Racecards
16:30 Leicester
John Smith's Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 9y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £255
- Form 218789
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey M Stainton
awkward leaving stalls, tracked leader after 1f until ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 110230
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
in rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out until ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 221171
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey G Baker
in touch, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden 1f out, just held on
- Form 525472
- Age 9
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Martin Harley
steadied start, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 3311-25
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey T P Queally
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, soon heavily eased
Chris's Ridge
272- Form 9240-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey S M Levey
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 347-482
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
in rear, ridden along 3f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 414-09
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Ed De Giles
- Jockey J P Fahy
steadied start, in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 662992
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Martin Lane
in touch on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
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Verdict
C&D winner Frognal has claims on his best form but has a tendency to throw in the odd shocker and did so at Newmarket last time while George Baker continues to improve, though it's a worry his one poor effort of late came over C&D. Tamasou was a losing favourite at Musselburgh last time but is not easily dismissed and Be A Devil went close on the Polytrack recently. SIR MOZART should be spot on now after a couple of runs and this looks easier than his latest task at Newmarket where he was beaten only a length in fifth. Barney Curley's charge is taken to return to winning ways today.
Formwatch
Not My Choice (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 17l behind Pepper Lane (9-9) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
Frognal (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Raced far side mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 10, 13l behind Dominium (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
George Baker (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chased leader, driven and stayed on to lead final strides, won at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating Mingun Bell (9-3) by nk, 12 ran.
Cornus 10-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Last Sovereign (9-12) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Sir Mozart (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Raced far side held up, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furflong, ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 1l behind Dominium (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Chris's Ridge 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear and keen, hung badly left and raced very wide over 4f out, soon lost place and tailed off, last of 14, well behind Fantasy Gladiator (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.
Be A Devil 9-2fav (9-4) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd final 50 yards, finished well, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Qenaa (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Gentleman Is Back (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, always in last pair, last of 9, 11l behind Reposer (9-5) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) std.
Roman Dancer (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) 3rd as runners left stalls, in 2nd place as field emerged out of mist final half furlong, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Cheylesmore (8-9) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Tamasou (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 6l behind Al Muheer (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.