Sixth Race 5.50

from Leicester Racecard - Saturday 8th July

by Weatherbys

Fifth Race 5.17 The A & J Sectional Buildings Fillies’

The Curve Theatre

Handicap Stakes (Class 6)

for three yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £7000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £2890, 2nd £1446, 3rd £722, 4th £361, 5th £181. (Penalty Value £3663.80) colours no horse

1 GRAFFITI (GB) (31) 0543-21 D

Br B g Sixties Icon - Outside Art

B Mike Channon Bloodstock Limited

TIMEFORM VIEW 1 win from 2 runs this year 7/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, ﬁrm) 31 days ago, overcoming pace bias Can make presence felt.

2 BLUE COLLAR LAD (GB) (35) 326001 D

Br B g Ardad (IRE) - Wonderful Life (IRE)

O Cross Channel Racing and partner

B Mr Phil Cunningham

TIMEFORM VIEW Cheekpieces on for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win

3 VICTORIA FALLS (IRE) (25) 124334

HHHHI BHA61 handicap at Lingﬁeld (7f, good to ﬁrm, 12/1) 35 days ago, driven clear Has to be taken seriously

Br B f Heeraat (IRE) - Lady Red Oak Ross Coakley J

O Mr D. R. Passant Hugo Palmer, Malpas T

B Mr D. R. Passant GREENHOUS GROUP LTD S

TIMEFORMVIEWWinner atWolverhampton in March.Good fourth of 9 in handicap (5/1) atAyr (8f,ﬁrm) 25 days ago, left with too much to do Can go well again.

4 EAGLE EYED FREDDIE (GB) (36) 100101 D

Br B g Gleneagles (IRE) - Spice Trail

O Mr Edward Foster Michael Appleby, Oakham

B Juddmonte Farms (East) Ltd

TIMEFORMVIEW3 wins from 7 runs this year 11/4,career best when winning 4-runner claimer at Catterick

10 RHEA OF THE YEAR (GB) (7) 60-6006

3 8-9 (10)

Br B f Postponed (IRE) - Equimou Darragh Keenan J

O Mr Edwin S. Phillips Robert Eddery, Newmarket T

B Mr Edwin S. Phillips EDS Rooﬁng Supplies (Midlands) Limited S

TIMEFORMVIEW 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to ﬁrm) 7 days ago

Back down in trip Visored for 1st time

11 GYPSY NATION (IRE) (46) 600455

3 8-7 (6)

Br Gr g Sioux Nation (USA) - Gypsy Style Theodore Ladd J

O Mr A. C. Birkle Michael Appleby, Oakham T

B A. C. Birkle Trade Access Panels Ltd S

TIMEFORMVIEW Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form ﬁfth of 11 in handicap atWolverhampton (8.6f, 13/2) 46 days ago

Makes turf debut. First run for yard after leaving Archie Watson and not discounted.

DECLARED RUNNERS 11

2022: SELFISH BRIAN (IRE) 3 9 3 Pat Cosgrave 11-2 (John Quinn) 9 ran

Visor worn ﬁrst time by No 10. Blinkers worn by No 8. Visor worn by No 3. Tongue Strap worn by No 4. Blinkers, Tongue Strap worn by No. 7. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 4, 6.

Stewards Note: KODEBREAKER: Following its run on 23/6/2023 it was reported that the horse was denied a clear run.

RHEA OF THE YEAR: Following its run on 1/7/2023 it was reported that the horse ran too freely.

Probable S.P’s: 7-2 Grafﬁti (GB), 4-1 Blue Collar Lad (GB), 8-1 Victoria Falls (IRE), Eagle Eyed Freddie (GB), 10-1 Kenilworth King (USA), 11-1 Kodebreaker (IRE), 12-1 Gypsy Nation (IRE), 20-1 Royal Prospect (IRE), 25-1 Rhea of The Year (GB), 28-1 Al Hargah (IRE), Fantastic Artist (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

Little between the principals on form but GRAFFITI did well to overcome a pace bias when scoring at Nottingham and is taken to follow up at the chief expense of Lingﬁeld scorer Blue Collar Lad. Kodebreaker didn’t enjoy the rub of the green when fourth at Redcar and can have a say too in a very open contest.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.GRAFFITI 2.BLUE COLLAR LAD 3.KODEBREAKER (IRE)

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