Dark Horse Ladies' Day Saturday 5th July Handicap – Leicester

Leicester

17:17

Dark Horse Ladies' Day Saturday 5th July Handicap

Date 2025-06-03

Distance 1m3f179y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Just An Hour Bay J:P J McDonald T:Rod Millman	J:P J McDonald T:Rod Millman	133	—	338-13	73	87	79	30d	—	—	-11	13	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Easy win on reappearance; held on faster ground at Salisbury since; contender back at 1m4f
6 (4)	Giselles Defence Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	130	p	670-73	70	87	73	25d	—	—	-11	11.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
His wins have come on good or slower over 1m2f; fair third latest; needs more to take this
2 (1)	Squeezebox Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	134	—	5015-4	74	87	63	31d	—	—	-7	11.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
1m4f win last summer off 2lb lower; may come on for his return and Rossa Ryan booked
4 (2)	Show Biz Kid Bay J:Adam Farragher T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	J:Adam Farragher T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	133	b	9-2312	73	88	76	34d	—	—	-5	10.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Back on the up this year; some encouragement for stamina and a key player if he stays
1 (3)	Flickering Halo Brown J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	135	p	560-61	75	90	42	23d	—	—	-5	10.7	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Only 1lb higher than for last month's AW win (1m2f); should be in the thick of it again
5 (5)	Lincoln Rockstar Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Ivan Furtado	J:Marco Ghiani T:Ivan Furtado	131	t	107-09	71	89	20	16d	—	—	0	7.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
C&D win last July was one of five in 2024; struggled this year but revival may be imminent

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Just An Hour	5/2	3/1	3/1	5/2	3/1
Giselles Defence	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Squeezebox	4/1	7/2	18/5	4/1	4/1
Show Biz Kid	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Flickering Halo	6/1	5/1	6/1	11/2	9/2
Lincoln Rockstar	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Just An Hour

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

Giselles Defence

11.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

3rd

Squeezebox

11.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Flickering Halo

10.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Show Biz Kid

10.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Lincoln Rockstar

7.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flickering Halo	75	90	42
Squeezebox	74	87	63
Just An Hour	73	87	79
Show Biz Kid	73	88	76
Lincoln Rockstar	71	89	20
Giselles Defence	70	87	73

Last Run