April 13 / 17.22 Leicester

17.22

Good To Firm

Kube – Leicester’s Premier Events Centre Handicap

  • Prize money: £3140.4
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 17 runners
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Kube – Leicester’s Premier Events Centre Handicap

Runners: 17 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.60
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 58-856

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
0-6 but she wasn't disgraced when sixth of nine in 6f Kempton handicap last month; possibilities off a falling mark.
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9th

15

(15)

2nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Newbury

Euphonia

9st 3lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Her two 7f wins (good/soft) came at a cost mark-wise and she could finish only sixth at Sandown; this is her first time at this loftier level and she needs a career best by some margin.

10/1

6th

1

(12)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:35 Sandown

Euphonia

9st 9lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Record on the AW reads 58856 but she took her record on turf to 411 with convincing wins at Leicester (7f, good) and Haydock (7f, soft); up another 10lb in her hat-trick bid, but the limit of her progress is still to be established.

100/30

1st

8

(9)

21st May 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

15:30 Haydock

Euphonia

9st 5lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ed Walker

Improved when comfortable 3l winner of a 17-runner Leicester handicap (7f, good) 38 days ago, which was her first turf start since finishing fourth on debut last summer (also good); the Leicester second bombed out next time but bounced back to score at Redcar on Monday; raised 8lb but could easily still have some scope in her mark.

5/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 677-39

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Shaped well when third at Newcastle (7f) on his return but never able to get in a blow when ninth at Southwell (7f) 18 days ago; he's worth another chance to gain a maiden success.
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6th

1

(5)

19th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

16:55 Carlisle

Maximum Velocity

9st 9lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Made the breakthrough when making all in a Redcar handicap (7f, good) in May; mixed form in four subsequent runs, but he went close at Leicester (6f, good to firm; cheekpieces added) last month and had an excuse at Thirsk (stumbled at the start) last time; still unexposed at this trip and he's a big player if he can recapture his penultimate form.

3/1

5th

1

(7)

7th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:40 Thirsk

Maximum Velocity

9st 9lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

Sole win from 11 starts came over 7f at Redcar in May off a mark 10lb lower than today's, but he posted his best effort when going close at Leicester (6f, good to firm; first-time cheekpieces) last time; can go well.

9/2

2nd

5

(3)

22nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:50 Leicester

Maximum Velocity

9st 6lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Off the mark when making all at Redcar (7f, good) in May and bounced back from a lesser effort when a solid third at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) last month; he isn't the most consistent and cheekpieces now go on.

5/1

3rd
2 (10)
Fullstop

14/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 930-9

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Modest juvenile maiden; tongue tied and went freely when ninth of ten on his handicap debut at Kempton (6f) 12 days ago; hood also goes on now.
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11th

6

(4)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

15:30 Chepstow

Fullstop

9st 1lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

0-9; third of 17 at Leicester (7f, good; first-time hood) in April was a good effort, but he has been on the downgrade since; plenty to prove.

14/1

7th

7

(6)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 5

19:40 Chepstow

Fullstop

8st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Grace Harris

An improved third in April over 7f but that's not been the springboard for anything better; opposable.

16/1

8th

5

(10)

21st Jul 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fullstop

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Grace Harris

Prominent racer; third of 17 at Leicester (7f, good) in April represented improvement but it hasn't been a catalyst for better things; widest draw not ideal either.

8/1

14/1

  • Place: £8.30

Form: 42577-

Last run: 104 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Runner-up at Wolverhampton (7f) in September but she failed to kick on, tried visored when beating one home in an 8.6f handicap back there in December on final run for Jack Morland; more needed for her new stable.
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10th

12

(5)

18th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:45 Lingfield (AW)

Shes Crafty

9st 4lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: George Margarson

0-13, but has twice finished runner-up including in a 0-60 handicap on turf here (7f, good) in May; twice well held since, but this is a drop in grade and possible frame material if producing her best.

7/1

5th

5

(4)

30th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:43 Brighton

Shes Crafty

9st 1lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: George Margarson

Bumped into an improver when second at Lingfield (turf) last month but she's twice run below market expectations in 0-55 company since returned to turf; essentially a regressive maiden.

5/1

Form: 6-8054

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
0-10 but she comes here on the back of a good fourth of 12 in 7f Southwell handicap 18 days ago; not out of things eased 1lb.
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6th

4

(1)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:52 Ffos Las

Tickettothestars

9st 5lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Rod Millman

No excuses off her revised mark since a Nottingham win off 4lb lower (well drawn at Lingfield; some way below that level at Bath latest); completely exposed now.

