Racecards
20:50 Leicester
Melton Mowbray Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 218y
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 21-3298
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey D Tudhope
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 635-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey Thomas Brown
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 79-6130
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Karens Star
14- Form 06695-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 708413
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 808-571
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 3461
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Louis Steward
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
COLD FUSION confirmed the promise shown in three maiden outings when easing to an emphatic victory on his handicap bow at Newmarket last Friday. Ed Vaughan has his select band of runners in excellent form at present and the daughter of Frozen Power is taken to defy her penalty with Louis Steward easing her burden by 3lb. Patent also showed major progression on his first run in a handicap when second at Nottingham and will be dangerous if able to transfer that soft-ground performance to much quicker conditions. High On Light has been running well in Class 6 contests and should remain competitive upped in grade whilst Lady Turpin is not ruled out after suddenly finding form at Hamilton this month. Anything that Ismail Mohammed runs at present is worthy of attention which brings Possible Future into contention too.
Formwatch
Brave Archibald (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 18 1/2l behind Sixties Groove (9-4) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Possible Future 22-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Manjaam (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Patent 5-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, headway towards inside over 4f out, ridden chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with eased down winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Ravens Quest (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Spinning Pearl (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) With leader, weakened 3f out, 11th of 13, 27 1/2l behind The Graduate (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in May.
Karens Star 33-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 16 1/4l behind Tyrell (8-10) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
High On Light 3-1 (8-11) Held up, towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon squeezed through to challenge, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Toffee Apple (8-8) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Lady Turpin (IRE) 3-1 (8-4) Chased clear leader, closed over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in Jul beating Lady Fandango (10-0) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Cold Fusion (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, 7 lengths down 5f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, kept on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul beating Trulee Scrumptious (8-11) by 5l, 7 ran.