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13:00 Leicester

Righton Ltd. Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft (Chase Good,G/Soft places, Hurdles Soft, G/Soft places)
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 1.10s
  • 14 Ran
2
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stars, Yellow and Dark Blue striped sleeves, Yellow cap
7/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ridden when not fluent last, eased towards finish

3
Silk - Black, Pink triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap
5/1
  • Form 74
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, ridden after 5th, headway approaching 2 out, ran on flat to go 2nd close home

4
Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard in touch, led after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat

5
Silk - Emerald green and red check, white sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when mistake last

6
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, White and Emerald Green halved sleeves, Red cap
8/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 5th, ridden when hit 3 out, weakened 2 out

7
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Royal Blue cap
18/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

8
Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, chevrons on sleeves, White cap
28/1
  • Form 09
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, ridden approaching 5th, soon weakened

9
Silk - Yellow, Brown hoop and sleeves, Orange cap
  • Form P8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders to 5th, behind when mistake 3 out

10
Silk - Green and Yellow stripes, Green sleeves and cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

not fluent, mid-division, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, weakening when jump left 2 out

11
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow stars, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue stars
33/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

prominent and keen, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

12
Silk - MAROON
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

13
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Red and White striped sleeves, quartered cap
80/1
  • Form 9
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened quickly

14
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves and cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-5

keen, mid-division, headway 4th, weakened after next

15
Silk - Emerald Green and White diabolo, White sleeves, Orange cap
80/1
  • Form 98
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-5

led, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened

1
NR
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Akram gets the confident vote here with Copper Bay and Next Lord rating the main dangers. The selection was much better than all these rivals on the flat is sure to have been well schooled for this his hurdling debut and he need only put in a clear round to score. Copper Bay rates the main danger as he hails from a yard in top form and they have a healthy strike rate in these types of events so he should be noted in the market. Next Lord hails from a shrewd yard and should be noted in the market but his over all profile leaves him with a little to find. The remainder have shown very little and are readily opposed and for the winner we return to Akram who need only put in a clear round to score.

Formwatch

Caribou (FR) 50-1 (9-13) Unplaced behind Gold Heart (10-3) at Auteuil 2m1f110y hdl hvy in June.

Cava Bien 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4th, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on well flat, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Baie des Flamands (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (E) gd in Nov.

Copper Bay (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Led after 2f, hung right 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Mineko (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct (Flat).

Golden Square 25-1 (10-12) Chased leader until weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 8, 15l behind Alfred The Great (10-12) at Sandown 2m 3yo nov hdl (D) gs in Nov.

He's A Star 12-1 (11-0) Held up well in rear, stayed on approaching last, never nearer, 4th of 13, 17l behind Sasso (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (E) gs in Nov.

Next Lord (FR) (9-1) Led to over 1f out, soon beaten, unplaced behind Almaguer (9-5) at Maisons-Laffitte 1m 2f clm gs in Nov, 19 ran (Flat).

The Iron Giant (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Upset in stalls, tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before halfway, dropped to 5th approaching straight, soon no extra, last of 9, 17l behind Tarkesar (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn stk gf in Jun (Flat).

Akram (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd 2f out, led approaching straight, soon ridden clear, comfortably, won at Galway 1m hcp 60-92 gf in Jul beating Charismatic Cat (9-11) by 3l, 6 ran (Flat).