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16:20 Leicester

Sir Gordon Richards Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 183y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,903
  • 2nd: £5,658
  • 3rd: £2,829
  • 4th: £1,416
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.85s
  • Off Time: 16:20:13
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Tawdeea

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    John Reel (FR)

    18/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

      Dashing Star

      471 h D
      4/1
      • Form 23/5292-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 102

      held up in touch, ridden and slightly outpaced approaching 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

      2(4)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Tawdeea

      20 p D
      2/1
      • Form 219003
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 102

      close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, driven and ran on

      3(8)
      Silk - Dark blue, red epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, dark blue cap, red diamond

      Moderah

      46 CD
      8/1
      • Form 7/513-98
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 100

      raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      5(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, White sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, White cap, Emerald Green diamond

      Fattsota

      16 D
      10/1
      • Form 3-99026
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 95

      led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace

      6(7)
      Silk - Pink, black chevron, pink sleeves, black spots, pink cap, black diamond

      John Reel (FR)

      44 D
      18/1
      • Form 103974
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 94

      keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, ran on

      7(2)
      Silk - Maroon, Yellow triple diamond and diamonds on cap

      Buonarroti (IRE)

      30
      10/3
      • Form 782135
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 90

      towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

      8(1)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE check, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap, ROYAL BLUE star

      Stockhill Diva

      37 CD
      10/1
      • Form 212475
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 89

      very slowly away recovered to rear 10f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace

      4(3)
      NR

      Noble Gift

      20 DCD
      12/1
      • Form 380056
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 97

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (7)
      Silk -

      Noble Gift

      14/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9

      2014
      (4)
      Silk -

      Rewaaya (IRE)

      7/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      TAWDEEA finished a close-up third in similar company over track and trip last time with last year’s winner Noble Gift back in sixth. David O’Meara’s charge may well improve for first-time headgear and is also preferred to stablemate Fattsota. Moderah tries her luck in a handicap for the first time having disappointed in both starts in pattern company this year while Dashing Star has her first start since placed in a Listed race at Newmarket in July of last year. Ryan Moore partners Buonarroti but his mount remains 9lb higher than his earlier win at Ayr.

      Formwatch

      Dashing Star 8-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, towards rear early, pulled very hard and led after 2f, headed 3f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on well, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Astronereus (9-11) at York 1m 6f hcp lst stks (1) gd in Jul.

      Tawdeea 8-1 (9-8) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven and chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Fabricate (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

      Moderah 66-1 (9-5) Held up, always behind, 8th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Simple Verse (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.

      Fattsota 14-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Autocratic (8-13) at York 1m 2f hcp stks (2) gd in Oct.

      John Reel (FR) 25-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 9l behind Mountain Bell (8-2) at Chester 1m 4f lst (1) gs in Sep.

      Buonarroti (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Faithful Mount (9-2) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

      Stockhill Diva 16-1 (10-0) Close up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Dubka (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gd in Sep.

      Noble Gift 16-1 (9-5) Pressed leader until led over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Fabricate (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.