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14:30 Leicester

Dove Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G )

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places; Hurdle: Soft (Heavy in places))
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 7.80s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red cap, White star
  • Form F65-062
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 88

mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

2
Silk - DARK BLUE, RED Cross of Lorraine and armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap
3/1
  • Form 5-24544
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 86

held up, headway 3rd, ridden 3 out, one pace when hit last

3
Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Black cap, White spots

Adalie

47
25/1
  • Form 63P-060
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 85

mid-division, ridden and lost place after 5th, soon behind

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diamonds, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, RED cap
16/1
  • Form 56/430P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 81

chased winner to 3 out, kept on same pace

5
Silk - White and Royal Blue stripes, White and Red striped sleeves, Red cap
7/1
  • Form 535002
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 77

in touch, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed after last, no extra

6
Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Orange cap
16/1
  • Form 5PP/P04
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 73

behind, ridden and headway to go 3rd approaching 2 out, one pace flat

7
Silk - Yellow, dark green braces, dark green and yellow striped cap
33/1
  • Form 4F0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Dark Green, Grey striped sleeves, hooped cap
50/1
  • Form 0P304/0
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 67

behind, ridden and some headway 3 out, never troubled leaders

9
Silk - Brown and Beige (quartered), halved sleeves, Maroon and Beige quartered cap
  • Form 5PF030
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 66

mid-division, lost place after 4th, behind when fell 3 out

10
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 6/2P-446
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 64

behind, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened

11
Silk - Black, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green sleeves, Black armlets, Emerald Green cap
12/1
  • Form FP4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 75

led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon hung right, led again after last, stayed on

In depth

Verdict

Misbehaviour can beat Grand Prairie and Lunar Lord in a race that should not take too much winning. There are not too many in with chances in this selling contest and Misbehaviour showed enough encouraging signs when second at Folkestone before Christmas to warrant support here. He was off the bridle early but stayed on well behind Sunnyarjun and it is hoped that the stiffer finish today will help his cause. In addition he does not look at all badly treated compared to his winning form of a couple of years ago. Grand Prairie also found one too good last time in the shape of Come Bye at Folkestone, but he was well held by the selection in that earlier race at the Kent track and it is hard to envisage him turning the tables. Lunar Lord has yet to open his account over hurdles but has been placed a few times and had winning form on the Flat, so is worth a second look, while Richard Johnson is an eye catching booking for Sarena Special but he has shown little apart from a 40-1 shock success on the level at Chepstow two years ago. A very small investment on Misbehaviour may pay off.