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15:30 Leicester

Ladbrokes.com Leicestershire Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places (Hurdle: Soft, Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 0.10s
  • Off Time: 15:30:32
  • 11 Ran
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Silk -
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5/2

    1
    Silk - Light Blue and White stripes, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Light Blue diamond
    28/1
    • Form 716-317
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-12
    • Official Rating 121

    behind, headway after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace flat

    2
    Silk - White, Dark Green braces, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, White star

    Dhehdaah

    20 D
    5/2
    • Form 014-714
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-11
    • Official Rating 120

    in touch, ridden to chase winner 2 out, stayed on flat

    3
    Silk - White, Dark Blue cap, White spots
    9/2
    • Form U1B49-9
    • Age 4
    • Weight 11-9
    • Official Rating 118

    chased leaders, led 4th, blundered and headed 5th, led again 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

    4
    Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds
    10/1
    • Form 410-007
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-7
    • Official Rating 116

    prominent, led after 2nd to 4th, left in lead 5th, headed 3 out, led again approaching 2out, driven out

    5
    Silk - Royal blue, light blue stars on sleeves
    40/1
    • Form 21-7536
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-3
    • Official Rating 112

    chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, mistake and weakened 2 out

    6
    Silk - Red and Black stripes, White sleeves and cap

    Sarin

    35 BF
    5/1
    • Form 5376-15
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-1
    • Official Rating 110

    in touch, lost place 3rd, rallied and hit 3 out, one pace flat

    7
    Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
    • Form 006331
    • Age 4
    • Weight 11-1
    • Official Rating 110

    mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out

    8
    Silk - Orange, Yellow disc, striped sleeves and cap
    28/1
    • Form 21966-6
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-10
    • Official Rating 105

    always towards rear

    9
    Silk - Yellow, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamond
    6/1
    • Form 84-1554
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-9
    • Official Rating 104

    keen, mid-division, headway 4th, weakened next

    10
    Silk - Emerald Green and Red (quartered), striped sleeves
    33/1
    • Form 46P-057
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-8
    • Official Rating 103

    always behind

    11
    Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, Red sleeves and cap

    Blackthorn

    22 CD
    14/1
    • Form P24P-12
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-4
    • Official Rating 99

    led, headed after 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

    In depth

    Verdict

    La Grande Villez is open to more improvement and can pay to support ahead of Dhehdaah, Prime Contender and Magic Sky. Alan King's horse's are running well at present, and we reckon that La Grande Villez can makethe leap to handicap success at the first time of asking. The French import did nothing wrong on his British debut at Fontwell in November, and with ground conditions to suit, can make light of his handicap mark. Dhehdaah ran out of steam up the Cheltenham hill last time but should go well despite having to give weight away to the selection, while Magic Sky also cam unstuck at Prestbury Park last time and has even more to do. Prime Contender will be all the better for his Ascot return, while stablemate Equilibria lines up off a fair weight and cannot be totally left out. However, La Grande Villez may have more scope and gets the vote accordingly.

    Formwatch

    Magic Sky (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened between last 2, 7th of 12, 12l behind O'Toole (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.

    Dhehdaah 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, soon no impression, 4th of 16, 19l behind Border Castle (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.

    Prime Contender 16-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear and keen, some headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, 9th of 20, 14l behind Acambo (11-9) at Ascot 2m lst hcp hdl (1) gs.

    Three Ships 16-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leader next, weakened before last, 6th of 13, 18l behind Sunisa (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.

    Sarin 6-4fav (10-8) Held up, headway after 6th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 16, 15l behind Ellway Prospect (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Nov.

    La Grande Villez (FR) 10-11fav (10-10) Tracked leaders, hit 2nd, pecked 6th, led after 2 out, hit last, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov beating Valley Hall (10-10) by 6l, 10 ran.

    Equilibria (USA) 16-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 13, 5l behind Templer (10-10) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Nov.

    Le Corvee (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Always towards rear, 7th of 13, 26l behind Private Be (11-9) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.