April 13 / 15.52 Leicester

15.52

Good To Firm

Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div II)

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div II)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 2298-1 D

Last run: 91 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
First crack at sprinting when winning a Polytrack maiden three months ago (effort well advertised since); stiffer 6f should suit on his return to turf (stays 1m) but it's doubtful he's suddenly improved and he's back to handicap company on a career-high mark.
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6th

8

(8)

23rd Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Tenbob Tommy

9st 11lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Sheena West

Kicked off 2026 with two wins (6f, AW/good) and placed on next two starts, on the latest occasion beaten just a head at Windsor (6f, good to firm); well beaten at Salisbury since but on soft going; remains unexposed over sprint trips and is firmly in calculations back on better ground.

20/1

7th

7

(2)

11th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:51 Salisbury

Tenbob Tommy

9st 5lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Sheena West

Started life in bumpers but won Lingfield novice (AW) and Leicester handicap (good) earlier this year on his first two starts at 6f; two good placed efforts last month, latterly when just claimed by Under The Twilight in blanket finish at Windsor (good to firm); one run away from a sound surface in this sphere, when last of six, does sound a note of caution.

15/2

2nd

7

(2)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

18:55 Windsor

Tenbob Tommy

9st 4lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Sheena West

Started life in bumpers but won at Lingfield (novice) in January and Leicester (handicap) in April on his first two attempts at 6f; creditable third at Brighton (6f, good to firm) ten days ago and he may build on that, as it came after four months off; could have more to offer.

7/1

8/1

  • Place: £4.90

Form: 3009-6 D

Last run: 80 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Promise when winning on his Tapeta debut as a 2yo but struggled badly last year; often been inclined to pull hard and maybe the hood will help, but he ran poorly in it once before; now has first run for Jack Jones (runs in the same colours).
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8th

2

(10)

5th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:40 Yarmouth

Rogue Allegiance

10st 0lb

J: Harry Davies

T: James Owen

Quite experienced now so should have known better than to race so freely before dropping out at Newmarket two weeks ago; if giving himself a chance, this triple winner is not handicapped out of it.

10/1

14th

3

(1)

19th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Newmarket

Rogue Allegiance

10st 0lb

J: Harry Davies

T: James Owen

In decent form for Jack Jones in the spring and, after a close second on his stable debut in June, he won at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) in July and Kempton (1m, AW) last time; drawn on the wing and he's up 3lb but the hat-trick must be a possibility.

9/2

1st

3

(6)

12th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Rogue Allegiance

9st 13lb

J: Harry Davies

T: James Owen

Resurgent 4yo who has form figures of 23221 since April and beat a clear second when scoring at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) last month on his second run for James Owen; a 4lb rise for that success looks fair and he's a big player back on AW.

2/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 273514 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Two wins during a consistent spell on the AW this year and these undulations shouldn't pose a problem as a previous Chepstow winner; helped set the race up for the closers at Kempton last time and that effort can be upgraded a touch; player.
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5th

5

(3)

5th Oct 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:15 Kempton (AW)

Em Four

9st 8lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Likes it here but he's never won off a mark this high or at this level; ran poorly last time, when behind Star Chorus at Goodwood, and is some way down the pecking order.

7/1

14th

6

(5)

23rd Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Em Four

9st 12lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Inconsistent but he won at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in April and at Brighton (5.2f, good to firm) last month, and good to soft ground may have been against him at Epsom last time; stays 6f and he's not discounted.

20/1

5th

1

(5)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 5

13:50 Epsom

Em Four

10st 0lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Prominent racer; arrives on the back of a Brighton win (5.3f, good to firm) last week, form boosted by the runner-up's win on Friday; took this race 12 months ago off a 7lb lower mark; lots to like but the suitability of ground slower than good is still to be proven.

7/2

Form: 64-144 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Wins have come on the AW and he boasts a patchy record on turf (0-6); turned in a couple of fair efforts in defeat, latterly behind Em Four, since finding a Lingfield handicap panning out ideally off 2lb lower in the winter.
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4th

4

(1)

2nd Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:53 Kempton (AW)

Invincible Speed

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Mark Loughnane

Four-time AW winner, most recently at Lingfield (6f) in January off the same mark as today's; left the impression he's still in form on soft ground at Salisbury 23 days ago and has place claims back on the AW.

8/1

5th

5

(11)

9th Jun 2026

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:18 Salisbury

Invincible Speed

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

All four wins have been on the AW but he does act on turf; beaten 4l when second of five at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) ten days ago but soft ground would be a slight concern.

8/1

2nd

3

(3)

30th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:42 Lingfield

Invincible Speed

9st 8lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Mark Loughnane

Consistent gelding who's usually ridden from off the pace; no obvious reason why he won't go well once more, back over an easier 6f, returning from a short break.

5/1

Form: -30423

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Couple of decent efforts under aggressive Harry Vigors rides in 7.2f Wolverhampton handicaps since the cheekpieces went on; first crack at sprinting on his turf debut and is one to consider.
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7th

6

(3)

26th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

11:45 Doncaster

Al Hofzan

9st 4lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Georgina Nicholls

Has largely consistent form, close fourth at Leicester (7f) most recently; however, he's the only maiden in this field and chance of winning partly depends on the effects of added tongue-tie.

