Leicester 31st Aug

[chris34]

3.10 Leicester Weak looking handicap with many of these loving a bit of a slog and probably none more so than the old boy Red Wine, tends to be a law unto himself these days but on a going day he would easily have a shout in this handicap off a very favourable mark won off a mark of 69 last year and won at Catterick off a mark off 57 struggled since but yard been very quiet during that time, yard just starting to turn the corner right now and 2 month break not usually a problem for this old boy and a mark of 60 fair for him! 0.25pt e/w red wine 11/1 bet365 3.40 Leicester Angus Newz has a lot to find on official ratings but she has been a model of consistency and is well known to run her race from the front and could well get a soft lead in this with ideal conditions for her and has won some listed events in her time and has dropped a long way in the weights since and on her best form would hold very solid chances. 0.5pt win angus newz 4/1 sj 4.40 Leicester Another weak handicap and if Caras Request runs anything like he did at carlisle last week he should be impossible to beat under a 6lb penalty, he won a heavy ground maiden 2008 but struggle since off a harsh mark but that has slipped considerably since and finally took advantage in a likeable atttitude from a more positive ride. 2pt win caras request 2/1 tote

[StuSimmy]

Re: Leicester 31st Aug 15:10 Leicester James Fanshawe holds a fantastic strike rate at Leicester and is one of the leading trainers at the track and he saddles up just the one horse at todays meeting which I find interesting. The lightly raced Bondage runs in his 4th handicap race today and attempts this trip and this course and distance for the 2nd time. He was 4/7 on his penultimate start, was hampered around halfway out which seemed to have knocked him off a bit but he did stay on well towards the end of the race without troubling the leaders. Is only 1lb higher for today's run and is yet to experience ground softer than good so it will be interesting to see how he handles that today and it may even spark some extra improvement from the horse. 1pt win Bondage @ 4/1 (Bet365 - BOG)