Racecards
18:20 Leicester
Winning Express Handicap (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 9y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 43121-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey Laura Pike
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 563-591
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 3223-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey James Doyle
in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, soon ridden, led entering final furlong, soon clear, very easily
Khobaraa
18- Form 1-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey P Hanagan
held up in touch, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened
Evangelist
28- Form 03-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
held up mid-division, effort over 1f out, one pace and no impression
- Form 5451-87
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey C Catlin
behind and soon outpaced
Benoni
23- Form 7641-64
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, one pace
- Form 849-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 67
chased leaders, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, edged right and no extra inside final furlong
Winnie Perry
20- Form 703-50
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
mid-division on outer, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 01-58
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
dwelt, in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dance With Dragons won on the all-weather track at Deauville in December and Double Your Money scored on the Polytrack at Kempton on his latest start. Pythagorean will surely be winning this year judged on last season's placed efforts and has been dropped 4lb for his return while Evangelist makes his handicap debut on the back of a third at Kempton and it won't be long before he's winning either. KHOBARAA is already off the mark and finished second to Mission Approved on her handicap bow at Lingfield recently. She had a subsequent winner behind and John Gosden's filly is taken to go one better in this.
Formwatch
Dance With Dragons (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Hampered start in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 13, 7l behind Secretinthepark (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Double Your Money (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Made all and set decent pace, ridden clear over 1f out, weakening near finish but kept on, unchallenged, won at Kempton 7f 3yo stks 0-75 (5) pol beating Keene's Pointe (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Pythagorean 85-40 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Hillstar (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Khobaraa 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly and edged right inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Mission Approved (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Evangelist 7-2 (9-5) Close up, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, no extra last 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Pether's Moon (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Santo Prince (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Dwelt outpaced, ran on, nearest finish, 7th of 12, 8l behind Intrigo (9-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Benoni 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway halfway, switched right over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Intrigo (9-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Roanne (USA) 7-2fav (9-4) Raced keenly, in touch, ridden and effort to challenge on outside 2f out, kept on, no extra towards finish, 4th of 14, 2l behind Echo Brava (9-3) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Winnie Perry 10-1 (8-13) Refused to settle in mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off when eased 2f out, last of 14, well behind Echo Brava (9-3) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Imperial Glance 10-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Echo Brava (9-3) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.