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15:20 Leicester

Weatherbys Printing Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 40.50s
  • Off Time: 15:20:45
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, White sleeves, Emerald Green stars, Black cap

Olympian (FR)

29 bt D
14/1
  • Form 105183
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

held up towards rear, soon in rear, struggling from 4 out

2
Silk - Dark Blue and White check, Pink sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 0/3162-8
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 120

tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 3 out

3
Silk - Brown, beige hoops and armlets
  • Form 3/21104-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 115

made all, hit 4th, ridden before 2 out, kept on well run-in

4
Silk - Dark Blue, White braces, sleeves and cap
  • Form 172626
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 111

in touch in 4th, chased winner before and hit 3 out, ridden and evey chance before 2 out, kept on and always held

5
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue (quartered), Light Blue and White striped sleeves
7/2
  • Form 158-021
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 109

tracked winner until before 3 out, weakened from last

6
Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars

Argaum (IRE)

39 pt BF
3/1
  • Form 221212
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 107

held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace

7
Silk - Red, Pink disc, halved sleeves
11/1
  • Form 2/1028-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 105

tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, went 3rd before and not fluent last, one pace

8
Silk - Royal blue, white sash and hoop on cap
25/1
  • Form 934F63
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 92

in rear, pushed along before 3 out, weakened from 2 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Following a decent second at Wetherby, Golden Future kept on well to beat the well-backed King Fingal at Musselburgh last time. He's 7lb higher here but has every chance of scoring again while Argaum has been thriving at a lower level, scoring at Hereford and Bangor over the summer. Katchmore may need this, however, while Quiet Whisper's limitations have been exposed since he scored at Towcester in May. Not Til Monday should strip fitter for a recent run on the Flat but the vote goes to OLYMPIAN. The top weight did well to beat Fujin Dancer at Stratford in September and it's easy to ignore his last run over fences. With a 7lb claimer on board here, he shouldn't be far away.

Formwatch

Olympian (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, soon well behind, not fluent 2nd and jumped left thereafter, tailed off, 3rd of 4, well behind Australia Day (11-2) at Kempton 2m beg chs (4) gd in Oct.

Katchmore (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Held up in touch on inside, lost place after 5th, weakened after 7th, 8th of 12, well behind Kylenoe Fairy (10-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in May.

Not Til Monday (IRE) 7-1 (11-13) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 14, 28l behind Hildisvini (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.

Quiet Whisper (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Mistake 1st, chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th, ridden and lost 2nd well before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 39l behind Right Stuff (11-7) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd in Oct.

Golden Future 7-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, travelling well when left in lead and mistake 2 out, driven out from last, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd beating King Fingal (10-5) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.

Argaum (IRE) 1-2fav (10-12) Prominent, every chance 3 out, no chance with winner and weakened flat, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Dancewiththedevil (10-7) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.

Vertueux (FR) 20-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Viva Colonia (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Aug.

Phoenix Eye 20-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 9th, went 3rd 2 out, closed on 2nd from approaching last, no chance with winner, 3rd of 11, 30l behind Oscar Prairie (10-11) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.