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15:20 Leicester

Sporting Blue Handicap (Class D)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 9y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.30s
  • 17 Ran
1(15)
Silk - Pale Blue, Red epaulets and cap
10/1
  • Form 60615-3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

mid-division, not much room 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, headway over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong

2(10)
Silk - Grey, Yellow epaulets, Grey sleeves, Yellow seams, Yellow cap
  • Form 0-010
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

in touch, headway after 2f, led 2f out, pushed out

3(2)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE chevron, PURPLE sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 01-404
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon beaten

4(16)
Silk - ORANGE and WHITE stripes, ORANGE sleeves, WHITE armlets, ORANGE cap
33/1
  • Form 00-0600
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

held up towards rear, dn over 3f out, never dangerous

5(1)
Silk - Pink, Maroon chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star

Shifty

26
20/1
  • Form 200-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

soon with leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased inside final furlong

6(3)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

Petrula

33
12/1
  • Form 102-044
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

in touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong

7(5)
Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap
20/1
  • Form 333-401
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

soon led, headed 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

8(12)
Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green check, White sleeves, Yellow cap
5/2
  • Form 000-315
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

held up and keen, headway 3f out, ridden and one apce final 2f

10(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap
  • Form 0-06251
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1

held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

11(14)
Silk - Grey, Mauve sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 051-003
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

chased leaders, ridden 3f out and swished tail, weakened inside final furlong

12(13)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), Red sleeves, White cap
14/1
  • Form 30-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

prominent, ridden halfway, soon weakened

13(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, ORANGE disc, ORANGE and ROYAL BLUE striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 035
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

with leaders, round over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

14(18)
Silk - Black, White diamond
16/1
  • Form 003-046
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong

15(17)
Silk - Black, Grey sash, Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 404-003
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5

prominent, pushed along and outpaced well over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

16(4)
Silk - Purple, White epaulets and sleeves, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 5-300
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4

held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous

17(8)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), LIGHT GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap
  • Form 100060
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3

in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened

18(11)
Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Blue cap
66/1
  • Form 50-3000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-11

prominent early, soon lost place and ridden, never dangerous

9(7)
NR
  • Form 3-01501
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

In depth

Verdict

Tough Love, a winner over this trip at Beverley in April, deserves particular credit for his latest effort when fifth in a competitive handicap at York on his latest outing. Tim Easterby's charge was badly drawn on that occasion before being badly hampered when making progress in the straight and appeared most unlucky. The son of Pursuit Of Love should go well with the yard in top form at present while Nottingham maiden winner takes a drop in both class and trip after a creditable effort behind Serieux at the same meeting. Highland Warrior's recent Ayr victory was given a boost by the subsequent success of the runner-up at Nottingham on Saturday while Marshman has a touch of class and will be sharper for his recent return.