Racecards
13:20 Leicester
AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 179y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £2,772
- 2nd: £1,386
- 3rd: £693
- 4th: £347
- Form 365163-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Joe Leavy
in touch, pushed along headway when switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 693050
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey Mr Adam O'Shea
in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
- Form 985743
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Miss Megan Jordan
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 871414
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Miss Jessica Llewellyn
towards rear, pushed along and weakened 3f out
Graffiti
20- Form 4-56575
- Age 3
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Isabelle Ryder
slowly away, towards rear, wide and headway to chase winner over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 612212
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Freddie Gordon
made most, ridden clear over 2f out, stayed on
- Form 05-7086
- Age 3
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Mr Fletcher Yarham
in touch, weakened 3f out
- Form 07991
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Matthew Slater
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 485563
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Amy Hunt
tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 186-541
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Dr Misha Voikhansky
Withdrawn
Verdict
Thermal made a winning start for a new yard when successful at Southwell though was beaten in amateur company before that while Fen Tiger placed in one of these events having earlier won at Thirsk. King Charles won under Jessica Llewellyn at Ayr in August while KNIGHT’S GAMBIT opened his account when scoring at Brighton on his return from an absence. That was only his fifth outing and there looks more to come from Jonathan Portman’s charge.
Formwatch
Raqisa 66-1 (10-3) Towards rear, dropped to rear 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, 32 1/2l behind Rewired (10-10) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gs in Mar.
My Brother Mike (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Raced wide early, tracked leaders, weakened inside final 3f, 11th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Study The Stars (10-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Knowwhentorun 13-2 (9-8) Held up in last pair, headway on inside 2f out, went modest 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind At Liberty (9-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
King Charles (USA) 9-2 (9-13) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden and 3rd 2f out, no impression and lost 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Virtuoso (9-8) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Graffiti 15-2 (11-7) Held up in last, mistake 3rd, went 3rd after 3 out, no impression, not fluent last, one pace, 3rd of 4, 11 1/2l behind Anger Management (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Fen Tiger (IRE) 11-4 (10-5) Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division 5f out, headway centre chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Richard P Smith (11-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Drawing Clocks 20-1 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, made no telling impression, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Another Odyssey (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Knight's Gambit 16-1 (9-9) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Junoesque (9-13) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Burnage Boy (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Haven Lady (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Thermal (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Restless in stalls, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly to press leader inside final furlong, asserted close home, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Janus (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.