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16:20 Leicester

Sandra Leeson 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.53s
  • Off Time: 16:20:59
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rationale (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Fabrian

    9/2

      1(2)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap

      Swains Bridge (USA)

      33 BFD
      6/1
      • Form 63-615
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 80

      held up in touch, switched centre 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened and hung right over 1f out

      2(4)
      Silk - Navy Blue, Red sleeves, Old Gold sash and cap with Blue hoop

      Snowed Under

      14 CDD
      11/4
      • Form 238154
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 80

      chased leader 3f, remained close up, switched centre 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, hung right final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK cross belts, BLACK sleeves, YELLOW armlets, BLACK cap

      Cripsey Brook

      9 t D
      8/1
      • Form 842722
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 78

      held up, soon behind, switched centre 4f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, never nearer

      4(3)
      Silk - Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap

      Farringdon

      20 D
      3/1
      • Form 0-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 84

      held up, switched centre and outpaced 4f out, hung right over 1f out, kept on

      5(6)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

      Fabrian

      14 D
      9/2
      • Form 081324
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 73

      led, ridden and headed 2f out, hampered and switched left 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Orange, Dark Blue stars, Orange cap, Dark Blue star

      Rationale (IRE)

      36 C
      3/1
      • Form 55531
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 68

      chased leader 7f out, ridden 3f out, led 2f out, hung right 1f out, idled near finish

      In depth

      Verdict

      In an interesting contest, Rationale is selected ahead of Fabrian and Faringdon. Rationale defied greenness, the trip and a race that was probably not run to suit when scoring over a mile here last time. What he did show, though, was a good attitude and, stepping up in distance today, a good run is on the cards. Snowed Under ran well at Newmarket last time form his revised mark, although the handicapper took a dim view of his win. Cripsey Brook keeps rattling the crossbar from his current rating, so cannot be ruled out, while Fabrian's good Ascot run suggested that a step up to today's trip would be useful, so he is respected. Finally, Faringdon improved for the step up to 10 furlongs last time to win his maiden at Windsor and is entitled to thought based on that. Overall, though, we will stick with Rationale.

      Formwatch

      Swains Bridge (USA) 4-11fav (10-1) Held up behind leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Splodger Mac (8-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gf in Jul.

      Snowed Under 7-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Group Captain (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.