Leicester - Mon 21 Sep 2026
Q T BOY built on a promising nursery debut with a ready success over this trip at Bath and, with more to come, the gelding gets the vote under a 6lb penalty. Parading has been consistent but has also been hard to win with so far. Therefore, Pequenita, whose dam is a sister to an Irish Group 3 winner over 1m6f, could be a more potent threat.
The hat-trick seeking Bladey Lady commands respect but has more on her plate. Therefore, it might pay to side with one who is less exposed and LOVELY DARK ANGEL fits that profile. She appeals on her nursery debut after an encouraging second from a bad draw at Wolverhampton last month. Sioux Moon and Soeur De Flash are others to consider with their best days ahead of them.
The Juddmonte-owned WARRIOR KNIGHT, who cost 440,000 euros as a yearling, is related to a couple of Group 3 winners and may have been found a good opportunity to get off the mark at the first time of asking. The betting market should be informative and any support for Poole Bay, Escalate or Zaeer Al Leith would need to be taken seriously given their pedigrees.
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It will be interesting to see how last year's Newmarket debut second Wadooda fares in the betting, as she looked one to keep the right side of. Owen Burrows' filly isn't taken lightly stepping up in distance on her return to action, but ALLAIRE has less question marks against her name and a reproduction of her runner-up effort at Newbury in April may prove sufficient. Newcomer Raider and Summer In Paris are also noted.
ACT OF VIOLENCE supplemented a victory a Ripon with creditable efforts in defeat both here and at Newmarket. A 1lb rise in the ratings for his latest close-up second could prove to be lenient and a fourth career triumph may beckon. Mumayaz has been cut some slack for his recent fifth over C&D and may serve the most resistance to the selection, ahead of Travel Agent.
METALLO must have a solid chance in this handicap on the evidence of his latest Kempton second when he showed a lot more for dropping back to this trip. This is competitive and it's by no means a penalty kick, with Bearin Up another big player following her improved Haydock showing when third. You can throw Wesam and Trio into the mix as well.
Violet Goldsmith is holding her form well at present and commands respect here, while chances are also given to Credit Forgedd It and Midnight's Dream, who sports first-time cheekpieces. However, RIDGER gets in under a light weight and earns the nod to build on his improved Ffos Las second in classified stakes company. Perhaps the penny has dropped now and he's going handicapping for the first time.
Parading is solid but a bit exposed and could prove vulnerable, while the penalty asks more of Q T Boy, who has the run of the race when winning upped to this trip at Bath last week. Andrew Balding's Pequenita likely has more to offer back on turf and her stamina is proven, but the selection is ANOTHER ENCORE, who has shaped with clear promise in three qualifying runs, including at Group 1 tracks the last twice, and now gets an increased test of stamina which should really suit.
This can go handicap debutante LOVELY DARK ANGEL, who improved from start one to two when finishing runner-up at Wolverhampton last time and looks to be handicapping from a fair opening mark for her good yard. Bladey Lady is improving fast, winning her last two, and she holds claims in her bid for a hat-trick. She's the danger ahead of Soeur De Flash, who like the selection has had just the two starts and looks open to progress now handicapping from a decent mark.
This can go to Juddmonte newcomer WARRIOR KNIGHT, who is from a good family the yard knows well on the dam's side and makes plenty of appeal on profile. Poole Bay is related to a Grade 2 winner in the US and very much a respected rival on debut for his good yard, while Zaeer Al Leith represents last year's winning yard and and is related to a smart 7f winner.
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Sister Cecilia is capable of better having shaped nicely on her Flat debut at Windsor while the one at the bottom Wadooda appeals despite having an absence to overcome. She shaped well on her 7f debut at Newmarket last October and ought to improve the longer trip here. The selection, though, is ALLAIRE, who was last of six in a Newbury Listed but holds strong claims on her earlier placed efforts.
This can go to ACT OF VIOLENCE, the gelding very much expected to be suited to the step back up to 6f. He's been in fine form and ran well at the course last time over the minimum trip. Mumayaz hasn't been at his best but has slipped to a fair mark as a result. He's the danger, although Diamondinthedark has a chance on the form of his penultimate second at Ffos Las.
This can go to TAMZAN, who has won two of her last four, including one over C&D, and still looks competitively weighted having run well in defeat from this mark at Sandown last time. Bearin Up returned to form at Haydock last time and can again go well off the same mark here. She could be the danger, although Wesam retains some potential on this return from Dubai.
This can go to VIOLET GOLDSMITH, a consistent and progressive sort who, although up again in the weights, gives the impression she could have more to offer returning to turf now dropped to 7f. Midnight's Dream, another consistent type, should again go well and rates the danger, although Ridger is coming off an improved second at Ffos Las and could have more to offer up to 7f now.
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