Soie D’Leau every chance at Leicester

Racing: Kristin Stubbs’ five-year-old is long overdue another success

SOIE D’LEAU looks primed to finally get his nose in front this season when he lines up in the big race of the day at Leicester.

Kristin Stubbs’ five-year-old is a fine sprinter, yet he has not won since last October.

That in no way tells the full story, though, as he has gone close countless times in stronger races than this.

This was illustrated at Haydock last time, when he finished second behind Mayleaf Shine in a class-two handicap over five furlongs.

Soie D’Leau had 10 other rivals that day but simply bumped into a progressive, better-handicapped animal at the Merseyside circuit.

Stubbs’ representative has gone up just 1lb for the Racing UK Handicap, which is far from the end of the world as he won last autumn off a 6lb higher mark.

A proven operator when the mud is flying, the gelded son of Monsieur Bond deserves a chance of fortune in what looks a perfectly winnable encounter.

It is also interesting to see Tom Queally on board for the first time.

GOLDEN WEDDING ought to go well in a one-mile handicap on the all-weather at Kempton.

In spite of having been pinched for room inside the final furlong, the fiveyear-old son of Archipenko was only beaten a length over course and distance on September 9.

Consistency is very much Golden Wedding’s strong suit so it is hard to imagine him regressing in this lowergrade race, in which he is just 1lb higher than his last visit to Sunbury.

Today’s meeting at Hamilton has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track. SELECTIONS: KEMPTON: 1.50 Iconic Knight, 2.25 Baileys Excelerate, 2.55 Ply, 3.30 Teppal, 4.05 Odyssa, 4.35 Seeking Magic, 5.05 Golden Wedding, 5.35 Solent Meads.

LEICESTER: 2.00 Queen Of Kalahari, 2.35 Kings Academy, 3.05 Beachcomber Bay, 3.40 SOIE D’LEAU, 4.15 Ididitforyoooo, 4.45 Zaria, 5.15 Waves, 5.45 The Groove.

DOUBLE: Golden Wedding and Soie D’Leau.