High Noon Black Cherry Vodka Soda Handicap – Leicester

Leicester

18:18

High Noon Black Cherry Vodka Soda Handicap

Date 2025-07-05

Distance 1m53y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 45.22s (slow by 4.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Most Wanted (IRE) Jack Dace · David Bridgwater	12/1	Won
2nd	Pessoa (GB) Finley Marsh · Adrian Wintle	7/2	4
3rd	Optimatum (GB) Sean D Bowen · Charlie Johnston	8/13F	0.1
4th	Cuban Fiesta (GB) William Carson · Denis Quinn	8/1	3
5th	Roscioli (GB) Charlie Bennett · Brett Johnson	14/1	2.5
6th	Tilsworth Max (GB) George Wood · J R Jenkins	66/1	1

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
4 (3)	Optimatum Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Charlie Johnston	J:Sean D Bowen T:Charlie Johnston	139	—	06-881	68	69	39	9d	—	—	-34	24.5	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Won very comfortably over C&D last week; major claims
5 (2)	Pessoa Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	136	—	123214	56	63	51	21d	—	—	-2	19.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Consistent 6yo; dual AW winner this year and again ran well on last month's turf return
2 (6)	Cuban Fiesta Grey J:William Carson T:Denis Quinn	J:William Carson T:Denis Quinn	140	v	-24102	60	66	36	23d	—	—	+6	16.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won on AW in May and rebounded from lesser effort to go close on turf last month
3 (4)	Most Wanted Chestnut J:Jack Dace(7) T:David Bridgwater	J:Jack Dace(7) T:David Bridgwater	139	p	32/655	59	64	50	9d	—	—	-2	4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Nine-race maiden; raced too freely in first-time cheekpieces (retained) last month
1 (1)	Roscioli Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Brett Johnson	J:Charlie Bennett T:Brett Johnson	140	tv	-56962	60	68	52	21d	—	—	+4	8.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Back in good form at Bath last month, making smooth headway before finishing second
6 (5)	Tilsworth Max Bay J:George Wood T:J R Jenkins	J:George Wood T:J R Jenkins	126	h	666009	46	62	-	58d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Exposed and poor maiden; cannot be recommended

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Optimatum	4/6	8/13	4/6
Pessoa	10/3	3/1	10/3
Cuban Fiesta	7/1	15/2	7/1
Most Wanted	12/1	12/1	12/1
Roscioli	16/1	18/1	16/1
Tilsworth Max	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Optimatum

24.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/6

2nd

Pessoa

19.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 11.4 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Cuban Fiesta

16.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 11 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Roscioli

8.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Most Wanted

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Tilsworth Max

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Optimatum	68	69	39
Cuban Fiesta	60	66	36
Roscioli	60	68	52
Most Wanted	59	64	50
Pessoa	56	63	51
Tilsworth Max	46	62	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Optimatum	9d ago	Quick return
Most Wanted	9d ago	Quick return
Pessoa	21d ago	Fit
Roscioli	21d ago	Fit
Cuban Fiesta	23d ago	Fit
Tilsworth Max	58d ago	Fresh