April 14 / 14.35 Leicester

14.35

Heavy

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  • Prize money: £3780
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 42- BF

Last run: 371 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Two runs for Charlie Abbleby and stepped up plenty in the second when runner-up at Kempton (1m3f); since changed hands for 65,000gns; has the form to go close if handling this ground and clearly open to improvement.
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5th

2

(4)

13th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

17:10 Salisbury

Timeless Melody

9st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Raced only four times and still unexposed; won at Leicester (7f, heavy) on stable/seasonal debut; beaten favourite in Ascot handicap (1m, soft) since but shaped as if this longer trip will suit; remains of interest.

7/2

6th

8

(2)

13th May 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Ascot

Timeless Melody

9st 0lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: William Haggas

Promise in two runs on AW for Charlie Appleby last spring and made light of a 12-month absence when striking in novice company at Leicester (7f, heavy) on yard debut 29 days ago; the second, third and fourth have boosted that form since so an opening mark of 80 could prove lenient.

11/4

1st

2

(8)

14th Apr 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:35 Leicester

Timeless Melody

9st 11lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: William Haggas

towards rear

13/8

100/30

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 36- BF

Last run: 135 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Only a length away on her 7f debut at Newmarket (good) and didn't handle the track too well when beaten 2l at Lingfield (1m AW); well worth considering on her reappearance.
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6th

6

(4)

29th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 1

16:28 Nottingham

Mexicali Rose

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

held up in rear, some headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

9/1

6th

6

(4)

29th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 1

16:28 Nottingham

Mexicali Rose

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

held up in rear, some headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

9/1

3rd
11 (4)
Torfrida

20/1

  • Place: £4.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 1m2f winner (RPR 83), closely related to 1m5f bumper winner Special Cadeau, half-sister to winners Asteroidea (1m4f), Dark Spec (1m) and Specialty (1m) out of the stable's 1,000 Guineas winner Speciosa; probably best watched first time.
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4th

6

(8)

18th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Torfrida

9st 7lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Pam Sly

Winless since 2023 and she's been off the track since beating one in 5f Pontefract handicap 11 months ago; needs to hit the ground running on her Tapeta debut.

9/1

2

(3)

8th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

17:10 Pontefract

Torfrida

10st 0lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Pam Sly

Record of 0-8 in handicaps but has some encouraging form, notably close second over C&D in April; disappointing favourite back here last time and needs to rebound.

11/2

Form: 030-33 BF

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Only ran on Monday when placed off a modest mark at Redcar (6f, soft); now 0-9 and likely to be found wanting back in a novice.
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10th

6

(6)

31st Oct 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

14:52 Catterick

Smile And Pay

9st 6lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Craig Lidster

prominent, stumbled over path after 2f

8/1

7th

1

(5)

17th Oct 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Leicester

Smile And Pay

9st 8lb

J: William Pyle

T: Craig Lidster

ducked right start, took keen hold

5/1

1st

1

(4)

4th May 2023

Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

17:05 Redcar

Smile And Pay

10st 1lb

J: William Pyle

T: Craig Lidster

Seemingly much improved when getting off the mark with 11l win in 7f Catterick handicap (on soft ground) eight days ago; that margin might flatter him but he's still hard to side against turned out under a 6lb penalty.

5/6

Form: 7220-

Last run: 202 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Solid runs in defeat in Ffos Las novice events (good to soft/good) before struggling in a valuable sales race at the Curragh (soft); should be up to winning something like this.
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5th

2

(1)

10th Oct 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:40 Brighton

Frequent Flyer

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Archie Watson

Twice runner-up for Andrew Balding but left that yard as a nine-race maiden after disappointing in new blinkers at Sandown in July; 33-1 and only mid-division on stable debut in the Legends Race at Doncaster.

14/1

7th

14

(17)

17th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Doncaster

Frequent Flyer

11st 3lb

J: Mark Enright

T: Archie Watson

took keen hold, midfield

14/1

7th

10

(2)

26th Jul 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Sandown

Frequent Flyer

8st 10lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Eight-race maiden; runner-up twice at Ffos Las (7.4f) last August; holds weak claims on 2023 form; chance depends on how well he responds to change of headgear (blinkers replace the visor worn last twice).

7/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 147 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
150-1 when down the field in a 1m novice at Kempton in November; could make a better 3yo.
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8th

8

(3)

16th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 6f 87y

Class 4

16:25 Chester

Selenachorus

8st 11lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Bell

Improved when switched to handicaps this summer, winning twice at Leicester (1m4f, soft) but only second of four when sent off odds-on for her hat-trick bid over the same C&D (good to firm) last time; return to softer ground would be a help and she is a half-sister to a winner over this trip; shortlisted.

