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15:05 Leicester

Weatherbys Bank Handicap (Class 3)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 2y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.15s
  • 15 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap

Fast Heart

12 t D
8/1
  • Form 865000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 95

raced centre, slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

2(7)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

Cape Royal

12 t D
9/2
  • Form 081265
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 93

led centre group, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong

3(12)
Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 313111
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 92

raced centre, with leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, soon eased

4(8)
Silk - Dark Green, Red disc, Yellow sleeves
20/1
  • Form 901759
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 89

raced centre, prominent, ridden 3f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on

5(1)
Silk - Red, Black inverted triangle and star on cap
10/1
  • Form 268282
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 88

raced stand side, prominent, ridden over 1f out, led over all inside final furlong, ran on

6(3)
Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Red star
33/1
  • Form 119705
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 89

raced stand side, held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7(9)
Silk - Cambridge Blue, Purple sleeves, Black cap, Gold spots
25/1
  • Form 004470
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 87

raced centre, in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

8(6)
Silk - Brown, White hooped sleeves, Red and White quartered cap

Sharplaw Star

33 p CDD
20/1
  • Form 313-020
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 88

raced stand side, in touch, ridden half way, soon weakened

9(14)
Silk - White, Light Green and Royal Blue striped sleeves, Red cap

Folga

23 D
9/1
  • Form 222619
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 88

raced centre, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong

10(13)
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
8/1
  • Form 907000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 86

raced centre, in touch, ridden when not much room 1f out, soon weakened

11(11)
Silk - Grey, White hoop, Light Blue sleeves, Orange cap
33/1
  • Form 407227
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 87

raced centre chased leaders, ridden halfway not quicken inside final furlong

12(5)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green seams, check cap
9/1
  • Form 374733
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 85

raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

13(4)
Silk - Dark Green and White (halved), striped sleeves, quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 101380
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 84

raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

14(15)
Silk - Black, Yellow chevrons, Black sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 821002
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 82

raced alone far side, ridden over 1f out soon weakened

15(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap
14/1
  • Form 805895
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 80

led stand side, ridden and hung right 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Foley Millennium, Treasure Cay, Cape Royal and Folga should be the quartet to fight this out at the finish and the vote is given to Foley Millennium. The selection is in the form of his life and this course and distance winner is difficult to oppose. He has won four of his last five starts and although he has risen in the weights as a consequence, he remains the percentage call. Treasure Cay is closely-matched with our selection on a recent run at Yarmouth when he was narrowly beaten. He is likely to run his race again but he does have a habit of finding one too good and he has a poor draw so for those reasons we will oppose him. Cape Royal could go well at a price as he has been running with great credit in some competitive races and if he breaks on level terms then he will not be far away at the finish. The booking of Frankie Dettori on Folga catches the eye and he is another worth noting in the market, but for the winner we will stick with the in-form Foley Millennium.

Formwatch

Fast Heart 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind stand's side group, headway 2f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 12th of 21, 2 1/2l behind Out After Dark (8-12) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-110 (2) gf.

Cape Royal 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders stand's side, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 21, 1l behind Out After Dark (8-12) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-110 (2) gf.

Foley Millennium (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Made all, ridden and ran on, won at Leicester 5f stk (4) gf beating Hoh Hoh Hoh (8-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

Polish Emperor (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Behind, effort on outside and kept on final furlong, no chance, 9th of 14, 7l behind Cape Royal (8-9) at Sandown 5f hcp (2) sft in Aug.

Treasure Cay 9-2 (9-5) Raced stand side, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Foley Millennium (9-8) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.

Westbrook Blue 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Folga (8-5) at York 5f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Fromsong (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 9l behind Sierra Vista (8-9) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd.

Sharplaw Star 12-1 (8-13) Always behind and outpaced, last of 14, 9l behind Folga (8-5) at York 5f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Folga 25-1 (8-6) Prominent, effort over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 20, 8l behind Tax Free (8-9) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.

Caribbean Coral 14-1 (8-7) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 17, 4 1/2l behind Texas Gold (9-4) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

Bold Marc (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Raced far side, chased leader, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Romany Nights (8-13) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Mr Malarkey (IRE) 3-1fav (8-13) Held up, headway to lead over 1f out, soon hung badly left to far side, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Great Fox (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gd.

The Jobber (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Close up far side, weakened over 1f out, 17th of 18, 13l behind Reverence (8-6) at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) gs.

One Way Ticket 11-2 (9-1) Led 1f, remained close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Great Fox (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gd.

Whitbarrow (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never nearer, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Great Fox (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gd.