Won on debut at Ascot in May 2023. Missed whole of last year but proved he retains all of his ability with pair of placed efforts in August, latterly when third of 9 in novice at Newcastle (6f) 39 days ago. Return to 5f may well help on handicap debut.

Form: 1/33

(5)

Tan Rapido²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 84| D

5/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in July. 11/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 23 days ago, merely plugging on. This mark certainly not beyond him on balance and he's worth a second look.

Form: 201277

(7)

Hiya Maite^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: S R Bowring| OR: 83| D

8/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good, 16/1) 23 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces back on and he's now operating 3 lb below his last winning mark.

Form: 255826

(1)

Smart Vision^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 81| D

2/1

Latest win at Beverley in August and good efforts in defeat have followed, latest when third of 13 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good, 7/2) 10 days ago. Ought to go well again in this groove.

Form: 903123

(6)

Law Of Average^t1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 81| D

28/1

Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 33 days ago, doing too much too soon. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 007466

(8)

Manila Scouse^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 79| D

9/2

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good, 9/1) 10 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Can give a good account again now eased back down in class.

Form: 616704

(9)

Belgrave^b1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 78| C

28/1

Fairly useful heavy ground winner at 2 yrs who has been below that level during a light 2025 campaign, weakening last of 5 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft, 3/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers need to have a positive effect now.

Form: 21-8805

(4)

Brooklyn Nine Nine¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78| D

6/1

Latest win at Hamilton in June. 25/1, somewhat typically took little interest in the early stages before running on for tenth of 25 in Ayr Bronze Cup (6f, soft) 18 days ago. Mark has eased a little more ahead of this but he can ill afford a slow start back at the minimum trip.

Form: 621000

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(3)

Tiva¹⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Smart Vision (2/1), Manila Scouse (9/2), Tan Rapido (5/1), Brooklyn Nine Nine (6/1), Tiva (7/1), Hiya Maite (8/1), Alaskan Gold (14/1), Knebworth (16/1), Natural Force (16/1), Law Of Average (28/1), Belgrave (28/1)

Having shaped up well when third on just his second start for Robert Cowell at Hamilton in August, ALASKAN GOLD had excuses when down the field at Haydock on his most recent outing 31 days ago. Still unexposed as a sprinter and now refitted with a visor, he could be worth siding with down in grade. Tan Rapido, Tiva and Smart Vision head up the dangers in a competitive handicap.