Racecards
16:00 Leicester
Light Brigade Handicap (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 53y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,800
- 2nd: £5,070
- 3rd: £2,536
- 4th: £1,268
- Form 3560-52
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey David Egan
tracked clear leader until pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
- Form 316200
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jason Watson
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 63-0390
- Age 10
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
close up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form 221-885
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey James Doyle
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 303-458
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey C Lee
led, 4 lengths clear over 4f out, reduced lead over 3f out, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 200753
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Cam Hardie
dwelt in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
AFAAK (NAP) won the 2019 Royal Hunt Cup when last running on genuinely soft ground. He was racing for only the second time this year when finding only the useful Nugget too good at Haydock last month and the handicapper may have let him off lightly by raising him just a pound. He had Chance almost three lengths behind at Newbury in August but the latter has also been lightly campaigned this year. National League keeps hinting that he’s on a decent mark at present but hasn’t won in two years. Dashing Roger beat Young Fire at Ascot in August but his old rival reversed the form at that track nine days ago, though both were well beaten.
Formwatch
Afaak 6-1 (9-8) Held up last, good headway out wide and hung left from over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not reach winner, 2nd of 6, nk behind Nugget (9-11) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Young Fire (FR) 40-1 (9-3) Raced centre, held up and behind, never figured, 12th of 16, 16 3/4l behind Aldaary (9-4) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Greenside 100-1 (9-4) Behind most of way, 14th of 18, 13 1/2l behind Maydanny (9-5) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Chance 3-1 (9-12) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 5 1/4l behind Ropey Guest (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep.
King Carney 80-1 (9-0) Led 2f, tracked winner until pushed along 4f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Majestic Dawn (9-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
National League (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced 4f out, ridden 3f out, steady headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Zip (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Dashing Roger 40-1 (9-4) Raced centre, always behind, 17th of 20, 10 1/4l behind Aldaary (9-6) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.