Happy Birthday Hamish Claiming Stakes – Leicester

Leicester

15:20

Happy Birthday Hamish Claiming Stakes

Date 2025-10-28

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3-4yo

Prize £4,320

Winning Time 1m 28.28s (slow by 5.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Forever My Prince (GB) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/4	Won
2nd	Dapper Gee Gee (GB) William Carson · Tony Carroll	12/1	.5
3rd	Brave Empire (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ivan Furtado	7/2	3.5
4th	Joycean Way (GB) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	11/2	1.25
5th	Amused (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Jim Boyle	15/8F	2.5

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
6 (1)	Forever My Prince Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	132	—	534038	70	82	76	14d	—	—	-11	16.1	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Has won on soft; chance on 7f form this year; mixed in headgear of late; no aids today
2 (5)	Amused Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Jim Boyle	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Jim Boyle	138	b	723102	75	78	73	14d	—	—	0	26.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won 7f claimer on very soft in France during August; only just failed in C&D seller latest
1 (2)	Brave Empire Grey J:Hector Crouch T:Ivan Furtado	J:Hector Crouch T:Ivan Furtado	139	t	744709	75	79	71	34d	—	—	-6	11.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Three 6f wins for previous yard; out of luck for this one; had wind op since last seen
5 (6)	Joycean Way Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	134	b	222523	61	74	67	12d	—	—	+2	15.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Would have better weights chance if this was a handicap but consistency counts for plenty
3 (4)	Dapper Gee Gee Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	137	—	091722	66	71	60	90d	—	—	+9	17.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won 7f Chepstow handicap (good to soft) in June; had stalls trouble last two intended runs
NR (3)	Good Banter Chestnut J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jennie Candlish	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jennie Candlish	137	p	605013	80	79	68	14d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
All 3 wins on AW; beaten favourite in C&D seller latest and soft ground is a query today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Forever My Prince	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	85/40
Amused	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2	9/4
Brave Empire	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Joycean Way	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Dapper Gee Gee	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1	9/1
Good Banter	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Amused

26.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 11.9 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Dapper Gee Gee

17.9

OR: 4 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Good Banter

17.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Forever My Prince

16.1

OR: 5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 8.4

85/40

Joycean Way

15.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 9 Odds: 4

11/2

Brave Empire

11.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Good Banter	80	79	68
Amused	75	78	73
Brave Empire	75	79	71
Forever My Prince	70	82	76
Dapper Gee Gee	66	71	60
Joycean Way	61	74	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Joycean Way	12d ago	Quick return
Forever My Prince	14d ago	Fit
Amused	14d ago	Fit
Good Banter	14d ago	Fit
Brave Empire	34d ago	Fit
Dapper Gee Gee	90d ago	Fresh