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Christmas Parties At Leicester Racecourse - Book Now Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 7f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-65, £3,140, 12 runners
- Going
- SOFT, Heavy in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
- Stalls
- Straight - Stands' side; Round - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Blanquita heads our ratings on 84, eight pounds clear of Blue Sign on 76, and that is a meaningful edge in a Class 6 seven-furlong contest where the bottom half of the field looks well short. Even allowing for the heavy ground at Leicester, she has the best credentials on our figures and should be hard for these to peg back. Blue Sign is the chief danger, with Amantha and Claret And Blues also capable of making the frame if Blanquita fails to fire. Blanquita is our selection.
Runners
Finley Marsh
Patrick Owens 0/8
Northern Exposure is winless in his last three, with two eighths before a third last time out nine days ago, and he has run over today's trip. Carrying 135 lb from stall 2 off an official 65, he looks tough to fancy, with our figures ranking him tenth of twelve.
- Sire
- Tasleet (GB)
- Dam
- Right Rebel (GB) by Cockney Rebel
- Owner
- Mr F Hood
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 57
Sean Levey
Dylan Cunha 4/18
Blanquita is in cracking nick, second last time out just ten days ago and another second three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner from stall 12, she is yet to win in her last four starts, but her consistency makes her the one to beat.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Schmoozie (IRE) by Zoffany
- Owner
- Bloomsbury Stud
- Foaled
- 9 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 18 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 67
Dylan Hogan
Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos 1/6
Blue Sign arrives in good heart after a second last time out, just 20 days ago, and has run over today's trip before. Our rating of 76 ranks her second of 12, though she's yet to win in her last six and carries 135 lb from stall 10.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Intisaar (USA) by War Front
- Owner
- Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 72
David Probert
James Owen 6/52
Ground Force showed marked improvement when second last time out after a seventh and a ninth in the two runs before, and he has run over today's trip, but he's yet to win in his last four starts. Carrying 131 lb from stall three, off 21 days' rest, he looks a midfield sort on our rating of 59.
- Sire
- Land Force (IRE)
- Dam
- Superego (GB) by Sepoy
- Owner
- Greens Racing
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 52 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 57
Jack Garritty
Brian Ellison 4/25
Fit after just 14 days, Amantha has run over today's trip and on this going, and she won four starts back, while our rating of 73 ranks her third of 12. The risk is a tame recent spell, with a fifth last time out and a seventh before that, while she carries 128 lb from stall nine.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Rawwani (USA) by American Pharoah
- Owner
- Nick Bradley Racing 17 And Partner
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 25 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 61
George Downing
Ed Walker 4/28
Secret Rival comes into this on the back of a third last time out, a clear step up on a string of fifth to eighth finishes, and she has run over today's trip. Yet to win in her last six, she carries 127 lb from draw 6 after 39 days off, and our rating of 65 only ranks her fifth of 12.
- Sire
- Ardad (IRE)
- Dam
- Florida Filly (IRE) by Sioux Nation
- Owner
- Tbt Racing
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 28 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 54
Ethan Tindall (5)
Richard & Peter Fahey 3/36
Claret And Blues is a leading danger on our figures, ranked fourth of twelve, and he arrives fit after 23 days with a third three starts back and a fourth two runs ago, having run over today's trip before. The risk is that he is winless in his last six and was unplaced last time out.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Rhal (IRE) by Rahy
- Owner
- A Tattersall Partner
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 36 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 59
Alistair Rawlinson
Phillip Makin 1/7
Liveadream bounced back with a third last time out just 14 days ago, though she is winless in her last six and has a ninth and a seventh in that run. She has run over today's trip and our rating of 61 sits above her official 55, but 125 lb from stall five asks plenty.
- Sire
- Ardad (IRE)
- Dam
- Mary Mount (GB) by Havana Gold
- Owner
- Nick Bradley Racing 13 P J Makin
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 62
Olivia Tubb (5)
Dominic Ffrench Davis 0/7
It's A Dream is hard to fancy, having finished ninth last time out and ninth again three starts back, and he is winless in his last four. A fifth two starts back and a fifth four starts back show some consistency, and he has run over today's trip, but our rating of 55 ranks him 11th of 12.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Ababeel (FR) by Dansili
- Owner
- P J Mrs J P Haycock
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 52
Sean Dylan Bowen
Hugo Palmer 1/23
Tidal Force is winless in his last three, finishing eighth last time out, a sixth two starts back and a ninth three starts back, and the yard is cold at 1/23 in the last 14 days. He has run over today's trip and is off 50 with 120 lb from stall 8, but our rating of 48 ranks him last of 12.
- Sire
- Land Force (IRE)
- Dam
- Kirrin Island (USA) by Arch
- Owner
- Coral Racing Club
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 23 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 48, Speed 57
Jack Callan
Ed Dunlop 1/16
Winless in her last five, Serenity Bay was unplaced last time out and a sixth two starts back, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns after 39 days off. Our rating of 61 sits above her official 49, but a poor recent run of finishes keeps her in the midfield from stall one.
- Sire
- Bayside Boy (IRE)
- Dam
- Star Story (GB) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Nick Bradley Racing 25 Dunlop
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 59
Connor Planas
Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos 1/6
Good Fighter is winless in his last six, with a third last time out the only real bright spot among a string of fifth-to-ninth finishes, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip, comes back after 27 days, and our figures rank him ninth of 12.
- Sire
- A'Ali (IRE)
- Dam
- Jumeirah Street (USA) by Street Cry
- Owner
- Ismail Mohammed
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 52
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.