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15:50 Leicester

Henry Alken Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places on the straight course)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £1,943
  • 2nd: £578
  • 3rd: £289
  • 4th: £144
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.06s
  • Off Time: 15:50:25
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Essexbridge

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Layla's Lexi

    9/4

      1(6)
      Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

      Peace Corps

      6 vt
      10/11
      • Form 313242
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leaders, tracked winner 7f out, ridden 3f out, hung right over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      2(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, chevrons on sleeves, White cap

      Essexbridge

      2 b
      4/1
      • Form 284408
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 74

      made most, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on

      3(1)
      Silk - Purple, white braces, white cap

      Le Petit Vigier

      67 pt
      100/1
      • Form 2366-00
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 42

      held up, pushed along over 4f out, soon behind

      4(4)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Layla's Lexi

      6 D
      9/4
      • Form 146763
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 68

      in touch in rear, progress to track leaders over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, driven to chase winner 1f out, kept on, no chance

      5(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves and cap

      Second Brook (IRE)

      20
      40/1
      • Form 625876
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 48

      dwelt, keen in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, never dangerous

      6(2)
      Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

      Marafong

      5
      33/1
      • Form 344853
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 48

      raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened and hung right 2f out

      7(7)
      Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Massachusetts

      7 b
      66/1
      • Form 097650
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 45

      tracked winner until 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

      Previous results

      2009
      (10)
      Silk -

      Traphalgar (IRE)

      5/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      2008
      (4)
      Silk -

      Red Current

      3/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      2007
      (5)
      Silk -

      Birkside

      13/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Jim Boyle's Peace Corps has been running consistently well of late and should be thereabouts again but is likely to once more have to settle for minor honours. The Ian Williams-trained Layla's Lexi would probably prefer a faster surface and preference is for Richard Hannon's ESSEXBRIDGE, who is likely to be at short odds for this claimer. With ground conditions to suit, he is hard to oppose in a race that should not take a great deal of winning. Marafong looks to have too much to do at the weights, while Second Brook is hard to recommend on recent form.

      Formwatch

      Peace Corps 9-1 (9-12) Held up in touch, every chance over 2f out, hung left and outpaced by winner over 1f out, not run on, 2nd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Sea Change (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

      Essexbridge 16-1 (8-5) Always in rear, ridden 6f out, last of 8, 9l behind Spirit Is Needed (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f clm stks (4) gd.

      Le Petit Vigier 50-1 (8-0) Very awkward as stalls opened, very slowly away, always behind, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Four Kicks (8-5) at Nottingham 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.

      Layla's Lexi 12-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Lang Shining (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol.

      Second Brook (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, hung left over 4f out, pressed winner over 3f out until over 1f out, switched left and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9l behind Bondage (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.

      Marafong 8-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on to go moderate 3rd 1f out, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Kenyan Cat (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) sft.

      Massachusetts 40-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, hard ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 33l behind New Code (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.