16.30
StandardLittle Leighs Handicap
- Prize money: £13500
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 2
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Showers
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.90
- Place: £1.60
Form: 1-0869 D
Last run: 63 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 3 (1) |
6th Dec 2023 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Has a record of 2-3 on the AW after dominating from the front in a 1m handicap at Chelmsford a month ago; likely to attempt something similar here and he's earned a crack at this level. |
7/2 |
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1st 3 (6) |
4th Nov 2023 Standard 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Had just one run on Polytrack, routing his rivals in a 1m handicap at Kempton last September off 2lb lower; well beaten in two runs in Dubai (one on dirt) early in the year and two turf runs this summer saw him unplaced too; returns to Polytrack on a reduced mark as a result and there are grounds for expecting much better. |
8/1 |
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9th 2 (3) |
2nd Sep 2023 Good To Soft 0m 7f 127y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
prominent |
11/2 |
11/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 940633
Last run: 10 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (5) |
8th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Already a three-time scorer (around 1m) in 2025 and he comes here on the back of a very good second of 13 in 1m Newcastle handicap; must enter calculations off an unchanged mark. |
9/2 |
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2nd 5 (12) |
28th Sep 2025 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Career win number eight when prevailing narrowly in a Class 4 at Beverley (extended 1m) and tends to find Class 2s too tough these days, so excused his Doncaster run; only 1-17 on the AW but could be a factor. |
14/1 |
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10th 12 (1) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
Tough sort but has done his winning this year in Class 4, including at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) last time when taking record to 8-55; faces a tougher task back up two grades. |
14/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 2-6697 CD
Last run: 44 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (4) |
23rd Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
prominent |
14/1 |
|
8th 2 (7) |
20th Jul 2024 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Not won on turf since Windsor success in May 2022 (1m, good to firm); has won on AW since; back on a good mark, fair fourth at Windsor last time (1m, good to firm) so could go well. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 1-5570
Last run: 135 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 13 (1) |
27th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Outsider of four when belatedly doubling his tally at Southwell last April (1m3f); hit the frame last two starts (1m2f) but not sure dropping back to 1m will see him play a bigger role this evening; Penfolds Grange looks connections' best hope. |
20/1 |
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4th 10 (9) |
20th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
8st 9lb |
On a losing run and he's yet to hit top form this season, going keenly when a fading fourth of 11 over C&D in February; needs to take a step forward. |
20/1 |
7/2
Form: -51647 D
Last run: 77 days
W: 9st 12lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (15) |
21st Sep 2024 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Perhaps hasn't hit the heights his novice form threatened but he's still a smart performer and he acquitted himself with great credit in the Stewards' Cup seven weeks ago on his first crack at sprinting; travelled strongly on that occasion but just lacked a change of gear at a crucial stage and this track may prove a better fit; contender. |
11/1 |
|
4th 9 (24) |
3rd Aug 2024 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Looked hot property when running away with a York novice last May (1m, good to firm) and pitched into the St James's Palace Stakes on the back of it (creditable sixth); has some solid 7f handicap form this season, including a fourth at Royal Ascot (still second with 100 yards to go); suffered a blip in the Bunbury Cup last time and now drops to 6f; not the most solid of options. |
16/1 |
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18th 2 (11) |
13th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Raced mainly on good/firmer; respectable fourth in the 7f handicap at Royal Ascot most recently, albeit having a better trip than some of his rivals; has not won for 14 months. |
11/1 |
4/1
Form: 1-100 CD BF
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 (7) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Unlucky second at Glorious Goodwood in 2024 when bidding for a notable 1m2f handicap double; best effort in a truncated 2025 campaign when fourth to Haatem in Listed grade at Royal Ascot; should be thereabouts, provided he's in top form after ten-month layoff. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 4 (6) |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Won the valuable John Smith's Cup at York (1m2f, good to soft) last July in his penultimate handicap; close fourth of 16 in Listed race at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm) one month ago showed, not for the first time, that he should be well capable of a prominent finish in today's company. |
5/2 |
|
4th 8 (2) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Enjoyed a good 2024, including a win in valuable John Smith's Cup at York (1m2f, good to soft); showed he can mix it outside handicaps when second in 1m2f Listed race at Ayr (good to firm) last autumn; went without regular hood (back on now) when behind a couple of today's rivals in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard on his reappearance at Sandown (1m2f, good) 19 days ago; likely to be sharper now and his yard has won this twice in recent years; a must for the shortlist from a handy draw. |
7/2 |
16/1
Form: 14-310
Last run: 21 days
W: 8st 10lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 28 (11) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Good 7f handicapper but has achieved his peak RPRs in the last two runnings of the Bunbury Cup, winning in 2024 and going very close in 2025; may be more interesting when going for a third attempt at Newmarket in July; his Ascot record isn't convincing. |
20/1 |
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21 (15) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Reserve; won the Bunbury Cup (7f, good) last July and went very close in that same race this year (good to firm); should be fine at 1m but those Newmarket efforts have been his standout performances in the last two seasons and it's probably best to look elsewhere; wears a first-time hood. |
100/1 |
9/1
Form: 536319 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (3) |
4th Nov 2023 Standard 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Prominent racer who made all in a 7f handicap at Sandown in September; well beaten in a Listed race at Redcar four weeks ago and yet to shine in three AW starts. |
9/1 |
|
9th 2 (1) |
7th Oct 2023 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Front-runner who got loose on the lead and just managed to hold on in a 7f handicap at Sandown (good) three weeks ago; likely to try something similar here and he did win this race two years ago (unplaced last year). |
10/1 |
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1st 4 (6) |
15th Sep 2023 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Front-runner who is 3lb below the mark he last defied in July of last year; not looking the horse he was, but this year has hardly been a washout and he could win again sooner or later. |
4/1 |
14/1
Form: 41-374
Last run: 18 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 (4) |
21st Dec 2024 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
His only win came in a 7f Doncaster maiden as a 2yo; struggled for David Evans thus far but he's dropped 22lb since August and many of those runs have come over an inadequate 6f; the booking of Rossa Ryan and the addition of a visor point to a better showing this evening; confidence would increase if backed. |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £38.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £32.68 |
| Tricast | £367.94 |
| Trifecta | £238.10 |
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