Racecards
14:05 Leicester
Mistletoe Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 113y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased leaders, challenged after 5th, led 3 out, blundered next, not fluent last, ridden out
- Form 5373-60
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up, wide before 3rd, closed after 5th, every chance 3 out, one pace before next
- Form P143-20
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey Adam Wedge
prominent, lost place before 5th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 25/3-527
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey C Gethings
tracked leaders, wide before 3rd, led after 5th, headed 3 out, edged right and one pace flat
- Form 453-436
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Ronald Thompson
- Jockey G Sheehan
led until 1st, prominent, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 745-653
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Dave Crosse
started slowly, led 1st, headed after 5th, weakening when fell 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Edward Elgar won just the once on the Flat but made a winning debut over timber in a similar race over this course and distance 10 days ago. He changed hands after the race but has every chance of a double if finding a little improvement. Haatefina was third in another track and trip seller last month while Announcement would have every chance on last season's form, though she was well behind Haatefina at Stratford in October. ORTHODOX LAD (NAP) drops into this grade for the first time and looks the form choice on his second at Warwick last month with Ciaran Gethings good value for his 5lb claim.
Formwatch
Edward Elgar 40-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, ridden between last two, over two lengths down last, stayed on under pressure to lead last strides, won at Leicester 2m (5) gs in Nov beating El Massivo (11-5) by nk, 6 ran.
Daring Indian 7-1 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, soon edged right, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Saint Honore (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mr Jalfrazy (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Always well behind, 11th of 15, dist behind Scoppio Del Carro (10-8) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Orthodox Lad 14-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, plugged on same pace in 4th from 2 out, weakened approaching the last, 7th of 17, 16 1/4l behind Proofreader (11-7) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Announcement 100-1 (9-5) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind The Gay Cavalier (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Haatefina 8-1 (9-7) Always in rear, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 27l behind Greek Islands (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Ninny Noodle 150-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, some headway after 6th, weakened before 3 out, well behind when blundered 2 out, 12th of 15, dist behind Scoppio Del Carro (10-8) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Dec.