July 27 / 20.40 Leicester

20.40

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Gems Charity Handicap

  • Prize money: £5076
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Gems Charity Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 731435 C

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Both his wins have come over 6f but he stays this trip well and he's in better form than his recent results suggest; should make a bold at a track where he's 1-1.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

(8)

19th Apr 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Winnetka

8st 10lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

8th

8

(10)

29th Mar 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Winnetka

9st 3lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

Well capable of being thereabouts in this sphere, having been placed a couple of times this year; just can't bank on him winning, with AW record now 0-23; all wins on turf.

16/1

6th

8

(1)

2nd Mar 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Winnetka

8st 9lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

Three-time turf winner but 0-22 on AW; has finished third in two of his last three AW runs, most recently at Southwell four weeks ago, but others are preferred for win purposes today.

12/1

Form: 0-0933 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
The switch to a visor has seen him go with more spark on his last two starts, third over C&D and then filling the same spot at Doncaster 26 days ago (1m, good); yet to run poorly in four previous visits here and he should be in the thick of it once more.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

13

(18)

4th Oct 2022

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Leicester

Blackheath

9st 4lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

in rear throughout

20/1

8th

5

(8)

2nd Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

15:25 Newcastle (AW)

Blackheath

9st 8lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

close up towards near side, pushed along from over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten

5/1

Form: 81-948 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Made all to spring a 25-1 surprise at Kempton in September (7f, AW; first-time blinkers); short of that level in three runs this year (blinkers discarded latest but back on today) but back to his winning mark as a consequence; risky but not a forlorn hope.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

4

(8)

25th Sep 2022

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 5

15:15 Ffos Las

Helluvaboy

9st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Ali Stronge

in touch with leaders, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, soon eased (vet said gelding finished lame right-fore)

7/1

5th

1

(3)

28th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

16:35 Yarmouth

Helluvaboy

9st 13lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Ali Stronge

pressed leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened and lost two places final 110yds

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7-336

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Placed in 7f and 1m maidens at Southwell earlier in the year; gelded prior to a modest effort at Doncaster on his handicap debut eight weeks ago (1m2f, good); was only a 5-1 shot there so clearly there is felt to be some mileage in his handicap mark; could fare better for a yard whose last three runners have all been successful.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

8

(9)

21st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kingwell

9st 5lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Record of 1-25 would suggest there are more likely winners and he's been absent since April when pulled up at Chelmsford.

20/1

10th

8

(9)

21st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kingwell

9st 5lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Record of 1-25 would suggest there are more likely winners and he's been absent since April when pulled up at Chelmsford.

20/1

14

(9)

13th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

10:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Kingwell

8st 11lb

J: George Wood

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Record of 1-24 suggests that others are more likely winners, but he has been placed in both starts over C&D this year, so not great surprise if he makes the frame again.

12/1

Form: 74-5

Last run: 104 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Similar form in three qualifying runs at around 7f; not obviously thrown in for his handicap debut but he's bred to be a bit better than this mark; betting to guide.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

5

(5)

10th Jul 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:10 Kempton (AW)

Unsung Hero

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Heather Main

Two 7f wins here in September 2022; beaten nine times since and although there have been some fair runs, as when third of five at Haydock last week (visored first time), there have also been some hefty defeats; others look safer.

6/1

3rd

5

(5)

5th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

21:00 Haydock

Unsung Hero

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Heather Main

bumped start, prominent, slightly hampered over 4f out

20/1

7th

3

(2)

3rd Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:30 Brighton

Unsung Hero

9st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Heather Main

Dual Kempton winner (7f, AW) from the front as a 3yo but he generally struggled during a light campaign last year and was tailed off at Newbury (1m, good) on his return 17 days ago; cheekpieces are now tried and he has plenty to prove.

20/1

Form: 847-71

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Whiff of promise as a 2yo; gelded in January and shpwed his true colours when getting the better of a thriving rival at Newbury four weeks ago (1m, good); 4lb rise not insurmountable but he did seem very well suited by the longer trip last time.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

3

(10)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

My Ambition

9st 7lb

J: George Bass

T: Denis Coakley

Three-time C&D winner who has returned from a break with two competitive shows, the latest here; hard to knock.

7/2

3rd

6

(4)

29th Apr 2026

Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:20 Bath

My Ambition

8st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Denis Coakley

Three-time C&D winner (firm/good) who scored at Lingfield (1m, AW) last September and was runner-up there (1m, AW) last month on his reappearance; has the same mark as last time and he ticks lots of boxes.

13/8

Form: -47051 C

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Won twice as a 2yo and he returned to winning ways when readily accounting for eight rivals in a 6f 0-50 classified event here 13 days ago; worth another crack at 7f but he is taken on better opposition today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

6

(12)

15th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

17:10 Yarmouth

Hilarys Boy

9st 10lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Michael Appleby

slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out

12/1

7th

14

(11)

8th May 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:45 Newcastle (AW)

Hilarys Boy

8st 10lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Michael Appleby

taken down early, dwelt start and bumped start, towards rear

7/1

7

(15)

29th Apr 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:25 Leicester

Hilarys Boy

9st 1lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Michael Appleby

Betting Forcast

6/1 Winnetka, 5/1 Blackheath, 10/1 Helluvaboy, 9/2 Kingwell, 8/1 Unsung Hero, 9/4 My Ambition, 6/1 Hilarys Boy