Racecards
14:40 Leicester
Racing TV Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 151y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good to Soft on the flat course crossings)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,300 added
- Winner: £7,733
- 2nd: £2,271
- 3rd: £1,135
- 4th: £568
- Form 184-947
- Age 8
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased leaders, not fluent and reminders after 6th, lost place next, behind from 12th, tailed off
- Form P-21478
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Mr Jack Andrews
always behind, struggling 10th, tailed off
- Form 34-F235
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, smooth headway to join leader 4 out, led next, drew clear from 2 out, pushed out flat, comfortably
- Form 56-331P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Miss Brodie Hampson
tracked leader, ridden and lost place after 4 out, kept on same pace, weakened before last, tailed off
- Form 377-P2F
- Age 13
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd before last, never troubled front pair
- Form 3571U3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form U1P365
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Mr N George
behind most of way, struggling after 7th, lost touch 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
- Form P7602P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Harry Teal
never better than mid-division, weakened after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
- Form P64352
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey J M Quinlan
keen early, held up behind, struggling 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out
- Form P/P07PP
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, ridden before 4 out, soon hard pressed, headed next, weakened last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Riddlestown performed well on fast ground at Towcester last spring and is back on a winning mark with Jack Andrews taking off 7lb. Astracad would have made short work of these in his prime and was second over 2m4f in a better company here two runs ago, though beaten when falling at Wetherby subsequently. Nomination Game should be thereabouts again and Trigger Nichol probably has more to offer over fences but Another Day Done is hard to predict. Boughtbeforelunch beat a good yardstick at Southwell in November and reproduced that running last time at Warwick and has only been raised a pound. LEG LOCK LUKE is a bit of a character but may have benefited from a change of scenery and is more than capable off this sort of mark.
Formwatch
The Happy Chappy (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Towards rear, reminders after 9th, behind and struggling 14th (water), tailed off 18th, 7th of 9, dist behind Gardiners Hill (10-10) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Riddlestown (IRE) 25-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Virnon (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Trigger Nichol (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, not fluent 6th, well beaten when jumped left and mistake 4 out, 5th of 7, 23l behind New Millennium (11-2) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) gf in Jan.
River Of Intrigue (IRE) 28-1 (10-11) Held up behind, struggling 11th, reminders after next, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Astracad (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led narrowly after 5 out to before next, soon outpaced, well held in 4th when fell 2 out, at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Boughtbeforelunch (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway before 11th, soon tracked leaders, outpaced by front pair after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on under pressure from last, always held, 3rd of 14, 4 1/4l behind Arquebusier (10-7) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Leg Lock Luke (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Led briefly, chased winner and ran in snatches, reminder after 3rd, slowed into next and lost 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced 9th, never on terms after, 5th of 7, 36 1/4l behind Dr Dunraven (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Another Day Done (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Led until 3rd, 2nd until mistake 8th, lost place 14th, pulled up after, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Nomination Game (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Held up, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, headway 9th, went 2nd 4 out, soon switched left, led 3 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Market Road (11-10) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jan.
Troika Steppes 16-1 (11-4) Mid-division, blundered 3rd, close up next, pushed along in 3rd after 11th, blundered and lost place next, soon behind, pulled up before 5 out, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.