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16:00 Leicester

Squire Osbaldeston Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 151y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in the home straight)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,892 added
  • Winner: £3,509
  • 2nd: £1,030
  • 3rd: £515
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 44.80s
  • Off Time: 16:00:59
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets
  • Form 74-F84P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

towards rear, jumped right 1st, not much room 6th, slow and reminders next, not fluent and struggling 8th, behind 10th, pulled up before next

2
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, checked sleeves
  • Form 64352P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 93

held up in rear, pecked 1st, headway 11th, 4 lengths 3rd when bad mistake 3 out, soon weakened

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Emerald Green and Yellow hooped cap
8/1
  • Form 064147
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 85

towards rear on outside, headway 5th, slow and lost place 7th, headway 10th, left 3rd 3 out, weakened next

4
Silk - White, Black chevron, Black sleeves, White diamonds, quartered cap
5/1
  • Form 490415
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, headway 7th, mistake 12th, outpaced 14th, jumped left and weakened 4 out

5
Silk - White, maroon seams, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
  • Form P-544U5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 80

led, not fluent 11th, ridden and headed 3 out, switched left after 2 out, not fluent last, hung left flat, no impression towards finish

6
Silk - Dark green, white seams, white sleeves, dark green stars, dark green cap, white star
  • Form 52-764P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 72

pressed leader, led 3 out, stayed on flat, ridden out

7
Silk - Orange and beige diamonds, beige sleeves, orange diamonds, orange and beige quartered cap
10/1
  • Form PP635P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 69

tracked leaders, reminder 5th, lost place next, struggling 13th, well beaten 4 out

8
Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap
25/1
  • Form 4UP796
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders, not fluent 10th, soon lost place, not much room 11th, not fluent next, well beaten 4 out

In depth

Verdict

Nomination Game was far too keen here last time having looked to heading in the direction previously. If he settles better, he has a chance of beating course winner MIDNIGHT MUSTANG who may have found the ground too soft at Huntingdon on Boxing Day having won earlier at Southwell. Polo The Mumm won at Wincanton in December but that has proved to be a false dawn and he is now 1-16 over fences. Cranbrook Causeway is 0-10 under Rules and probably worth opposing again.

Formwatch

Over The Arch (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Led, soon pressed, headed 8th, remained prominent, under pressure 4 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.

Nomination Game (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Keen early, held up behind, struggling 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out, at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (4) gf in Jan.

Polo The Mumm (FR) 9-1 (10-13) Always behind, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Sartorial Elegance (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Midnight Mustang 8-1 (10-12) Tracked winner until ridden 12th, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, in rear next, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Is Love Alive (10-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Cranbrook Causeway (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Prominent, led 4th, headed 8th, led again 11th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 21l behind Houndscourt (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Waitinonasunnyday (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Held up, slow 11th, well beaten before 5 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Daveron (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Jumped right 1st, chased leaders, mistake 5th, driven and lost place before 7th, tailed off, pulled up before the last, at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

The Jugopolist (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Towards rear, slow 5th, pushed along 11th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 7, 37l behind Houndscourt (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.