17:45 Leicester

Tuesday 30 June 2020

All16:4017:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Meridian Mortgages Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   6f  |   Good to Firm  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:45  |   Winning time: 1m 7.6s
1st
Horse silk
5
(3)
59-6
5/4f
T: Mrs C A DunnettJ: Kevin Lundie (5)
Shied away from tape, chased leaders, led over 3f out, soon headed, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, led again post op 11/8 tchd 11/10 and tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
nse
7
(2)
11/1
T: P S McEnteeJ: Grace McEntee (5)
Prominent, led 3f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed post op 7/1 tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
(7)
25/1
T: A W CarrollJ: B Doyle
Quickly away and led until over 3f out, hung right inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 20/1 tchd 28/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(8)
6/4
T: A WintleJ: S Hitchcott
Slowly away, chased leaders, driven over 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out op 2/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
3
(9)
11/2
T: O MurphyJ: Elisha Whittington (5)
Slowly away, soon prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong op 9/2 tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

8
(6)
Horse silk
Dreamboat Annie14
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 5
T: M D I Usher  J: Isobel Francis
NR
6
(4)
Horse silk
Holy Tiber180
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 5
T: C Banham  J: Joey Haynes
NR
1
(1)
Horse silk
Avenue Of Stars7
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 7
T: M Appleby  J: George Rooke
NR
2
(5)
Horse silk
Northern Queen3
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: B Ellison  J: Ben Robinson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.20, £3.40EX:£11.10Trifecta:£51.50SF:£14.99Swingers:£7.30

Forecasts

Kraka (5/4), Tawaafoq (6/4), Avenue Of Stars (13/8), Northern Queen (9/2), Krazy Paving (11/2), Valley Belle (11/1), Holy Tiber (12/1), Dreamboat Annie (20/1), Peggotty (25/1)

Verdict

The manner of the win by Avenue Of Stars last time out suggests he needs taking very seriously under a 4lb penalty here, but his best turf form is on ground softer than forecast, so we prefer the proven fast ground performer NORTHERN QUEEN, who is forgiven her latest effort in the hope that cheekpieces galvanise her to bounce back. Krazy Paving is on a handy mark but also has a bit to prove on fast ground, while Tawaafoq and Kraka are others worth considering.
  1. Northern Queen
  2. Avenue Of Stars
  3. Kraka

Prize Money

1st: £2,782.002nd: £828.003rd: £414.004th: £207.00

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