Fire to light up Leicester

9:21am Tuesday 20th May 2008

LIGHT The Fire is a watertight selection in the EBF/Emil Adam Maiden Stakes at Leicester.

Brian Meehan's charge was set a near-insurmountable task on his debut in a white-hot juvenile race at Ascot.

The 95,000-guineas purchase turned in a highly satisfactory display to finish fifth behind the smart Baycat.

Meehan has given this son of Invincible Spirit plenty of time off to recharge his batteries and he should be cherry-ripe for this assignment.

A scopey individual with bags of dash, Light The Fire looks to have a bright future.

Candy Mountain should be up to the job in the sportsguru.co.uk 40th Birthday Handicap.

Trained by Luca Cumani, the four-year-old stuck to her guns diligently at Lingfield on her last start, showing plenty of stamina to take third behind Baylini.

While the assessor may at first inspection appear to have her measure, Cumani is a master in teasing out further progress from this stamp of animal.

Hughie Morrison is a rare visitor to Musselburgh but can stamp his authority on Scottish soil by winning the Golf Day Fillies' Handicap.

Kasumi appears a textbook improver from Morrison's Berkshire yard and should go exceedingly well in this one-mile test.

Although the mare is lumbered with top weight, the feeling remains she is still plenty of strides ahead of the assessor.

That theory was strengthened at Ascot last time, when she got to within a length and a half of the highly-rated Baharah in a far better race than this.

Likely to have needed the run on her comeback, Kasumi should have kicked on considerably for that effort and will relish the opportunity of tackling a strongly-run eight furlongs.

Deadly Silence finished just 4 lengths behind Dante winner Tartan Bearer on his debut and should win the Fibresand Maiden Stakes at Southwell.

This towering three-year-old came with a wet sail when switched right over a furlong out at Leicester and could be a cut above his rivals in this one-milethree- furlong heat.

Mark Wallace has a tremendous strike-rate at Beverley and can hit the target again with Art Currency in the Jockeys Loft For Great Food Maiden Stakes.

The Matthew Green-owned colt was a bitter disappointment at Chester on his last start.

Many a good horse has come a cropper around the Roodee, however, and that run should be stricken from the record.

Emphasis should instead be placed upon Art Currency's staying- on second behind Mr Keppel at Brighton.

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