Racecards
17:35 Leicester
Ladbrokes.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 218y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 422728
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey James Doyle
raced wide chased leaders, led 3f out, ridden out
- Form 136451
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
held up, soon pushed along in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reached winner
Exit Smiling
10- Form 127194
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 162574
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 70
held up towards rear, ridden and short of room 3f out, stayed on final furlong
Snark (IRE)
87- Form 01-9354
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 083-615
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey T P O'Shea
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, soon tailed off
- Form 167388
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss T Spearing
- Jockey J Mackay
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on, never dangerous
- Form 171140
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Adele Rothery
led 6f
- Form 492766
- Age 11
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey C Catlin
mid-division, effort over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
The Composer
14- Form 163740
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey O Urbina
held up in rear, headway and not much room 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 85911-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J F McDonald
keen, held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 030281
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey R Havlin
held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 3-30357
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 14-3801
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Verdict
In the finale, Woolly Bully gets the nod ahead of Double Spectre and Looker. Woolly Bully won well at Pontefract last time and, if carrying that improvement into this longer trip, rates as a danger to all. Fabrian is on a competitive mark and has shown that he can go on this type of going. Trouble Mountain got back to winning ways last time but now has a three-pounds rise to defy. Exit Smiling wasn't far behind him that day on his first try at today's trip. Snark is open to improvement at this trip, while Gala Sunday has proven that he can win from around today's mark and wins in his turn. Dower House caught the eye to a degree at Nottingham last time and, if returning to his spring 2005 form, would hold very good claims. The Composer holds claims based on his May winning form at Haydock, so cannot be ruled out, while any money for Prince Of Love could be interesting. Raised two pounds for his Sandown win over a mile, Double Spectre is another to seriously consider stepped up in trip today. Finally, Libre is another to be well-weighted based on his best 2005 form and Looker improved on previous form to score at Salisbury last time and is another to have a look at. Overall, though, the vote goes to Woolly Bully.
Formwatch
Trouble Mountain (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, driven along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept beating Sforzando (9-1) by 1l, 16 ran.
Exit Smiling 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 16, 2l behind Trouble Mountain (9-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept.
Snark (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Our Teddy (10-1) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Double Spectre (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, driven out, won at Sandown 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept beating Mythical Charm (8-10) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Materialize (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Prominent. ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 20l behind My Arch (9-11) at Beverley 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Aug.
Libre 4-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on, never reached leaders, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Barons Spy (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) frm in Jul.
Looker 6-1 (8-0) Led until 8f out, tracked leaders, led 3f out, stayed on gamely when hard pressed throughout final furlong, won at Salisbury 1m 2f clm (5) gs in Sept beating South O'The Border (9-10) by a shd, 13 ran.
Woolly Bully 15-8 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led final furlong, ran on well, won at Pontefract 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs beating Avoriaz (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.