16/1

6th

7

(10)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

18:05 Bath

Tickettothestars

9st 3lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Rod Millman

Opened account in big field at Nottingham (6f, good) in April and posted another good effort when second of 13 at Lingfield (6f, good) ten days ago; back in action before 1lb rise takes effect; likely contender.

7/2

2nd

5

(12)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:54 Lingfield

Tickettothestars

9st 8lb

J: George Wood

T: Rod Millman

Off the mark at the 12th attempt when beating 14 rivals at Nottingham (6f, good) last month (two of these behind), but didn't seem suited by the drop to 5f when fourth of nine there (good) 17 days ago; well drawn for a prominent racer and a major player back up in trip.

7/2

Form: 04278-

Last run: 122 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Best effort when runner-up in nursery over C&D in October but he failed to fire in two subsequent AW runs to end 2025; needs to bounce back after a break.
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7th

7

(5)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 6

15:55 Ffos Las

Diamond Ali

9st 5lb

J: William Carson

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Came good at ninth attempt, in what has turned out to be a good race for this grade at Windsor (1m, good to soft) in June; should be fine over this shorter trip and will be favoured by any rain; major player.

11/4

1st

14

(10)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:39 Windsor

Diamond Ali

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Last three handicap runs nothing to crow about but what offers hope is that his two respectable shows in Leicester handicaps (6f-7f) were on good to soft and soft; should stay this far on breeding so not dismissed.

10/1

7th

13

(15)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:22 Leicester

Diamond Ali

8st 13lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Best effort when runner-up in nursery over C&D in October but he failed to fire in two subsequent AW runs to end 2025; needs to bounce back after a break.

14/1

25/1

Form: 46300-

Last run: 195 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Capable of fair form but ended 2025 with a pair of poor efforts in nurseries at Newbury and Bath in the autumn; needs a big step forward on her seasonal return.
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3rd

8

(8)

10th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:15 Windsor

Creciente

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Rod Millman

Clearcut winner of Lingfield classified (7f, good to firm) under Oisin Murphy last month, her tenth start, and went very close off today's mark in recent handicap over that C&D; reunited with the champion jockey for this first attempt at 1m; must be considered.

5/2

2nd

5

(6)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Creciente

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Came good at 11th attempt, with clearcut win from off the pace in C&D (good to firm) classified ten days ago; has more on her plate in this handicap but further progress is possible.

9/4

1st

13

(3)

22nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

Creciente

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Rod Millman

Her fourth of five at Salisbury (7f, good) wasn't a bad effort last month but that's the firm pick of her last four starts; Oisin Murphy is an eye-catching booking for this classified debut, however; interesting to see how she goes in the market.

6/1

Form: 875-

Last run: 208 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Cut little ice in a trio of 7f maidens at 2yrs; more is required after six months off on her first go in handicap company.
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1st

9

(5)

28th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:20 Ffos Las

Give Me Sun

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Patrick Owens

Well bred and lightly raced; won by only a length at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) last month but with a bit in hand and she can run well again off 2lb higher.

4/1

1st

8

(5)

27th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Windsor

Give Me Sun

9st 3lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Patrick Owens

Has advanced her form since stepping into handicap company and comes here on the back of a very good third of ten at Wetherby (1m2f) last month; needs considering nudged up 1lb.

5/1

3rd

6

(4)

15th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Wetherby

Give Me Sun

9st 2lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Patrick Owens

Unexposed; showed best form on first try at 1m when staying-on third in a handicap at Redcar last time; this longer trip should suit; contender.

7/2

12/1

Form: 0498-5

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Got back on track on her return when fifth of 11 in 7f Chelmsford handicap last month; no forlorn hope off a 2lb lower mark.
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1st

2

(9)

6th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

17:34 Southwell (AW)

Starakova

9st 8lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Warren Greatrex

Building up a better record on AW than on turf and ran creditably at Wolverhampton (the scene of her sole win) most recently; may still have more to offer in this sphere.

9/2

3rd

12

(10)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Starakova

9st 2lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Warren Greatrex

Got off the mark here (7f) in April off 6lb lower; not able to reproduce that form on turf at Windsor last month but she may have more to give back on this surface.

7/1

7th

1

(6)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:39 Windsor

Starakova

9st 9lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Warren Greatrex

Unraced beyond 7f over which she finished well off a strong pace to get off the mark at Wolverhampton; raised 6lb but she's a last-time-out winner taking on a lot of horses with much to prove.

