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15:35 Leicester

SIS Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 151y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 18.50s
  • Off Time: 15:35:44
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ballyrath (IRE)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Buckhorn Tom

    9/2

      1
      Silk - grey, green and red sash, pink cap

      Call The Detective (IRE)

      31
      5/2
      • Form 2335-51
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 110

      jinked left start and left 10 lengths, not fluent 1st, latched on to rivals 3rd, jumped left and not fluent 7th, close up 11th, outpaced 13th, weakened after next, tailed off

      2
      Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star

      Kings Apollo

      27 D
      4/1
      • Form 155-F61
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 110

      led until 10th, led next, headed before 4 out, no impression on winner next, lost 2nd towards finish

      3
      Silk - Red, grey hoop, dark blue sleeves

      Ballyrath (IRE)

      47 p
      5/2
      • Form 524-435
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 108

      prominent, led 10th until 11th, jumped right and not fluent next, led again before 4 out, clear before next, easily

      4
      Silk - Maroon and Yellow stripes, Maroon sleeves, Yellow armlets, Maroon cap

      Buckhorn Tom

      25 b
      9/2
      • Form 153-625
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 107

      prominent until 1st, chased leaders, pushed along 5th, jumped right and not fluent 8th, driven before next, 3rd and no impression when jumped right and not fluent 4 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner

      5
      Silk - Red, dark blue disc, halved sleeves

      Eco Warrior

      27 b
      6/1
      • Form 33-404P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 105

      chased leaders, last 4th, not much room 8th, mistakes 9th and 10th, soon lost place, weakened 14th, pulled up before 4 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Just 5lb between the quintet tells its own story here in a tight contest where nothing can be confidently discounted. Call The Detective and KINGS APOLLO both recorded comfortable successes the last day but the latter has far more chasing experience which he can put to good use here, especially with Ben Poste also claiming a useful 3lb. The combination looked to have something in hand when scoring at Taunton last time and can defy a 6lb rise for that victory. Ballyrath and Buckhorn Tom are both solid sorts and it's the former, open to improvement over fences, who could emerge as the prime threat here. Things didn't go right for Eco Warrior on his chase debut but it's far too soon to be writing off the Venetia Williams charge as he's very lightly-raced under Rules.

      Formwatch

      Call The Detective (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) In rear, headway to go 3rd before 6 out, bumped when challenged 2 out, soon led, kept on well, won at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Dec beating Lady From Geneva (11-2) by 27l, 6 ran.

      Kings Apollo 6-1 (10-0) Pressed leader, led after 12th, drew clear from 2 out, stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Dec beating Union Jack D'ycy (11-10) by 6l, 7 ran.

      Ballyrath (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Prominent, mistakes 6th and 8th, struggling 14th, mistake 3 out, 5th of 12, 26 1/2l behind Cyclop (10-13) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

      Buckhorn Tom 6-1 (11-10) With leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced, 5th of 9, 28 1/4l behind Rocky Bender (11-7) at Exeter 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.

      Eco Warrior 5-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, weakened 9th, lost touch 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.