September 10 / 16.44 Leicester

16.44

Good To Soft

Jenny Gibbons Almost 70 Celebration Handicap

  • Prize money: £3780
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Jenny Gibbons Almost 70 Celebration Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.60

Form: -34131 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Given a wind operation in May and had two wins at Yarmouth from four starts since, dominant in a 6f handicap on first occasion and getting up in the final strides over 5f latest; there is more for him to prove on softer than good (last seen on it four starts back) but he's a rising force.
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4th

7

(11)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 6

17:55 Lingfield

Fletchers Flight

9st 3lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Charlie Wallis

All four wins when trained by Philip McBride, the last of which was in September 2024; sold for 6,000gns to join new yard in February; unseated when rearing at the start on stable debut; first-time cheekpieces go on and he's best watched.

33/1

5

(12)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Fletchers Flight

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Charlie Wallis

Four-time turf winner but he's 0-6 on AW and finished down the field at Chelmsford (6f) and Southwell (5f) in final two runs for Charlie McBride; changed hands for 6,000gns and he has something to prove for new yard after 166 days off; blinkers removed.

16/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 396830 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Eight turf wins, including two last year, but close third at Yarmouth in April has been easily his best show this season; 8lb below his last winning mark, with AW an excuse last time, but others are preferred.
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7th

4

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Stone Circle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Well handicapped on his Yarmouth win (5f, good to soft) last summer but he has a mixed record this season and has finished down the field in last two runs; losing run is now up to 11 and others are more solid.

7/1

7th

4

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Stone Circle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Well handicapped on his Yarmouth win (5f, good to soft) last summer but he has a mixed record this season and has finished down the field in last two runs; losing run is now up to 11 and others are more solid.

7/1

5th

8

(3)

8th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:53 Leicester

Stone Circle

8st 5lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

raced in last, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders

9/1

9/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 465262 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
A rare winner these days and he has not scored this season but runner-up at Beverley on two of his last three starts, beaten a neck ten days ago on latest; they were on good to firm and his record on softer than good in the last two campaigns casts some doubts.
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8th

6

(8)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Sound Reason

9st 3lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: David O’Meara

Acts on fast and soft ground; had some close calls off higher marks this summer but he's not threatened in last three runs and is now 0-20 since his last win 15 months ago; down the list.

10/1

8th

6

(8)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Sound Reason

9st 3lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: David O’Meara

Acts on fast and soft ground; had some close calls off higher marks this summer but he's not threatened in last three runs and is now 0-20 since his last win 15 months ago; down the list.

10/1

9th

9

(3)

18th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:27 Redcar

Sound Reason

9st 5lb

J: Jason Watson

T: David O’Meara

Better drawn today than when sixth behind Project Dante here three weeks ago; unable to justify favouritism at Newcastle eight days later; dangerous mark but his losing run is mounting up.

7/1

Form: 392484 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Beaten a neck at Windsor in June but not so good in his three starts since; has another career-low mark but the losing run goes back to his 2yo days.
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7th

6

(7)

21st May 2026

Good

0m 5f 212y

Class 5

15:10 Catterick

Safari Dream

9st 6lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Rod Millman

7-43; took full advantage of an easing mark to gain his third Salisbury win when making all (6f apprentices', good) last week; escapes a penalty, and Jake Dickson is able to claim his 7lb allowance, so his chance is an obvious one; clearly the one to beat if in the same kind of form.

2/1

1st

8

(1)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:08 Salisbury

Safari Dream

9st 6lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Rod Millman

Dual C&D winner last year (including this race), the most recent coming off a 2lb higher mark than today's; fair third at Kempton (7f) on his return and ran a solid race when fourth at Bath 27 days ago; claims back at this track (form figures here read 3114).

3/1

4th

10

(1)

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 4

17:20 Bath

Safari Dream

8st 13lb

J: George Wood

T: Rod Millman

Five of his six wins (5f/6f) have been on turf but he returned after five months off with a fair third at Kempton (7f) three weeks ago; should benefit from that run and he has possibilities on this drop back in trip.

10/1

Form: 045157 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Seven wins over the years, this season's at Beverley in July (4lb higher today) but he's been below form since; has won on good to soft and soft in his time but this season's runs on both have been moderate at best, so maybe drying ground would help.
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7th

11

(11)

13th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 6

17:30 Musselburgh

Refuge

9st 2lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Posted a second-place finish in May but isn't particularly solid on the rest of his 2025 form; further drop in weights takes him to 10lb below last winning mark.

16/1

6

(1)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

13:58 Catterick

Refuge

10st 7lb

J: Miss Serena Brotherton

T: Michael & David Easterby

Runner-up at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) in May but he has been below his best in five starts since; needs a return to form with the visor back on for the first time since 2021.

