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14:20 Leicester

Frost Boys Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 16.70s
  • Off Time: 14:20:19
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fandani (GER)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Nikola (FR)

    1/2

      1
      Silk - Grey, red hoops, red sleeves, grey armlets

      Barati (IRE)

      31 p
      16/1
      • Form 30/10-PP
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0

      in rear, ridden and weakened 7th

      2
      Silk - Yellow, Black stripe, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, quartered cap

      Colemanstown

      27
      100/1
      • Form 0PP0PP
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 62

      led, went sharply left 1st and unseated rider

      3
      Silk - Dark Blue, Orange spots, Orange sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue cap, Orange star

      Fandani (GER)

      91 D
      9/4
      • Form 32F/654
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 121

      keen, tracked leader 2nd, led soon after 4th, jumped right next, clear from 2 out, eased near finish

      4
      Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds

      Nikola (FR)

      29 BFCDD
      1/2
      • Form 222223
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 123

      left in lead 1st, hampered and headed soon after 4th, chased winner after, effort to join winner 3 out, soon ridden, outpaced by winner

      5
      Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots

      Tiffin Deano (IRE)

      45
      100/1
      • Form P7P0UP
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      chased leading pair until 6th, ridden and weakened next

      In depth

      Verdict

      A race that has cut up badly from the five day stage and Fandani is selected ahead of Nikola. The selection hails from a yard that have sent out winners and was a useful hurdler on his day. Charlie Mann pitched him in at a high level on chasing debut and in fairness to the horse, he had every chance of collecting before making a race-ending blunder. Connections have taken their time to wait for better ground and they look to have conditions to suit here. Nikola has had his chances in the past and sets the standard. Nevertheless, this does rate as a massive about turn by the trainer, who drops him down from three to two miles. Barati handles fast ground but has shown precious little since leaving Michael O'Brien in Ireland. Colemanstown and Tiffin Deano look to be out of their depth against this level of opposition. A match on paper and one that can go the way of Fandani.

      Formwatch

      Barati (IRE) 100-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, hit 2nd, lost position from next, tailed off and pulled up 2 out in race won by Five Dream (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Jan, 14 ran.

      Colemanstown 200-1 (10-2) Behind, blundered 7th and soon pulled up at the 7th in race won by Mylord Collonges (10-0) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Jan, 14 ran.

      Fandani (GER) 9-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, hit 6th, pecked 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 30l behind Boomshakalaka (11-0) at Kempton 2m nov chs (3) gs in Nov.

      Nikola (FR) 4-1jt-fav (11-8) Held up, headway after 14th, chased leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 10, 14l behind Mcevoy (11-1) at Ludlow 3m amt hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Jan.

      Tiffin Deano (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Prom til wknd u.p 12; t.o & pulled up in race won by Knighton Combe (12-3) at Barbury Castle 3m ptp gd in Jan, 10 ran.