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20:40 Leicester

Skeffington Handicap (Rnd) (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 60y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 50.08s
  • Off Time: 20:40:15
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gratzie

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Slingsby

    14/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Pink and purple stripes, purple sleeves, pink stars, pink and purple quartered cap

      Sakhalin Star (IRE)

      11
      3/1
      • Form 6-01437
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer

      3(2)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, hooped cap

      Steele Ranger

      57
      9/2
      • Form 433-307
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 68

      keen close up, ridden over 2f out, edged left and kept on same pace final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap

      Gratzie

      14
      5/2
      • Form 343454
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 66

      tracked leader after 1f, joined leader 3f out, led 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on

      6(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, Orange sleeves and cap

      Caledonia Laird

      28 D
      9/4
      • Form 70-4813
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 59

      keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort to chase winner entering final furlong, slightly hampered inside final furlong, no extra

      7(3)
      Silk - Black and white check, white sleeves, black stars

      Slingsby

      40
      14/1
      • Form 0004-0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 54

      set steady pace, joined 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish

      2(6)
      NR

      Tides Reach (IRE)

      40
      • Form 231-0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      Nonrunner

      4(1)
      NR

      Woodbridge

      2
      • Form 4-40510
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 67

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2013
      (1)
      Silk -

      Woody Bay

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      Roger Charlton boasts a decent strike rate here and his filly Tides Reach has her sights lowered. Woodbridge won over 7f at Goodwood two runs ago but was tailed off over this trip at Newbury on Tuesday night. Caledonia Laird won at Bath last month but was beaten off her new mark on a return visit and looks vulnerable again here. GRATZIE's only poor run this term came when tried over 1m2f at Chepstow last month. She's been dropped a further pound since her latest fourth and Yarmouth and Willie Twiston-Davies claims a further 3lb. She can get the better of top weight Sakhalin Star and Steele Ranger to open her account at the 12th time of asking.

      Formwatch

      Sakhalin Star (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Billingsgate (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

      Steele Ranger 16-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, badly outpaced in rear, never in race, 7th of 8, 14l behind Shared Equity (9-7) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.

      Gratzie 25-1 (8-1) Keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Etaab (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

      Caledonia Laird 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 5f out, led inside final 2f, ridden floundered and headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Sweet Alibi (9-0) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.

      Slingsby 10-1 (8-13) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 41l behind Dutch Lady (8-7) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.

      Tides Reach (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Towards rear centre, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakend final furlong, 10th of 13, 12l behind Aertex (9-4) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.

      Woodbridge 5-2 (9-6) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 39l behind Glebe Spirit (9-4) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.