Racecards
16:45 Leicester
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 622-63P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
led until 1st, prominent, led again 3 out, not fluent 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well
- Form 41PP-3P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey D C Costello
held up, ridden and behind from 12th, tailed off
- Form P2822/4
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up towards rear, headway 9th, outpaced by leaders before 4 out, well held next
- Form 303531
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Chris Ward
close up, led 3rd, jumped left 8th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat
- Form 7P-3324
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, headway after 2nd, ridden in 3rd after 13th, outpaced next, well held from 3 out
- Form 8-0335P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, not fluent 8th, ridden after next, modest 6th 4 out, never on terms
Llama Farmer
478- Form P6P7/46-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey L Treadwell
towards rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 8th, struggling from 10th, pulled up before 5 out
- Form 621P6-F
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
tracked leaders, ridden 11th, went 4th 13th, outpaced and no impression on leaders 4 out, went 3rd approaching last
- Form 03P-582
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey N de Boinville
in touch, lost place after 8th, well beaten before 4 out, tailed off
- Form 52P1-6P
- Age 14
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer D Pearson
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
led 1st until 3rd, prominent, ridden before 10th, lost place when not fluent 12th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form P3U1-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Nick Mitchell
- Jockey Dave Crosse
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Previous results
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Verdict
In the hope that BELLFLOWER BOY's victory in a selling hurdle at Taunton has restored confidence, we'll take Richard Newland's 10-year-old to follow up back over the larger obstacles as he's on a very decent mark at present. Betheholygobbs is another potentially well treated if reproducing the form he showed in Ireland a couple of years ago - there was just a hint of a revival at Lingfield last month. Emperor Concerto is hard to predict but Balinroab would have a chance if a poor effort at Market Rasen was ignored and Basil Fawlty has had just two starts over fences. Night Safe and Timpo have had their problems lately but a prominent showing from either wouldn't be a total shock.
Formwatch
Balinroab (IRE) 7-2fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 2nd, soon lost place, hampered 5th, lost touch after 7th, pulled up before next, in a race won by O Crotaigh (11-11) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb, 10 ran.
Emperor Concerto 14-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, behind when mistake 8th, ridden next, tailed off 13th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Milo Milan (11-6) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan, 11 ran.
Night Safe (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Prominent, mistakes 3rd and 5th, led 12th, headed and jumped slowly next, led 5 out, headed 4 out, weakening when left 4th 2 out, 4th of 13, 21l behind Rebeccas Choice (11-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Bellflower Boy (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Led, narrowly headed after 3rd, led again after 5th, ridden before last, stayed on well flat, won at Taunton 2m 3f sell hdl (5) sft in Feb beating Helium (10-10) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Kellystown Lad (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden before 4 out, soon outpaced, 4th of 11, 44l behind Milo Milan (11-6) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Miss Kalifa (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 8th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Matrow's Lady (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb, 7 ran.
Llama Farmer 15-2 (11-8) Behind, headway 12th, chased leaders next, pushed along before 4 out, weakened soonafter next, 6th of 11, 21l behind Lexicon Lad (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov '11.
Timpo (FR) 16-1 (11-1) Fell 1st, in a race won by Jupiter Rex (10-13) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Betheholygobbs (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Chased winner until after 10th, soon outpaced in 4th, rallied to 2nd at the last, kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Red Anchor (11-1) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Hever Road (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Tracked leader until 5th, soon ridden, lost place before next, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Reginaldinho (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Jan, 9 ran.
Basil Fawlty (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway when not much room 3 out, no extra last, 5th of 10, 25l behind Reginaldinho (11-11) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Colin's Desire 33-1 (10-9) Prominent, pecked 2nd, lost place approaching 12th, behind next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Pete The Feat (11-12) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov, 13 ran.