Racecards
18:00 Leicester
3m Healthcare Handicap (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 9y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
Seasider
28- Form 323362
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Laura Pike
dwelt, held up, headway 2f out, edged right and chased winner inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
- Form 61214/2-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
led 1f, soon lost place, outpaced 4f out
- Form 88-4451
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Mitchell
travelled strongly, close up, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd near finish
- Form 600453
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey P Pickard
dwelt, in rear, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out
- Form 0-60076
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
- Form 1/9660-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Rory Hanley
held up, not troubled leaders
Lucy Brown
12- Form 14267-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 424-870
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
took keen hold, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd near finish
- Form 9-24833
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey Liam Jones
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 67-5681
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
switched right soon after start, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
Lochan Mor
38- Form 4223-20
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Nothing leaps off the page here and so it might be worth chancing LODI over Learo Dochais and Oh So Saucy. John Akehurst's gelding is down to a mark of 70 today and is fitted with cheek-pieces for the first time. His last win came off a 4lb higher mark and with wins at this time of year before he looks likely to run well at a nice price. Learo Dochais looked a different horse here last month when he was ridden from the front and it would be no surprise to see another bold bid under just a 4lb rise in the weights, Cut And Thrust has been in great form on the all-weather and is not ignored as he returns to turf, whilst Lucy Brown hasn't been with the yard for long but may need some more help from the handicapper before she is successful. Oh So Saucy is a course and distance winner and she should come on for her Lingfield spin, Flowing Cape has been in consistent form of late and he continues to edge down to a nice mark, whilst Arabian Pearl got the job done at Leicester last time with the minimum of fuss and is respected despite a 7lb higher mark. Forget Lochan Mor's Southwell flop and he rates a danger given his consistency, Seasider is in good form but finds it hard to win, whilst San Antonio needs a market check on this return from a year on the sidelines. Open stuff then but the tentative nod goes to Lodi.
Formwatch
Seasider 16-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, edged right over 2f out, hard driven and ran on under pressure, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Day Of The Eagle (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
San Antonio 16-1 (9-7) With leader, led over 6f out, ridden well over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed last stride, 2nd of 10, shd behind Miss Pelling (8-13) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun '09.
Arabian Pearl (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung badly right, ran on, won at Leicester 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May beating Penzena (8-12) by 4l, 8 ran.
Flowing Cape (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Ninth House (7-12) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Negotiation (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 11l behind Harriet's Girl (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Oh So Saucy 12-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Realt Na Mara (9-13) at Lingfield 7f ladies am hcap 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Lucy Brown 33-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 13l behind Jonny Lesters Hair (8-5) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Lodi (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 8l behind Anne Of Kiev (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Cut And Thrust (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Spinning Ridge (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Learo Dochais (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Led stands' side group, overall leader over 2f out, ridden out, won at Leicester 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Crocodile Bay (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Lochan Mor 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, chased leaders,lost place after 2f, soon detatched, eased over 1f out, last of 12, 46l behind Trans Sonic (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-90) (3) fbs in May.
Rio Cobolo (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, hung right and one pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Ezdeyaad (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.