April 12 / 15.50 Leicester

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  • 1m 0f 53y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Abandoned

Form: 1176-9 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won three times at 1m2f (good/soft) last summer but he's been well held in last three runs including over 1m at Lingfield (AW) on his return last month; now returns to turf but he's still 2lb higher than for last win and looks vulnerable again over this trip.
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6th

3

(4)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

14:54 Leicester

Lennys Spirit

9st 6lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Adam Kirby

Nine wins over the years, including two early last summer, but he's been going the wrong way this term; admittedly badly hampered on latest outing; 6lb below his last winning mark.

20/1

7th

2

(8)

21st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

15:56 Brighton

Lennys Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Adam Kirby

Multiple winner but an 8yo now and hasn't been remotely threatening in last four races.

20/1

11th

2

(10)

8th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Pontefract

Lennys Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Sam James

T: Adam Kirby

Multiple winner; narrowly beaten on yard debut at Lingfield in March (1m2f AW) but this 8yo's form has cooled.

10/1

Abandoned

Form: 047-66 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Has 11 wins on his CV but his last turf win was in August 2022 and he's been well held at Newcastle (1m, Tapeta) in his two runs this year; mark is falling and he's effective in the mud but others are preferred.
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3rd

10

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

15:57 Redcar

Crownthorpe

8st 12lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

11-84; runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft; joint-favourite) in July on last turf appearance; 0-4 on AW (1m-1m2f) since, not doing enough to suggest his turn is near; blinkers are added on this attempt for first win since April 2023.

16/1

3rd

10

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

15:57 Redcar

Crownthorpe

8st 12lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

11-84; runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft; joint-favourite) in July on last turf appearance; 0-4 on AW (1m-1m2f) since, not doing enough to suggest his turn is near; blinkers are added on this attempt for first win since April 2023.

16/1

3rd

10

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

15:57 Redcar

Crownthorpe

8st 12lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

11-84; runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft; joint-favourite) in July on last turf appearance; 0-4 on AW (1m-1m2f) since, not doing enough to suggest his turn is near; blinkers are added on this attempt for first win since April 2023.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 70-603 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
All four wins have been on soft/heavy including over C&D; his last win was a year ago but that was off 11lb higher and he returned to form with eyecatching third at Pontefract (1m, heavy) ten days ago; chased home the two market leaders in that race and he's a big player if he can build on that.
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7th

9

(10)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

16:05 Newcastle (AW)

Harswell Duke

9st 2lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Liam Bailey

Third over C&D in November and that was off a 4lb higher mark; two lesser efforts have followed and his long losing run looks set to continue.

12/1

5th

9

(1)

23rd Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

15:30 Nottingham

Harswell Duke

9st 6lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

Runner-up at Carlisle (1m1f, soft) in June and now 4lb lower; however, his subsequent form has been patchy and his long losing run continues; the first-time visor needs to spark something.

16/1

Abandoned

Form: 317-23 CD BF

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Suited by the mud and she won over C&D and at Newmarket (1m) last season; has returned from a break with two creditable placed efforts at 1m2f this spring and she travelled smoothly for a long way when third at Bath (heavy) last time; still looks feasibly treated and she's an interesting contender back in trip.
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7th

7

(2)

13th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Lingfield (AW)

Big Bear Hug

9st 5lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Jim Boyle

Her first four wins were on turf but she made the breakthrough on AW when finishing well to land an apprentice handicap at Kempton (1m3f) last Wednesday; now steps back up in trip but she beat an odds-on rival last time and escapes a penalty for that success; dangerous.

9/2

1st

1

(3)

8th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

17:28 Kempton (AW)

Big Bear Hug

10st 0lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Jim Boyle

On a losing run but she got right back on track with third of eight in 11.5f handicap at Lingfield in May; not out of things off the same mark.

6/1

Abandoned

Form: 28322- BF

Last run: 167 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Eight-race maiden but she was placed in slow-ground handicaps (7f/1m) in final three runs last season and was reported to have bled from the nose after her front-running second at Doncaster last time; still has potential and she's respected back up in trip on her return; yard won this in 2022.
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9th

4

(2)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Newmarket

Astral Spirit

10st 1lb

J: Shane Kelly

T: Pam Sly

Consistent maiden in her first season last year; made all at Wetherby (1m, soft; off 4lb lower) on reappearance, showing improvement; may well build on that win and have a productive 2024 campaign; shortlisted.

15/2

9th

4

(2)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Newmarket

Astral Spirit

10st 1lb

J: Shane Kelly

T: Pam Sly

Consistent maiden in her first season last year; made all at Wetherby (1m, soft; off 4lb lower) on reappearance, showing improvement; may well build on that win and have a productive 2024 campaign; shortlisted.

15/2

1st

10

(15)

28th Apr 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:30 Wetherby

Astral Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Shane Kelly

T: Pam Sly

Consistent maiden in her first season last year, solid second off this mark at Doncaster (7f, heavy) on final outing; threatening to win a race of this nature and is one for the shortlist on reappearance.

13/2

Abandoned

Form: 1000-4 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Won a Chepstow handicap (1m, good) last August and was a fair fourth at Lingfield (1m, AW) last month, on his first run after wind surgery; cheekpieces are added off 1lb lower here but his form has been patchy so far and he struggled on heavy ground in his final run last season; risks attached.
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8th

9

(2)

27th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

15:45 Nottingham

Lunanera

9st 4lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Archie Watson

Now 5lb lower than his Chepstow win (1m, good to firm) last summer but things haven't been straightforward since and he wasn't at his best under conditions that should have suited in April; others preferred.

7/1

6th

5

(4)

10th Jun 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:05 Lingfield (AW)

Lunanera

9st 7lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Archie Watson

Winning miler on turf and was only 2l away in a 1m2f handicap here in March; however, he pulled up last month's hurdling debut and then finished tailed off at Yarmouth when good to soft was no excuse.

14/1

10th

7

(2)

22nd May 2024

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 5

15:00 Yarmouth

Lunanera

9st 8lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Archie Watson

Flat win last August came over 1m (off 1lb lower) and he has seemed stretched by 1m2f; hurdling debut on latest outing did not work out; cheekpieces (worn on penultimate start) return.

10/1

Verdict

Astral Spirit ended last season with three places efforts in slow-ground handicaps and she’s respected for a yard that won this in 2022. Harswell Duke returned to form with an eyecatching third at Pontefract ten days ago and is a big player if he can build on that, but the one who appeals most is BIG BEAR HUG. Adam West’s C&D winner travelled smoothly for a long way when a good third over 1m2f at Bath last Sunday and looks interesting on this drop back in trip.[David Moon]