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Christmas Parties At Leicester Racecourse Book Now Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-70, £3,664, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 48.06s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Donna Nook heads our ratings on 79, a useful five pounds clear of Harry The Rogue on 74, and that margin is the foundation of the case in a Class 5 over a mile at Leicester where the pack is tightly packed behind. Harry The Rogue is the chief danger, with Carolus Magnus (72) and Oviedo (71) also close enough to take advantage if our pick fails to run to her best on the good to soft ground. With ten runners and little to separate the ones in the middle, this is far from a foregone conclusion, but Donna Nook has the strongest credentials on the page. Donna Nook is the selection.
Result
Tom Marquand
T. J. Kent
Billy Garritty
David O'Meara
Myla Coppins (5)
Tony Carroll
Warren Fentiman (3)
Richard & Peter Fahey
Millie Wonnacott (5)
Alexandra Dunn
Cieren Fallon
David O'Meara
Ryan Kavanagh (3)
Rod Millman
Paul Mulrennan
Ian Williams
Tom Eaves
Stephen Hanlon
Non-runners: Carolus Magnus
Racecard
Tom Eaves
Stephen Hanlon 1/4
Our rating of 74 ranks him second of 10, and he has run over today's trip and going before, but he comes here without a win in his last six and has finished a ninth last time out after 41 days off. The main risk is that recent form, with a fourth six starts back his best finish.
- Sire
- The Gurkha (IRE)
- Dam
- Madeira Moon (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Gary Wood Gary White Partner
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Constable Burton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 70
Cieren Fallon
David O'Meara 5/49
Third last time out and only ten days ago, Hostility is fit and has won twice in his last six starts, though a ninth two starts back shows his consistency wavers. He has run over today's trip and going, but 133 lb off an official mark of 68 and our rating of 71 (fifth of ten) suggest a midfield bid from stall four.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Gallitea (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 7
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 49 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 68
Billy Garritty
David O'Meara 5/49
Donna Nook is the one to beat: she was third last time out, and she was third again three starts back, having run over today's trip and on this going before. She is yet to win in her last six, but our rating of 79 tops the field, and a 29-day break should leave her fresh from stall 9.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Rostova (USA) by Arch
- Owner
- M J Macleod
- Foaled
- 2 May 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 49 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 75
Ryan Kavanagh (3)
Rod Millman 2/18
Cypriot Diaspora has been consistent, third last time out and again two starts back, with a win three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Even so, our figures rank her only eighth of ten, and 133 lb from stall 1 leaves plenty to prove.
- Sire
- Adaay (IRE)
- Dam
- Achianna (USA) by Gemologist
- Owner
- Harry Demetriou
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Kentisbeare, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 18 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 71
Myla Coppins (5)
Tony Carroll 2/34
Francesi has been well beaten in most of his recent runs, with a third three starts back the best of his last five and a win six starts back now a distant memory. He has run over today's trip and going, and a 24-day break is fine, but ranking ninth of ten on our figures makes him hard to fancy from stall 8.
- Sire
- Caravaggio (USA)
- Dam
- Show Me The Music (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Sf Racing Club
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 34 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 73
Warren Fentiman (3)
Richard & Peter Fahey 6/48
Up The Jazz is yet to win in his last six, though a second three starts back and another six starts back show he can get involved, and he has run over today's trip and going. Unplaced last time out and carrying 131 lb from stall five, he looks a midfield sort, with our rating of 69 only ranking him sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Buratino (IRE)
- Dam
- Gwyllion (USA) by Red Ransom
- Owner
- The Musley Bank Partnership Partner
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 48 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 75
Tom Marquand
T. J. Kent 0/4
Dream Pirate was sixth last time out and a ninth two starts back, and he returns after 146 days off, so he's hard to fancy; a winner three starts back and experience of today's trip and going are in his favour, but our figures rank him tenth of ten.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Indian Story (IRE) by Indian Ridge
- Owner
- Bromley Spampanato Partners
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 73
31 days, Non-runner
8yo, 9-5, OR 66 261282
J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby 3/30
Carolus Magnus arrives in good heart after finishing second last time out, and he has made the frame four times in his last six starts, including a win four starts back; he has run over today's trip and going. The main risk is a 31-day break, while he carries 131 lb off an official rating of 66.
- Sire
- Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
- Dam
- Izola (GB) by Beat Hollow
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Ltd Easterby
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 30 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 68
Millie Wonnacott (5)
Alexandra Dunn 0/1
Oviedo arrives in cracking form, a second last time out after back-to-back wins, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 30-day absence while carrying 130 lb from draw 7, though our rating of 71 still ranks him fourth of ten.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Gallitea (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- West Buckland Bloodstock Ltd
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2020
- Stable
- West Buckland, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 69
Paul Mulrennan
Ian Williams 3/37
Fifth last time out and a third two starts back give Law of Design a solid platform, and he's back quickly after 10 days, having run over today's trip and going before. Yet he's winless in his last six, and our rating of 69 only ranks him seventh of ten from stall three.
- Sire
- Sottsass (FR)
- Dam
- Areeda (IRE) by Refuse To Bend
- Owner
- Letsgiveitago
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 37 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 80
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.