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15:35 Leicester

LeicesterRaces Christmas Meeting 28th December Book Now Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £3,976
  • 2nd: £1,832
  • 3rd: £915
  • 4th: £458
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 25.17s
  • Off Time: 15:35:18
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Orange, purple stars, purple sleeves, orange armlets and star on purple cap
4/1
  • Form 14-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 116

prominent, ridden to lead 1st, headed briefly 4th, pushed along when headed 3 out, soon weakened

3
Silk - Red and white stripes, light blue sleeves
  • Form 319-419
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 114

prominent, led briefly 4th, ridden to lead 3 out, kept on after last but headed final 110yds, just held second

4
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form 0/21F-PP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 113

prominent, soon ridden and weakened after 3 out

5
Silk - Light green, dark green hoops, white cap
6/1
  • Form 33-3244
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 112

towards rear of midfield, headway approaching 3 out, shaken up approaching 2 out, kept on after last, just denied second

6
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, Dark Blue and Orange halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond

Omega (GER)

213 v
25/1
  • Form 16-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 112

always towards rear, made no impression

7
Silk - White, black epaulets, maroon and white diabolo on sleeves, black and maroon quartered cap
3/1
  • Form 9/61784-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 111

towards rear, pushed along and outpaced approaching 3 out

8
Silk - Pink, white star, pink sleeves, white stars and cap
  • Form 3334-75
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 108

took keen hold, led, jumped right and headed 1st, shaken up approaching 2 out, headway approaching last, ridden to lead inside final 110yds, kept on strongly

2
NR
  • Form 1F11-PP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 114

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

YELLOWSTONE PARK catches the eye in this making his handicap debut having shown some promise in all three of his hurdle starts to date. Cawthorne Lad is proving hard to place but Present Value is much respected as he landed this 12 months ago off the same mark following a lay-off. Spanish Present was biting off more than he could chew last time at Cheltenham and has stronger claims in this company but Oxygen may need to drop a few pounds.

Formwatch

Oxygen (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened and lost 3rd 2 out, 5th of 7, at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Spanish Present (IRE) 13-8fav (10-4) Held up in mid-division, closed after 3rd, pushed along after next, lost place 6th, closed 3 out, weakened before last, 9th of 13, dist behind Seddon (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Cilaos Glace (FR) 66-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden and weakened 4th, pulled up before 7th, at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.

Cawthorne Lad 17-2 (11-13) Chased leaders, asked for effort before 3 out, mistake 3 out, headway before 2 out, kept on, went fourth final strides, 4th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Operation Manna (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.

Omega (GER) (10-12) 9th of 11, dist behind Issam (10-12) at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 2m 2f sft in May.

Present Value (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Tracked leader until 2nd, tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last, 4th of 6, 11l behind Jelski (10-13) at Haydock 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.

Yellowstone Park (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Prominent, jumped right throughout, driven along and outpaced after 3 out, rallied after last, no danger, 5th of 17, 19 3/4l behind Always Busy (11-0) at Warwick 2m (4) sft in Nov.

Thirtyfourstitches (IRE) 18-1 (11-6) Held up, pulled up before 5th, at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.