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16:35 Leicester
totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 7225-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
Wowcha (IRE)
18- Form 54-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey W Buick
held up in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace and held inside final furlong
- Form 06316-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Philip Prince
took keen hold, pressed leader, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 033725-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey Thomas Brown
led, headed narrowly 4f out, led again over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, pushed out
- Form 7321-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 8740-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in mid-division, some headway over 2f out, driven and no impression over 1f out
Just Fab (IRE)
156- Form 5323-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, some progress final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 44-2174
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms
Touch Of Color
187- Form 65327-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
mid-division, ridden and struggling over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 346437-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey J P Fahy
chased leaders, lost place 4f out, well beaten over 2f out
- Form 9458-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey William Carson
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 9-01147
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
tracked leaders, ridden and struggling over 2f out
- Form 07367-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 61
took keen hold, held up, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on
Verdict
WOWCHA posted an improved effort on her reappearance at Pontefract when winning a maiden in good style. Today's likely soft ground is no problem and she gets the vote. Shypen drops down a grade having won a maiden at Lingfield earlier and so does recent Nottingham fourth Custard The Dragon. Just Fab and Zauffaly go handicapping for the first time today and may figure while Touch Of Color was placed in soft ground at Brighton in October and could also go well.
Formwatch
Zauffaly (FR) 9-2 (9-0) Went left start, tracked leaders, ridden and hanging right from over 1f out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner, 3rd and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Suqoor (9-0) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Wowcha (IRE) 15-8 (9-0) With leader, led well over 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Pontefract 6f mdn fll stks (5) hvy in Apr beating Bad Girl Caoimhe (9-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Zeeoneandonly (IRE) 2-1 (9-6) Led early, tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened final furlong, last of 6, 7 3/4l behind Toledo (9-11) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Poet's Beauty (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, squeezed through 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places close home, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Dark Crescent (9-7) at Haydock 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Shypen 6-1 (8-9) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 18 1/4l behind Hombre Rojo (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Bingo George (IRE) 15-8 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Remarkable (8-13) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Just Fab (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Natural Beauty (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Custard The Dragon 12-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, hard driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Aldair (9-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Touch Of Color 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 11 1/4l behind Primitivo (9-0) at Windsor 1m (4) gs in Oct.
Kodimoor (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Harmonic Wave (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f (5) gf in Sep.
Caponova (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Always in rear, 8th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Musical Taste (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Oct.
Teversham 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, took keen hold, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, again not clear run over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Viscount Barfield (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Stars N Angels (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders on outside, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Motdaw (9-1) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.