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15:50 Leicester

Leicester Mercury Family Fun Day Handicap (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 9y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £18,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.21s
  • Off Time: 15:51:07
  • 8 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red sash, Yellow sleeves and cap

Lindoro

36 D
15/2
  • Form 0-03128
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 92

held up in rear of main group, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

2(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

Zakhaaref

18 D
9/4
  • Form 12-4972
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 90

close up in main group, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong

3(9)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
25/1
  • Form 552000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 90

pulled hard, led and soon clear, taken to far side rail over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(3)
Silk - Purple, White hooped sleeves, check cap

Kiwi Bay

11 D
6/1
  • Form 953104
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 84

held up in touch main group, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final furlong

6(4)
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Yellow cap
9/1
  • Form 21-3974
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 83

held up in rear of main group, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong

7(8)
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, hooped cap
  • Form 15-6534
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 81

held up in touch of main group, effort 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace

8(5)
Silk - White, Emerald Green star, White and Emerald Green diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap
  • Form 9251-53
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 79

chased clear leader until over 2f out, soon weakened

9(7)
Silk - Light Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, Light Blue seams
  • Form 224113
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 76

held up in rear main group, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never nearer

4(1)
NR
  • Form 080466
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 90
  • Trainer S Kirk
  • Jockey Doubtful

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Mark Johnston sent out Lovelace to win this race last year and he has another live candidate in Zakhaaref who is preferred to Lindoro and Fathsta. The Daylami colt ran the best race of his career to make Brassini work hard at Sandown (Noble Citizen fourth) and can make light of a 3lb rise in the weights by building on that run today. Lindoro has to put a below par display at Sandown behind him but he had been progressing nicely prior to that and has to be respected. That display may have been down to the good to firm ground that prevailed and any easing of conditions would suit him. Fathsta has done really well this season and is fortunate to have been dropped a pound following his run at Goodwood as nothing really went right for him there; he gives the impression that there's more to come. Those three have to give weight away here but they stand out in this field and Zakhaaref is taken to come out on top.

Formwatch

Lindoro 15-2 (9-5) Took keen hold in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 6l behind Main Aim (8-12) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Zakhaaref 11-1 (9-4) Led, pressed over 2f out, kept on strongly under pressure until headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Brassini (9-2) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Vhujon (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 13, 11l behind Sohraab (9-9) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.

Kiwi Bay 13-2 (9-7) Held up and keen, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, 4th of 6, 2l behind Manhattan Dream (8-10) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Nezami (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged right, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Kalahari Gold (9-9) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf.

Noble Citizen (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, unable to challenge, faded well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Brassini (9-2) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Coachhouse Lady (USA) 18-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and hung right from over 2f out, clear over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Desert Chill (9-7) at Leicester 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.

Autumn Blades (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Raced centre, held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Silver Wind (9-2) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Fathsta (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, travelling well and not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well, nearest finish, 6th of 17, 7l behind Blue Sky Basin (8-5) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.