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15:30 Leicester

Chieftain Claiming Hurdle (Class F)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 30.80s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Circus Maximus (USA)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Linus

    9/2

      1
      Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap

      Dubai Seven Stars

      18 v
      15/8
      • Form 400-01P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-10

      held up towards rear, headway 5th, led 3 out, weakened quickly approaching 2 out

      2
      Silk - Dark Green and Red check, Dark Green sleeves, Pink cap

      Circus Maximus (USA)

      95
      16/1
      • Form 0066P-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9

      tracked leaders throughout, ridden and slightly outpaced approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden clear

      3
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap

      Grand Prompt

      43
      10/1
      • Form 10534P
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9

      led, ridden and headed 5th, stayed handy until weakened 3 out, pulled up before last

      6
      Silk - Orange, Black chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap

      Jaccout (FR)

      17
      14/1
      • Form P-P0000
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-11

      held up rear and keen, headway 6th, disputed lead 7th, ridden and weakened 2 out

      7
      Silk - WHITE and DARK BLUE stripes, diamonds on sleeves

      Ludere (IRE)

      11
      9/4
      • Form 342P-P3
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-11

      tracked leader and keen, led 5th, ridden after 7th, headed and weakened 3 out

      8
      Silk - Royal Blue, White star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

      Linus

      12
      9/2
      • Form S331P0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-8

      in touch, driven and lost place 5th, ridden to chase winner and every chance 2 out, soon held

      9
      Silk - White, Black chevron, Black cap

      Woodlands Lass

      24
      40/1
      • Form 000P/4F
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0

      in touch, until lost place after 6th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up

      4
      NR

      Monsieur Tagel (FR)

      60
      • Form PP-0460
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-9

      Nonrunner

      5
      NR

      Asador (FR)

      42
      • Form P/1FF0-F
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-11

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Asador can take the claimer, with Dubai Seven Stars, Circus Maximus, Monsieur Tagel and Linus the others to consider. The selection looked like being useful over fences at one time but appears to have had his problems. However, he was still leading when falling at the last at Hereford last time in a similar event to today's and a repeat of that effort - without the fall of course - puts him firmly on the shortlist. Dubai Seven Stars won a Taunton seller the time before last, after which she was bought back for over 8,000 guineas. She is fully entitled to be competitive again in this event. Circus Maximus has not run over hurdles for more than a year and won a three-runner chase on his last outing. A return to the level of his Irish form would give him a chance but he's not one to place complete faith in. Monsieur Tagel's last twin over hurdles came more than three years ago but has run well enough of late outside of this level to warrant consideration today. Linus won a Newton Abbot seller in September so comes into the reckoning on that basis. Grand Prompt, Jaccout and Ludere have a bit to find here if official ratings mean anything while Woodlands Lass has little in the way of form to recommend her. Overall, though, we'll go for Asador to make amends for that expensive Hereford fall.