7/1

10th

8

(12)

21st Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 6

14:43 Hamilton

Refuge

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Chalkley

T: Michael & David Easterby

Four-time C&D winner; runner-up here in May but not in anything like the same form since and needs to stage a revival.

16/1

OUR TIP

5/2

Form: 261111 D

Last run: 55 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
The blinkers came back for his last four starts and he's won them all, over 5f/5.5f on varied ground under Mark Winn at Nottingham, Beverley, Wetherby and Thirsk; up another 6lb but he's been produced late for tidy wins on last three starts and can go very well again if all is okay after 55 days off.
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9

(6)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Yazaman

8st 8lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Paul Midgley

Four wins last May-July, with no joy since; he finished close up four and five starts back, acts on soft and is edging down the weights, but he was never dangerous in Westgate Warrior's C&D race two weeks ago.

10/1

9

(6)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Yazaman

8st 8lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Paul Midgley

Four wins last May-July, with no joy since; he finished close up four and five starts back, acts on soft and is edging down the weights, but he was never dangerous in Westgate Warrior's C&D race two weeks ago.

10/1

7th

8

(11)

15th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:15 Nottingham

Yazaman

9st 6lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Four wins last May-July, with no joy since but he finished close up three and four starts back (his last two runs at 5f) before two lesser shows over 6f; beaten a head off this mark over C&D (good) in August, so a case can be made.

10/1

Form: 451737 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Often front-runner; blinkered on last five starts, winning at Pontefract on second occasion; easily best show since came in a five-runner race on penultimate outing and he now switches to a first-time visor.
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5th

10

(5)

11th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

14:08 Dundalk (AW)

Cavalier Approach

9st 10lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Paul W Flynn

Won four times in Britain; weak form in Ireland last year; best watched on stable debut, and first run since last of 14 behind Sovereign Banter here in October.

25/1

14th

5

(14)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Cavalier Approach

9st 12lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Won four times in Britain for Ed Bethell; poor form in three turf runs in Ireland this season; failed to land a blow at Newcastle three days ago; the jury is out at present.

25/1

5

(4)

21st Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Cavalier Approach

9st 8lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

One of his four wins for earlier trainers came over C&D; poor form in three turf runs in Ireland this season but he ran off 68 on the first of them and gets in here off just 54; interesting to see if there is any market support with headgear returning.

8/1

Form: 174514 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
3yo who races prominently and her two wins came when making all in a maiden at Catterick (6f, good to soft) in May and a four-runner handicap at Ffos Las (5f, heavy) last month; not at all discredited under a penalty on latest start; visored for those last two; considered.
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11th

8

(11)

18th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:27 Redcar

Dusk Dame

9st 5lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Won on heavy ground at Ffos Las in August and placed at Yarmouth and Bath the last twice; others look more persuasive in this field though.

10/1

2nd

3

(5)

10th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

16:59 Bath

Dusk Dame

9st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Alice Haynes

Made all to win a heavy-ground 5f handicap at Ffos Las in August; respectable efforts in two of her three starts since but she will need to step up on Monday's Yarmouth third to win.

5/1

3rd

5

(3)

7th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

17:45 Yarmouth

Dusk Dame

9st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

led, headed 2f out, rallied final furlong, no extra towards finish

16/1

Form: 9-7247

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in two Wolverhampton maidens in February, best effort when making most on first occasion (6f); 25-1 when next seen making his handicap/turf debut at Chepstow (6f, good to soft) 15 days ago and he was always behind; could have come on since that run and he's unexposed, making his first appearance at 5f.
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10th

5

(16)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Windsor

Naughty Niall

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Good run of turf form last summer included when making all at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to soft; acts on quicker) in July; mostly creditable efforts on AW since winning at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in November and he's far from ruled out back on grass despite tricky stall.

13/2

6th

1

(1)

17th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Naughty Niall

9st 9lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ian Williams

Can be relied upon to give his true running around here, as was the case last week when passed late on by Port Noir; solid chance.

4/1

2nd

1

(2)

9th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Naughty Niall

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Course winner in November over 1m4f and he was narrowly denied over C&D in January; respectable fourth of nine here under Ryan Kavanagh 51 days ago and he enters calculations again.

9/4

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £32.20
Straight Forecast £31.32
Tricast £185.74
Trifecta £164.10

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Fletcher's Flight

RP RATINGS:

Safari Dream

SPOTLIGHT:

Yazaman

The Times:

Dusk Dame

The Guardian:

Cavalier Approach

TOPSPEED:

Stone Circle

D Express:

Fletcher's Flight

The Star:

Fletcher's Flight

Daily Record:

Fletcher's Flight

Telegraph:

Dusk Dame

POSTDATA:

Safari Dream

WEST COUNTRY:

Safari Dream

Daily Mail:

Yazaman

Daily Mirror:

Yazaman