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16:15 Leicester

Beacon Bitter Claiming Stakes (Class E)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.60s
  • 11 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Yellow, mauve spots, yellow sleeves
10/1
  • Form 5-51260
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

led, soon clear, headed 4f out, eased over 3f out, soon pulled up

2(5)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevrons, halved sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 00
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

always towards rear

3(7)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
40/1
  • Form 066500
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

chased leader, led 4f out, soon headed, weakened

4(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Grey star
  • Form 26-6240
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace

5(2)
Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red and White check sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 03-0002
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

slowly into stride, towards rear, never troubled leaders

6(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue spots, White cap
9/1
  • Form 540-650
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

held up, headway over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, ran on and led post

7(8)
Silk - Black, Light Green spots
  • Form 0-25350
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

8(1)
Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets
  • Form 0000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

close up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out

9(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, Dark Blue cap, Pink spots
  • Form 352-540
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

held up, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden 3 lengths clear 1f out, headed post

10(6)
Silk - Maroon, White disc and armlets
12/1
  • Form 060106
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

held up, ridden headway 3f out, kept on one pace

11(4)
Silk - Grey, Maroon star and star on cap
10/1
  • Form 000-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-0

in touch, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace

In depth

Verdict

Plenty of these are closely matched on official ratings but Esperance comes here in good heart and is nominate as a tentative selection. His second to Tetragon in a similar contest over two furlongs further last time reads well in the context of this race and a repeat of that should see him go close. Princess Shoka might prove to be the selections biggest danger as most of the others either have little in the way of turf form or, quite simply, little in the way of any type of form. Paradise Valley is well held by the selection on Tetragon form, but Non Ultra's win came in a Nottingham seller, and more will be needed. All in all, Esperance must hold a very good chance.