Racecards
17:05 Leicester
East Midlands Ceramics Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 60y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 524301
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Richard Evans
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left soon after, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 211-521
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey P Cosgrave
led over 2f, tracked leaders, led again 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards
- Form 582943
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up towards rear, headway on outside from over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 5-54167
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey R Winston
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never in contention
- Form 443134
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Tim Clark
took keen hold, soon prominent on outside, lost place 2f out, not much room when no impression over 1f out
- Form 34-5883
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey R Clark
steadied start, held up in rear, took solo route towards stands side from 4f out until hung right and headway over 1f out, stayed on
La Danza
21- Form 38/7555
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey Shirley Teasdale
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 87-6586
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 54
tracked leaders, driven 3f out, lost place over 2f out
- Form 009-527
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey J Quinn
took keen hold, prominent, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form P45136
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey B A Curtis
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, stayed on well, clear final 100 yards
- Form 94-1478
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey Ted Durcan
chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, not much room and no impression over 1f out
Sexy Secret
16- Form 2-39357
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Mrs L Pearce
- Jockey Simon Pearce
tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, not able to get back into contention
Nifty Kier
12- Form 586405
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Danny Brock
mid-division, took keen hold, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Verdict
Roy Bowring's runners are usually worth a second look here and Master Of Song had stablemate Solarmaite behind when second over a longer trip on the Fibresand last month. He's won here in the past but is hard to catch right. Prince Of Burma arrives off the back of a win on the Polytrack. He's 7lb higher here but is still well treated on his old form and Sonnetation can't be left out of calculations having also scored an artificial surface on his latest start. BARBARY showed little on Turf in his first season but has definitely improved on the Polytrack this year. He didn't appear to stay 1m2f last time and could be a bit of value in this against more exposed rivals.
Formwatch
Prince Of Burma (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Dwelt soon recovered in touch, headway when not clear run approaching 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, eased near finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun beating For Shia And Lula (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sonnetation (IRE) 5-4fav (9-7) Always prominent, led over 2f out, hung right when headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, stayed on under pressure to lead again post, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun beating Two In The Pink (9-5) by shd, 8 ran.
Living Leader 7-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Roxy Lane (8-7) at Newmarket 1m app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Teide Peak (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) In touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to press leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Ferryview Place (7-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Solarmaite 7-4fav (8-9) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and no impression final 2f, 4th of 6, 11l behind Jacobs Son (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jun.
Headlong (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, wide and headway when carried head high over 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Spirit Raiser (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
La Danza 25-1 (7-11) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 11l behind Lulu The Zulu (9-2) at Chester 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Angel Cake (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 9l behind Frontline Phantom (8-2) at Nottingham 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Master Of Song 12-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, led after about 3f, headed 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 10l behind Flying Power (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Botanist 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon no extra, 6th of 8, 6l behind Shadowtime (9-13) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Barbary (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Raced wide towards rear, headway 7f out, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Starlit Cantata (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun.
Sexy Secret 10-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 11l behind The Dukkerer (9-2) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Nifty Kier 10-1 (8-2) Towards rear, headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 10l behind Prince Of Burma (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.
My Manekineko 14-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway and edged left over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Shifting Star (9-12) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.