6/1

4th

6

(7)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:25 Leicester

Al Hofzan

9st 5lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Georgina Nicholls

Is 0-9 but he comes here in decent nick, fifth of nine in 6f handicap here 26 days ago; in the mix back up to 7f now.

11/1

5th

9

(7)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:52 Leicester

Al Hofzan

9st 1lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Georgina Nicholls

Couple of decent efforts under aggressive Harry Vigors rides in 7.2f Wolverhampton handicaps since the cheekpieces went on; first crack at sprinting on his turf debut and is one to consider.

4/1

Form: 1020-0 D BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Stable yet to get rolling for the year but started favourite on his Doncaster comeback recently; said to have stopped quickly there and goes in first-time headgear today; softer ground would have been ideal back to sprinting (last autumn's win came over 1m).
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4th

8

(5)

13th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 2y

Class 4

17:20 Doncaster

Shazani

9st 6lb

J: Joe Bradnam

T: Roy Bowring

Made all over C&D (good to firm) last month and followed up at Beverley (5f, good to firm); has won here on good to soft ground; climbing the weights but there's still mileage in his mark judged on his old form; respected.

5/1

1st

9

(2)

13th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Shazani

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

Made all and held on in tenacious fashion at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago; handily drawn but he faces competition for the lead on what is only the second 5f start of his career.

9/2

1st

4

(5)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 2y

Class 5

18:00 Doncaster

Shazani

9st 8lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Roy Bowring

Won the Legends Classified Stakes here (1m; 40-1) last September; knocking on the door over 7f here (23) in recent times; competitively weighted from an unchanged mark, and a danger to all if allowed uncontested lead back at 6f.

4/1

Form: 78006- D

Last run: 189 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Four wins for Karl Burke as a 2yo but wildly inconsistent since; back to the mark off which he won easily from the front in a small field last summer but there's nothing to suggest he's best caught fresh.
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19th

18

(9)

15th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Ripon

Beyond Borders

9st 3lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Gemma Tutty

The addition of a tongue-tie saw him return to winning ways at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in June; the tongue-tie was left off on last month's stable debut and he ran creditably in fifth at Southwell; this may prove too competitive.

16/1

5th

9

(1)

27th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

18:05 Southwell (AW)

Beyond Borders

9st 6lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Gemma Tutty

Made it 3-4 on Tapeta when winning off 4lb lower early last month; a poor effort on turf a few weeks ago will need forgiving but he's the type to respond positively to a change of yard and the headgear coming off, so holds possibilities.

20/1

6th

2

(3)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 18y

Class 5

19:00 Nottingham

Beyond Borders

10st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Triple turf winner who made it 3-5 on AW when leading close home at Wolverhampton (6f; tongue-tie added) last month; ran another good race when a close second at Ripon (6f, good) last time and he's respected off only 1lb higher.

4/1

Form: 56368- D

Last run: 223 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Picked up for 4,000gns from the Hannon yard last autumn after breaking a blood-vessel for the second time in four runs; not much luck and maybe fresh is the time to catch him, going in a first-time hood, but the stiff 6f is a concern (most starts at 5f).
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2nd

1

(8)

12th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:07 Ffos Las

The Coffee Pod

9st 11lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

No longer the force of old but was close third off today's career-low mark here (6f, good) eight days ago; eased in grade today and can handle the drop back to 5f; must be considered.

5/2

3rd

6

(6)

4th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Ffos Las

The Coffee Pod

9st 6lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Both wins came at York when trained by Richard Hannon; denied a clear run when finishing fifth of ten at Sandown (6f, good to firm) ten days ago; has dropped to a career-low mark but may be getting his act together.

6/1

5th

3

(8)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:15 Salisbury

The Coffee Pod

9st 8lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Spoiled chance by refusing to settle on seasonal/stable but this month's midfield finish at Newbury (6f, good to firm) was more encouraging; has slipped to a dangerous mark and should now be approaching concert pitch.

12/1

Form: 6366-

Last run: 203 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Looked flattered from the front when third in a weak maiden last August, and otherwise didn't achieve much; only run over 7f to date and needs to have improved during her seven months off.
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2nd

7

(8)

21st Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:12 Leicester

Magic Music

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Steph Hollinshead

Made the breakthrough at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in June but she's been disappointing in three subsequent runs; had an excuse in the mud at Haydock last time, but not sure this drop back in trip will suit and others are more convincing.

10/1

6th

4

(6)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Magic Music

9st 10lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Steph Hollinshead

Made the breakthrough at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in June but she was below that level on her next two starts; still 3lb higher and unraced on soft, but two of her full siblings have winning form on it; not dismissed.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £71.00
Straight Forecast £52.48
Tricast £165.66
Trifecta £348.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Em Four

Telegraph:

Al Hofzan

RP RATINGS:

Invincible Speed

The Star:

Magic Music

The Sun:

Rogue Allegiance

TOPSPEED:

Shazani

The Guardian:

Al Hofzan

D Express:

Al Hofzan

LAMBOURN:

Em Four

The Times:

Em Four

Daily Mail:

Em Four

Daily Record:

Em Four

POSTDATA:

Invincible Speed

Daily Mirror:

Invincible Speed