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14:00 Leicester

Joules Clothing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 113y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,100 added
  • Winner: £5,913
  • 2nd: £1,736
  • 3rd: £868
  • 4th: £434
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.20s
  • Off Time: 14:00:32
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Isolate (FR)

4/7

    2
    Silk -

    Chez Castel Mail (FR)

    12/1

      1
      Silk - Red, white chevron, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, white cap

      Isolate (FR)

      19
      4/7
      • Form 2-31
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 123

      raced keenly, led until after 2nd, chased leader, led before 2 out, clear last, easily

      2
      Silk - Dark blue, emerald green star

      Chez Castel Mail (FR)

      250
      12/1
      • Form 2216/4F-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased winner next, no impression and not fluent last

      3
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

      Hey Joe (IRE)

      34
      10/3
      • Form 4-22
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      in touch, mistake 1st, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, slow again next, headway final bend, jumped left 3 out, soon weakened, went left again 2 out

      4
      Silk - Red and dark blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves, red stars

      Letsbe Avenue (IRE)

      271
      250/1
      • Form 80-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leaders, mistake 3 out, well beaten 4th from 2 out

      5
      Silk - DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap

      Myburg (IRE)

      75
      150/1
      • Form 50
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      took keen hold, held up, headway to lead after 2nd, wandered into 4th, headed and weakening when blundering badly 2 out

      6
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow chevron, yellow and dark blue hooped sleeves, yellow cap

      Ottonian

      22
      9/2
      • Form 5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      held up on outside, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, no chance with winner

      7
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves

      Zahraani

      64
      200/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      held up, closed before 3rd, lost place approaching 4th, last next, well beaten 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Isolate is clearly the form pick on his victory at Taunton but he patently failed to handle soft going on the Flat and that would be a concern at the likely odds as he tries to defy a penalty here. Second in a couple of bumpers recently, the easier going might suit Hey Joe as he makes his hurdling debut but we’re prepared to give another chance to CHEZ CASTEL MAIL, who is returning from a break but was well backed when making how own hurdling debut at Ffos Las at the end of last year and was still prominent when falling at the last at Huntingdon subsequently.

      Formwatch

      Isolate (FR) 10-3 (10-12) Chased clear leaders, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 5th, led after 3 out, pushed along for effort before 2 out, ran on well flat, won at Taunton 2m (4) gf in Oct beating Glory And Honour (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.

      Chez Castel Mail (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th and beaten when fell last, at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.

      Hey Joe (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, carried left 2f out, soon switched right, went 2nd final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind Will Sting (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in Oct.

      Letsbe Avenue (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Always behind, weakened before 3 out, last of 16, dist behind Night Edition (10-9) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) sft in Feb.

      Myburg (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) In touch, not always fluent, weakened before 2 out, 14th of 15, dist behind Pisgah Pike (11-0) at Hexham 2m mdn (4) gd in Sep.

      Ottonian 12-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, shaken up after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 32l behind Real Stone (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.

      Zahraani 125-1 (9-1) Always in rear, never involved,, last of 10, 33 1/2l behind Evaporust (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.