100/30

Form: 8-6657

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Took a step forward on her handicap debut when fifth at Kempton (6f) in March but raced wide when only seventh at Chelmsford (6f) 18 days ago; not written off.
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11th

7

(12)

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

17:30 Windsor

Hurricane Ann

9st 4lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Six-race maiden who has posted regressive results in handicaps and has enough to prove back up further in trip.

12/1

12th

9

(1)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:22 Leicester

Hurricane Ann

9st 5lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Took a step forward on her handicap debut when fifth at Kempton (6f) in March but raced wide when only seventh at Chelmsford (6f) 18 days ago; not written off.

16/1

7th

3

(6)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Hurricane Ann

9st 7lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Four-race maiden who ran creditably, fifth of nine, in Kempton handicap (dropped to 6f) most recently; possibilities provided she builds on that effort.

8/1

OUR TIP

7/1

Form: 796-

Last run: 183 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Failed to build on earlier promise when sixth in 6f Goodwood novice on his final run for Eve Johnson Houghton; since gelded and it would come as no surprise to see him take a big step forward now going handicapping for James Owen; well worth a market check.
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5th

10

(9)

28th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:45 Ffos Las

Castlekeely

9st 3lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: James Owen

Nothing in handicaps and was going nowhere in a 1m classified race at Yarmouth last time until finishing that race off well; whether he'll repeat that effort is debatable, especially if the ground softens up.

7/2

2nd

6

(6)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

15:48 Yarmouth

Castlekeely

9st 2lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Yet to make the frame in seven starts and only tenth of 13 in 1m2f Bath handicap in June when last seen; plenty more is needed after a break.

9/2

10th

7

(10)

5th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

20:25 Bath

Castlekeely

9st 7lb

J: William Carson

T: James Owen

Unplaced in three 6f novice runs for Eve Johnson Houghton last year and the same in three 7f handicaps this term for new yard; his two highest ratings came on AW but the latest did offer some hope for this 3f longer trip.

6/1

7/2

Form: 38-472

Last run: 25 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Arrives on the back of a good second of ten in 7f Newcastle handicap 25 days ago; yard is going well so she's a player off an unchanged mark.
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9th

12

(9)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

20:20 Redcar

Monks Hill

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

0-8 but mainly over 7f/1m and she shaped as if the drop back to 6f may suit when fourth of 12 over 7f at Wolverhampton ten days ago, leading until inside the final furlong; also equipped with a first-time tongue-tie; gets the vote.

6/1

4th

7

(7)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Monks Hill

9st 3lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ivan Furtado

Bumped into an improver when second at Newcastle (7f) last month and is of interest if judged on that performance but was well beaten on turf a fortnight ago and is now 0-7.

10/1

16th

14

(5)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:22 Leicester

Monks Hill

8st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Ivan Furtado

Arrives on the back of a good second of ten in 7f Newcastle handicap 25 days ago; yard is going well so she's a player off an unchanged mark.

7/2

Form: 82-946

Last run: 58 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Ended 2025 with a good second in 5f Chelmsford nursery but he's failed to fire in three runs this year, last of six in 5f Newcastle handicap in February; hood is added after a break.
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10th

9

(5)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

18:20 Lingfield (AW)

Calabrian Soldato

8st 9lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Lemos De Souza

Good run when second at Chelmsford on his nursery debut in December (5f; cheekpieces first time); struggled since and hopes rest on the new tongue tie giving him a lift.

33/1

17th

16

(8)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:22 Leicester

Calabrian Soldato

8st 9lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Lemos De Souza

Ended 2025 with a good second in 5f Chelmsford nursery but he's failed to fire in three runs this year, last of six in 5f Newcastle handicap in February; hood is added after a break.

25/1

6th

6

(2)

14th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:25 Newcastle (AW)

Calabrian Soldato

8st 9lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Lemos De Souza

Creditable second on handicap debut at Chelmsford in December (5f; cheekpieces on for first time) but below that form both starts since; blinkers tried last time but cheekpieces back on here.

25/1

Form: 3-065

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 446

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 55-658

Last run: 80 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
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Form: 97-498

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £110.00
Straight Forecast £83.26
Tricast £863.05
Trifecta £900.60

Selections

The Times:

Monk's Hill

SPOTLIGHT:

Castlekeely

RP RATINGS:

Space Moon

D Express:

Give Me Sun

Daily Mail:

Shimmering Spirit

POSTDATA:

Tickettothestars

LAMBOURN:

Starakova

The Guardian:

Castlekeely

The Star:

Castlekeely

Telegraph:

Monk's Hill

Daily Mirror:

Monk's Hill

The Sun:

Monk's Hill

Daily Record:

Monk's Hill