Racecards
17:15 Leicester
Granby Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 60y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 6/22511-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 9/613-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, kept on closing stages
- Form 497131-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S De Sousa
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6-97073
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Jim Crowley
always behind
- Form 09599-1
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Megan Carberry
in touch on outside, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
Aomen Rock
109- Form 625542-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Hayley Turner
pulled hard tracking leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1/58515-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
pulled hard, soon prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 823210-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
led, hard driven over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages
Verdict
Sword Of The Lord was last seen landing a double at Brighton in October but will find life tougher today off a 9lb higher mark. JALADEE has been hard to keep right, but won at Wolverhampton at the end of last year and may be good enough stepping up in trip for his first outing on Turf. Bling King won a couple of plating races last season and Memory Cloth drops back in distance after picking up an apprentice's race in soft ground at Doncaster last week. Ancient Greece, Aomen Rock and Uncle Dermot are others to consider in an open event.
Formwatch
Sword of The Lord 10-11fav (9-9) Slowly away, took keen hold and held up towards rear, headway halfway, not clear run on inside final 3f, not clear run again, switched sharply right well over 1f out, switched left and went 2nd approaching final furlong, hung left, led final 100 yards, won at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct beating Khelac (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Jaladee 11-10fav (9-3) Dwelt towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Suehail (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Bling King 5-2fav (9-2) Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear, ran on well, won at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (5) gf in Oct beating Sunnybridge Boy (9-3) by 3l, 10 ran.
Ancient Greece 16-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, driven well over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on in closing stages, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind High Time Too (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Memory Cloth 3-1fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Mar beating Zafranagar (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Aomen Rock 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, progress to press leader 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Fleckerl (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Imperial Glance 11-8fav (8-8) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Winslow Arizona (8-7) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Aldeburgh 2-1fav (9-2) Dwelt soon close up, headway to lead 8f out, shaken up 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Rocky Elsom (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Uncle Dermot (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, 11th of 13, 26l behind Emperatriz (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Dec.
Viva Vettori 10-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Seek The Fair Land (8-11) at Kempton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.