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13:40 Leicester

Eastwell Selling Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.60s
  • Off Time: 13:41:12
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk -
8/11

    3
    Silk -
    16/1

      1
      Silk - White, large Light Green spots and spots on cap

      Sacrilege

      71 p
      8/11
      • Form 452-117
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 121

      tracked leader, led approaching 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on

      2
      Silk - Red, purple hollow box, purple and red halved sleeves, purple cap
      100/1
      • Form 069U
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-8

      held up mid-division, hit 3rd, ridden and weakened from 3 out

      3
      Silk - Black and Light Green stripes, White sleeves, Light Green cap
      12/1
      • Form 9/8635-2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 90

      held up and keen, chased leaders approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out

      4
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-8

      held up, tracked leaders 4th, chased leaders when ran out 3 out

      5
      Silk - Light Green, Red stars, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Red star
      20/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8

      in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and no extra from last

      6
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, White cap
      • Form 2-32PF2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 92

      held up, mistake 1st, raced keen, chased leaders, 3 out, weakened approaching next

      7
      Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green diabolo, Red sleeves and cap
      • Form P0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-1

      tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out

      8
      Silk - Dark blue, red cap, emerald green spots
      16/1
      • Form 2F-P
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-1

      led, headed approaching 3rd, remained prominent, kept on same pace from last

      9
      Silk - Red, Dark Green and White striped sleeves
      • Form 00-758P
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 67

      tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 2 out

      Previous results

      In depth

      Verdict

      SACRILEGE sets the standard here, but at the likely price it may be a watching brief, while Bet Noir and Dobravany are worthy of inclusion on our shortlist. Since moving to Tim Vaughan's yard, Sacrilege has won a couple of novice hurdle events in succession before being very disappointingly next time out in a similar contest. He's giving weight away all round, but nothing like as much as if this were a handicap. His official rating of 121 compared with Bet Noir's mark of 92 means he's got plenty in hand; only four of these have a rating, with Bet Noir second best. She was runner up in a weaker race than this last time out after failing to finish in her previous couple of outings, and she remains a maiden after 18 races (flat and jumps combined). Dobravany has a first time tongue strap to complement a previously worn visor to try and eradicate jumping errors, which cost him last time out and he remains a maiden after ten attempts. A clear round should see this go the way of Sacrilege.

      Formwatch

      Sacrilege 3-1 (11-8) Reluctant and soon in rear, headway 4 out, soon tracking leaders, weakened next, 7th of 11, well behind Lady Hillingdon (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.

      Best Memory 66-1 (10-12) Almost fell, gave rider no chance and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Feeling (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-105 (5) gd in Oct, 11 ran.

      Dobravany (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, chased winner from 3 out, not fluent next, no impression, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Tribiani (10-2) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.

      Natural Rhythm (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 13, 11l behind On The Loose (8-10) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct (flat).

      Royal Rainbow 100-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, in touch, mistake 2nd, blundered 4th, struggling to keep up next, behind when blundered 3 out, 6th of 8, 32l behind Hayes Princess (10-5) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (3) gf in Oct.

      Bet Noir (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, hung badly left from approaching 3 out, soon chasing winner, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Feeling (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-105 (5) gd in Oct.

      Blue Savannah (FR) 150-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, lost place when not fluent 3rd, tried to close briefly after 5th, soon weakened, 10th of 13, well behind Roisin's Prince (10-12) at Towcester 2m sell hdl (5) gs.

      Hoar Frost 8-1 (9-12) Always in rear, ridden after 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Roisin's Prince (10-12) at Towcester 2m sell hdl (5) gs, 13 ran.

      Nightboat To Cairo (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Freedom Flying (11-1) at Hexham 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs, 14 ran.