Racecards
13:30 Leicester
Barkby Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Good,Good to Firm in back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £2,600 added
- Winner: £1,689
- 2nd: £496
- 3rd: £248
- 4th: £124
- Form 426/8-30
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Charlie Huxley
tracked leaders, pushed along briefly after 5th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
- Form 004636
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Mr T J Flint
made virtually all, strongly pressed from 3 out, ridden and edged left approaching last, stayed on
- Form 647U35
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Josh Wall
tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, ridden 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on
- Form 547742
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Joshua Moore
tracked winner, every chance 3 out, ridden approaching next, weakened flat
- Form U5F057
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer B Hellier
- Jockey T E Whelan
took keen hold early, always last, niggled along after 4th, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Bay Central won over fences at Hereford last month but doesn't look particularly well handicapped back over hurdles, though this is an extremely modest contest. CITYAR is still a maiden over hurdles but seems best suited by fast ground and hasn't been disgraced in his last couple of runs. He gets a tentative vote here as Bon Spiel has been well beaten in all of his recent starts and neither Minder nor Kapdor have shown a great deal so far over hurdles.
Formwatch
Minder 33-1 (11-9) In touch, behind from before 5th, tailed off, 11th of 17, well behind Mac Beattie (11-3) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Nov.
Kapdor (FR) 12-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders and mistakes, blundered 6th, weakened from 4 out, 6th of 17, 23l behind Kateal (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Nov.
Cityar (FR) 13-2 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway when mistake 3 out, no impression after 2 out, 5th of 11, 16l behind Bazart (10-0) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Bon Spiel 11-4 (11-7) Tracked winner, outpaced from 7th, plugged on to be remote 2nd, 2nd of 5, 36l behind Mangonel (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Saddlers' Supreme (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Always in rear, 7th of 9, 49l behind Tribal Dance (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Nov.
Bay Central (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) Raced keenly, led until steadied and headed before 3rd, blundered 5th, about 6 lengths down when fell 3 out, in a race won by Alpha Way (10-7) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov, 9 ran.