5/1

2nd

3

(4)

23rd Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 5

19:32 Leicester

Selenachorus

9st 6lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Michael Bell

Second on handicap debut on good to firm, followed by two wins (much better form) on soft and all three of those races were over C&D; up another 5lb but should go very well if the return to much firmer ground is okay.

13/8

Form: 709

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 44

Form & Verdict
Minor form in three 6f novices on the AW and makes no appeal.
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5th

1

(3)

20th Aug 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

15:05 Southwell (AW)

Beast Of Burden

9st 5lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Ronald Thompson

Unexposed 4yo who improved on previous efforts when making a successful handicap debut with a tongue-tie fitted at Newcastle (1m, Tapeta) in May; twice well held since, but the step up to 1m proved too much at that track last month and she makes plenty of appeal back at this trip down in grade.

5/2

8th

6

(2)

29th Jul 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:35 Newcastle (AW)

Beast Of Burden

9st 4lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Ronald Thompson

Lightly raced 4yo who got off the mark in a 6f handicap here (tongue-tie added) in May and was reported to have been unsuited by the track at Hamilton last time; now steps up to 1m but her dam was placed over middle distances and she still has untapped potential; in the mix back on AW.

8/1

11

(12)

21st Jun 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:55 Newcastle (AW)

Beast Of Burden

9st 5lb

J: Ben Sanderson

T: Ronald Thompson

Said to be unsuited by the track at Hamilton last week, and tonight should tell us more as to whether the 6lb rise for her previous C&D success over Macho Pride is as fair as it first appeared.

OUR TIP

5/1

Form: 68-

Last run: 209 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Pleasing sixth at Newbury in a 7f novice won by the high-class Chaldean that has worked out very well; was no better back there in September but he's clearly talented; considered.
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8th

3

(2)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:48 Lingfield (AW)

Classic Speed

9st 9lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Brian Toomey

Two front-running 1m Kempton wins in 2024; belatedly returned to form when narrowly denied there (7f) in December but didn't come close to backing that up over 1m last week; blinkers are refitted now.

11/1

11th

1

(9)

14th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Classic Speed

9st 9lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Brian Toomey

Two front-running C&D wins in 2024; little to enthuse over last year until a prominent market position correctly predicted a return to form when beaten a head over 7f here last month; up 3lb but still below his winning marks and looks a leading contender despite possible pace pressure.

5/2

1

(11)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:35 Bath

Classic Speed

9st 9lb

J: George Wood

T: Brian Toomey

Won over 1m on the AW last October but appears to have badly lost his way; opposable.

14/1

33/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 147 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
66-1 when never dangerous after starting slowly at Kempton (7f); should at least be wiser this time.
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5

(7)

4th May 2023

Soft

0m 6f 213y

Class 5

15:15 Salisbury

Yankee Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: David Evans

Outsider when towards rear on both starts, beaten just over 8l on debut (7f, AW) last November but tailed off at Leicester (7f, AW) three weeks ago; surely one for later on.

100/1

10th

8

(3)

14th Apr 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:35 Leicester

Yankee Spirit

9st 2lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: David Evans

pressed leaders

33/1

10th

6

(6)

18th Nov 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:15 Kempton (AW)

Yankee Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: David Evans

Washington DC half-brother to winners Billy Mill (6f-1m including AW; RPR 88) and Daphinia (Listed-placed 5f AW 2yo; 84); has fair standard to aim at on debut and is best watched unless market is persuasive.

25/1

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Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
£46,000 yearling; gelded half-brother to winners Encourageable (7f AW/1m turf; RPR 101) and Moorland Spirit (Italy 8.5f-1m3f); dam 6f/7f 2yo winner (98), half-sister to 7f Group 3 winner Dandhu and useful winners Gustavus Vassus (1m2f) and Maid A Million (6f/7f); market can guide.
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7th

11

(6)

6th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 5

17:05 Newbury

Get Off Me

8st 10lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Tom Dascombe

prominent

10/1

3rd

4

(3)

12th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield

Get Off Me

8st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Tom Dascombe

Four-race maiden who was fourth of eight on handicap debut here (5f, AW) 11 days ago but he caught the eye with his late headway and could be dangerous in this step back up in trip; one to keep an eye on.

8/1

4th

2

(2)

1st Jun 2023

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

15:12 Lingfield (AW)

Get Off Me

9st 9lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: Tom Dascombe

dwelt start, in rear

10/1

Form: 06

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

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Payout
Exacta £24.40
Straight Forecast £26.57
Trifecta £283.60

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Timeless Melody

POSTDATA:

Frequent Flyer

SPOTLIGHT:

Mexicali Rose

The Star:

Torfrida

The Times:

Mexicali Rose

Daily Mail:

Frequent Flyer

D Express:

Frequent Flyer

The Sun:

Frequent Flyer

Telegraph:

Timeless Melody

The Guardian:

Timeless Melody

Daily Mirror:

Timeless Melody

Daily Record:

Timeless Melody