Here is an analysis of the TimeWise top two rated horses for each race at Leicester on 9 September 2025, presented in chronological order, along with an assessment drawing on all available source information:

2.20 Every Race Live On Racing TV Apprentice Handicap

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Hibernate (Tdy Total: 233)
  2. Ottoman (Tdy Total: 230)
• Assessment for Hibernate:
  • Hibernate (3yo, 9-4) is the highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by E Dunlop, who has a 71% strike rate for runners performing to form in the last 14 days. She has shown consistent form when ridden more aggressively over this 1m2f trip, notably winning at Chepstow off a 2lb lower mark and performing to a similar level in defeat six weeks ago. The assessment suggests there is “no obvious reason he won’t go well once more”. Her OR is 62, TS is 62, and RPR is 70.
• Assessment for Ottoman:
  • Ottoman (3yo, 9-0p) is the second highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by O Greenall & J Guerriero (0% strike rate in the last 14 days). He secured a C&D win in first-time cheekpieces off a 5lb lower mark in June, a form that has been boosted by subsequent runs of those he beat. His latest effort over a longer distance on heavy ground is “probably best ignored”. He is considered one to “consider for a yard among the winners over jumps of late”. His OR is 58, TS is 54, and RPR is 70.

2.50 Gascare Services EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Zanthos (Tdy Total: 407)
  2. Touleen (Tdy Total: 320)
• Assessment for Zanthos:
  • Zanthos (2yo, 9-9) is the highest TimeWise rated horse, with a very high RPR of 106. She is a pricey yearling (1,000,000euros at breeze-up). Trained by S & E Crisford (70% strike rate). She made an impressive odds-on winning debut from the front in a Newmarket newcomers’ maiden a month ago, with the third-placed horse winning subsequently. She has “plenty of potential” and is considered “clearly the one to beat”. She is currently around a 6-1 shot for next month’s Group 1 Fillies’ Mile.
• Assessment for Touleen:
  • Touleen (2yo, 9-9) is the second highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by O Burrows (33% strike rate). She is a daughter of the yard’s Group 3 winner Talaayeb. She won easily on her debut in a Newbury newcomers’ maiden five weeks ago, starting as favourite. She is “well entered up this autumn and entitled to improve”, and is backed at 20-1 for the same Group 1 race as Zanthos.

3.20 Happy Birthday Toni Robinson Nucleus HR Nursery Handicap

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Truly Special (Tdy Total: 223)
  2. Houdini Miss (Tdy Total: 215)
• Assessment for Truly Special:
  • Truly Special (2yo, 9-9) is the highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by D O’Meara (54% strike rate). She “offered more from a wide stall at Beverley last time”. As a half-sister to four winners for the yard, all as 2yos, she “can uphold the family tradition now she’s handicapping at a lowly level”. She “remains open to improvement now handicapping” and is on the shortlist. Her OR is 60, TS is 20, and RPR is 61.
• Assessment for Houdini Miss:
  • Houdini Miss (2yo, 9-9p) is the second highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by J Horton (14% strike rate). Her recent form (6561 005212) includes a second-place finish. She is described as a half-sister to two winners, with the trainer not being “best known for 2yos as yet”. Her OR is 60, TS is 16, and RPR is 64.

3.50 British EBF “Confined” Novice Stakes (C&G)

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Monoceros (Tdy Total: 344)
  2. Tie Fighter (Tdy Total: 193)
• Assessment for Monoceros:
  • Monoceros (2yo, 9-9) is the highest TimeWise rated horse. He is a 750,000gns yearling with a “top-class pedigree”. Trained by C Appleby (80% strike rate). He won successfully on his Newmarket debut (7f, good to firm) overcoming greenness. He is considered “the one to beat under a penalty” and is expected to “follow up”. His TS is 71, and RPR is 89.
• Assessment for Tie Fighter:
  • Tie Fighter (2yo, 9-2) is the second highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by E Dunlop (71% strike rate). He has been “beaten a long way in three runs to date”. His “nurseries will likely be his chance to shine”. His TS is 44, and RPR is 62. The spotlight suggests newcomers Blue Courvoisier and Watercraft are more interesting challengers.

4.25 Rowleys Handicap

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Tanjen (Tdy Total: 251)
  2. Harb (Tdy Total: 251)
• Assessment for Tanjen:
  • Tanjen (3yo, 9-11) is joint-highest TimeWise rated. Trained by T Easterby (50% strike rate). She is 0-7 on turf but 2-2 on the AW, with an easy win at Southwell recently. She carries a 3lb penalty but is rated lower on turf. The spotlight highlights the “conundrum” of her preferred surface. Her OR is 68, TS is 49, and RPR is 78.
• Assessment for Harb:
  • Harb (6yo, 9-11) is joint-highest TimeWise rated. He won off a 3lb lower mark at Ayr (5f, good) a month ago, beating three subsequent winners including Tanjen. He “always tended to peak at this time of year”. The spotlight makes him the “nap” (top selection), expecting him to follow up against Tanjen on the same terms as their previous encounter. His OR is 67, TS is 69, and RPR is 75.

4.55 British EBF Fillies’ Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Brielle (Tdy Total: 294)
  2. Shady Bay (Tdy Total: 277)
• Assessment for Brielle:
  • Brielle (3yo, 9-11) is the highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by D O’Meara (54% strike rate). She “struggled at York, in a competitive Class 2 handicap… but that was a decent effort given she pulled hard and got shuffled back early”. She is “into calmer waters today and remaims open to improvement”. The spotlight gives her the “vote”, expecting her to find this race “less demanding”. Her OR is 81, TS is 71, and RPR is 82.
• Assessment for Shady Bay:
  • Shady Bay (4yo, 9-10t) is the second highest TimeWise rated horse. Trained by T Ward (80% strike rate). She has achieved two easy wins in July and a solid run off her revised mark last time. She “stays further, so won’t mind the stiffer 1m2f” but “will need a career-best effort taking on some less-exposed 3yos”. Her OR is 74, TS is 71, and RPR is 84.

5.25 Next Meeting @leicesterraces Monday 22nd September Handicap

• TimeWise Top Two:
  1. Lequinto (Tdy Total: 264)
  2. Currahee (Tdy Total: 264)
• Assessment for Lequinto:
  • Lequinto (8yo, 9-11) is joint-highest TimeWise rated. Trained by A Carroll (34% strike rate). He has “all turf wins at Windsor but he does act elsewhere”. He had a “stiff ask when failing to make up the leeway under a big penalty at Newbury (5f) in July”. He is “still in form” and “can be on the premises” with Rossa Ryan taking over the ride. His OR is 69, TS is 72, and RPR is 78.
• Assessment for Currahee:
  • Currahee (3yo, 9-6t) is joint-highest TimeWise rated. Trained by S C Williams. He won on his yard debut over 7f on this track in July. He has been “on the upgrade on Chelmsford AW since” and “has potential back at 6f on return to turf”. The spotlight makes him the “nap” (top selection), seeing him as a “course winner” and “the type to go on improving”. His OR is 66, TS is 59, and RPR is 76.