19:45 Leicester

Thursday 25 June 2026

Hamilton Park

Leicester

Newcastle

Nottingham

Newmarket (July)

Vaal

To Take Place
5f
4 runners
Good to Firm (Good in places)

3 (6)

Startling

J: Billy Loughnane
T: John Wainwright
F: 2216P-832

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 0lbs
Or: 60

A 4-time winner over 5f for David O'Meara. Has made a bright start for her new yard, not best drawn but collared only late when second of 8 in 5f Southwell handicap a week ago. Can go very well off an unchanged mark.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
18/06/26	Southwell	4f 214y	Std	2/8	Flat
05/06/26	Thirsk	5f	Good	3/11	Flat
18/05/26	Redcar	5f 217y	Gd/Frm	8/11	Flat
09/10/25	Chelmsford City	5f	Slow	-/9	Flat
02/10/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	6/13	Flat
11/09/25	Chelmsford City	5f	Slow	1/9	Flat
08/09/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	2/11	Flat
01/08/25	Newcastle	5f	Std	2/9	Flat
01/07/25	Musselburgh	5f 1y	Gd/Frm	5/8	Flat
16/06/25	Wolverhampton	6f 20y	Slow	6/10	Flat
27/05/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Std	3/8	Flat
19/05/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Slow	3/8	Flat
29/04/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Std	3/4	Flat
23/04/25	Lingfield Park	5f 6y	Std	4/7	Flat
10/04/25	Newcastle	6f	Slow	5/9	Flat
13/03/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	3/9	Flat
08/01/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	4/8	Flat
28/12/24	Newcastle	6f	Slow	9/10	Flat
21/12/24	Newcastle	5f	Slow	1/10	Flat
03/12/24	Lingfield Park	5f 6y	Slow	5/10	Flat
09/11/24	Chelmsford City	5f	Slow	2/7	Flat

5 (1)

Bang On The Bell

J: Oliver Carmichael
T: J. R. Jenkins
F: 7-8785382

Age: 7
Weight: 8st 9lbs
Or: 55

It's now fourteen runs since last win in 2025 but he comes here on the back of a solid second of 13 in handicap at Nottingham (5f) 37 days ago. Possibilities with a repeat.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
19/05/26	Nottingham	5f 8y	Gd/Sft	2/13	Flat
15/04/26	Southwell	4f 214y	Std	8/10	Flat
08/04/26	Nottingham	5f 8y	Gd/Sft	3/7	Flat
26/03/26	Chelmsford City	5f	Slow	5/7	Flat
02/03/26	Kempton Park	6f	Std	8/11	Flat
29/01/26	Lingfield Park	5f 6y	Std/Slow	7/8	Flat
02/01/26	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Slow	8/8	Flat
18/12/25	Southwell	4f 214y	Std	7/9	Flat
08/11/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Slow	6/10	Flat
05/08/25	Newbury	5f 34y	Gd/Frm	8/12	Flat
26/07/25	Chester	5f 15y	Gd/Frm	4/7	Flat
12/07/25	Chester	5f 15y	Gd/Frm	2/11	Flat
13/06/25	Sandown Park	5f 10y	Good	4/11	Flat
10/05/25	Lingfield Park	4f 217y	Gd/Frm	3/14	Flat
28/04/25	Windsor	5f 21y	Gd/Frm	1/11	Flat
27/03/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Std/Slow	2/8	Flat
22/02/25	Chelmsford City	5f	Slow	5/7	Flat
02/02/25	Lingfield Park	5f 6y	Slow	6/8	Flat
11/01/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Std	4/8	Flat
27/12/24	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Slow	4/7	Flat
05/12/24	Chelmsford City	5f	Slow	5/8	Flat

4 (2)

Bibendum

J: Rob Hornby
T: Julie Camacho
F: 2713-0450

Age: 5
Weight: 8st 10lbs
Or: 56

A dual 5f winner last year. Off 4 months, shaped better than tenth of 16 at Doncaster (6f) suggests 19 days ago, fading late on. Not discounted off a slipping mark.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
06/06/26	Doncaster	6f 2y	Gd/Frm	10/16	Flat
04/02/26	Newcastle	6f	Std/Slow	5/7	Flat
20/01/26	Newcastle	5f	Slow	4/11	Flat
02/01/26	Wolverhampton	6f 20y	Slow	10/11	Flat
16/12/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	3/13	Flat
27/11/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	1/11	Flat
06/11/25	Newcastle	6f	Slow	7/14	Flat
27/10/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	2/14	Flat
19/09/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	6/14	Flat
08/09/25	Newcastle	6f	Slow	3/11	Flat
23/08/25	Redcar	5f 217y	Good	1/5	Flat
27/07/25	Pontefract	6f	Good	8/11	Flat
27/05/25	Leicester	7f	Good	7/16	Flat
27/04/25	Wetherby	7f	Gd/Frm	3/8	Flat
12/04/25	Thirsk	6f	Gd/Frm	11/17	Flat
12/03/25	Newcastle	5f	Slow	4/5	Flat
22/02/25	Chelmsford City	6f	Slow	5/9	Flat
03/02/25	Wolverhampton	5f 21y	Std	6/9	Flat
27/01/25	Wolverhampton	6f 20y	Slow	11/11	Flat
15/01/25	Southwell	6f 16y	Std	6/8	Flat
16/11/24	Wolverhampton	6f 20y	Slow	8/11	Flat

6 (5)

Dunnington Lad (Ire)

J: T. Kiely-Marshall
T: Peter Winks
F: 779U-9067

Age: 6
Weight: 7st 13lbs
Or: 50

Successful twice over C&D in 2024 but little to enthuse about since. 5 lb out of the handicap here too so it's easy to look elsewhere.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
17/06/26	Ripon	5f	Gd/Frm	7/8	Flat
08/06/26	Leicester	5f	Good	6/9	Flat
19/05/26	Nottingham	5f 8y	Gd/Sft	11/13	Flat
07/05/26	Redcar	5f 217y	Gd/Frm	9/11	Flat
14/09/25	Doncaster	5f 3y	Good	-/16	Flat
29/08/25	Thirsk	6f	Good	9/10	Flat
03/06/25	Leicester	5f	Gd/Frm	7/11	Flat
20/05/25	Nottingham	5f 8y	Good	7/10	Flat
12/05/25	Catterick Bridge	5f	Gd/Frm	14/15	Flat
01/05/25	Redcar	5f	Gd/Frm	6/9	Flat
21/04/25	Redcar	5f 217y	Gd/Frm	7/10	Flat
09/04/25	Catterick Bridge	5f	Good	7/9	Flat
07/11/24	Southwell	4f 214y	Std	11/12	Flat
27/08/24	Musselburgh	5f 1y	Good	6/7	Flat
11/08/24	Ripon	5f	Gd/Frm	1/9	Flat
06/08/24	Catterick Bridge	5f	Gd/Frm	4/10	Flat
25/07/24	Doncaster	6f 2y	Gd/Frm	8/10	Flat
09/07/24	Pontefract	5f 3y	Soft	6/9	Flat
27/06/24	Nottingham	5f 8y	Gd/Frm	5/8	Flat
19/06/24	Ripon	5f	Good	1/10	Flat
04/06/24	Wolverhampton	6f 20y	Slow	12/12	Flat

Timeform Verdict

STARTLING scored four times for David O'Meara and signalled she is ready to strike for her current yard when runner-up at Southwell recently so gets the vote. Both Over Spiced and Bibendum come here in good order too though, and should ensure John Wainwright's filly doesn't have things all her own way in a competitive sprint.