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15:50 Leicester

Ladbrokes.Com Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft plcs)(Chs - Good, Gd/Frm plcs, Soft Flat)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 52.00s
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, White stars, halved sleeves and stars on cap

Alcris

15
40/1
  • Form 0-46
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, pushed along approaching 5th, weakened before next

2
Silk - White, Emerald Green chevron, hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
150/1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

mid division, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out

3
Silk - Pink, White striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 30-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

4
Silk - White and Dark Blue diabolo, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap
150/1
  • Form 030-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap
150/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

jumped right 1st 2, chased leaders to 5th, soon beaten

6
Silk - AQUAMARINE, YELLOW cap
7/1
  • Form U
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Maroon, Yellow hollow box, armlets and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, never nearer

8
Silk - Pink, Grey sleeves, Pink armlets
11/2
  • Form 5F/224-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

took keen hold, led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on one pace

9
Silk - Black, Pink chevron, Pink cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, effort approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

10
Silk - Grey and Pink diamonds, halved sleeves
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders to 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

11
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red spots, Brown cap
  • Form P2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 4th, led approaching 2 out, driven out

12
Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, White cap
100/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

prominent to 5th, weakened approaching 3 out

13
Silk - Yellow, red chevron, diabolo on sleeves, black cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, headway approaching 3 out, every chance from 2 out, unable to quicken

14
Silk - Purple, Light Blue star, Light Blue and Purple striped sleeves
200/1
  • Form PF-P50
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, lost place approaching 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

15
Silk - BLACK, BLACK and YELLOW check cap
15/8
  • Form 630P/0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, chasing leaders and not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last

16
Silk - Pink, Light Blue and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last

In depth

Verdict

Lirta has not yet managed to break his maiden tag for Martin Pipe, but with the champion trainer in such magnificent form we take the French bred gelding to come good here, with Alcris and Turbo very likely to be the dangers. The selection finished runner-up on four occasions in his homeland and in doing so proved he will handle the cut in the ground here. Pitched in in a decent novices' chase for his British debut last December, he failed to sparkle, and he was not seen again until having his first run for Pipe at Cheltenham last month, when he made a pleasing debut for his new connections. He will improve a fair bit for that and can add to the trainers great current run. Alcris is improving steadily in three starts to date, but has not achieved what the selection has thus far. He has not run well with cut in the ground so far, but he is worth giving another chance to make the frame here with the yard coming back to form. Of the remainder, Turbo comes here fit from the Flat, where he is rated 90, and as he handles cut and 10 furlongs on the level he should see out this trip, so he may present the biggest danger to the selection. But we will go for Lirta, who can land another one for Martin Pipe.